Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 108 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ScunthorpeUK
    2014108150,722
    2013102134,802
    % change5.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (116) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014323442
    New companies in 2013313536
    % change3.2%-2.9%16.7%
    Record Year2003 (36)2003 (44)2012 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 59 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 28.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ScunthorpeUK
    20145982,370
    20134677,914
    % change28.3%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014162518
    Closed companies in 201324319
    % change-33.3%733.3%-5%
    Record Year2013 (24)2011 (29)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 49 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ScunthorpeUK
    20144968,352
    20135656,888
    Record Year 2012 (70) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201416924
    Net growth in 201373217
    Record Year2003 (28)2003 (34)2003 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Scunthorpe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Scunthorpe
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-3.4%-10.3%-2.6%
    Record Year2003 (0.1%)2003 (0.1%)1996 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Scunthorpe was in 2005 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.6% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    M0.97%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING0.85%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    C0.85%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    HOUSE0.85%PROPERTY2.64%
    HEALTH0.73%TRADING2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.73%LONDON1.88%
    DISTRIBUTION0.61%ENGINEERING1.86%
    HERO0.61%CARE1.79%
    SAFETY0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.61%DESIGN1.75%
    R0.61%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    LEISURE0.61%BUSINESS1.71%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CARE0.49%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    (SCUNTHORPE)0.49%GLOBAL1.58%
    FALLEN0.49%J1.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    P0.49%MEDIA1.48%
    PUB0.49%IT1.33%
    ROAD0.49%TRANSPORT1.30%
    SCUNTHORPE0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    DIRECT0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    MEDICAL0.49%M1.21%
    PROPERTIES0.36%CAPITAL1.20%
    RADIO0.36%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied231280,210
    49410 - Freight transport by road418,014
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3137,882
    99999 - Dormant Company2247,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1826,700
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands167,300
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1656,411
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified148,155
    71129 - Other engineering activities145,477
    56302 - Public houses and bars115,732
    41100 - Development of building projects109,855
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,130
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,813
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities93,680
    86210 - General medical practice activities93,987
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified818,491
    43210 - Electrical installation85,885
    86900 - Other human health activities810,273
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating83,708
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified82,401

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08874779 PAUL BROWN TRAINING LTD 04 Feb 2014
    08877970 THE NOODLEBOY LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878957 NADAMPUR LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08882155 BATRIBIKE RENTALS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08894560 LOCUM FIRST LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08899219 IN THE WHITE LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08902370 AUGHAVANAUGH SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08905067 CONVENTUS (UK) LTD. 20 Feb 2014
    08905707 BROTHERS (SCUNTHORPE) LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08906636 MEDICO-LEGAL SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Feb 2014
    08907167 KENSCOT LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08907245 NORRIS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08909300 DAVID FOX AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08909866 AMAL HEALTH CARE LTD 25 Feb 2014
    08911572 MCBRIDE PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08915229 DRIVING WORKS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08878359 PAH DRIVE LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08903343 SCUNTHORPE COMPUTERS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08912935 JEHOVAH JIREH HEALTH CARE AND COMPANIES LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08913257 PHASE (YOUNG PEOPLES SUPPORT) CIC 26 Feb 2014
    08913755 LINCOLN KEBAB HOUSE LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08915809 BILLY MCVICAR SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916638 GK WORLD LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08876591 GRANGE PARK AQUATICS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08914540 SITE STRUCTURAL SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014