Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 120 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ScunthorpeUK
    2014120143,414
    2013125132,684
    % change-4.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2011 (125) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014434136
    New companies in 2013373751
    % change16.2%10.8%-29.4%
    Record Year2014 (43)2014 (41)2013 (51)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 78 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ScunthorpeUK
    201478101,670
    20137986,170
    % change-1.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (103) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014272130
    Closed companies in 2013232234
    % change17.4%-4.5%-12%
    Record Year2009 (29)2008 (47)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 42 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ScunthorpeUK
    20144241,744
    20134646,514
    Record Year 2011 (73) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201416206
    Net growth in 2013141517
    Record Year2008 (31)2002 (25)2011 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Scunthorpe
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change5.5%5.6%-35.3%
    Record Year1951 (1.2%)1991 (0.2%)1994 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Scunthorpe was in 2007 when 32.4% of all directors were female.

    27.9% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.37%CONSULTING5.17%
    ENGINEERING1.00%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    TRAINING0.87%PROPERTY2.62%
    LOGISTICS0.87%ENGINEERING2.07%
    (SCUNTHORPE)0.87%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    M0.87%TRADING2.00%
    HEALTH0.75%LONDON1.95%
    SCUNTHORPE0.75%CARE1.94%
    HOUSE0.75%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRANSPORT0.75%DESIGN1.70%
    HEATING0.75%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%PROPERTIES1.63%
    R0.75%BUSINESS1.62%
    POWER0.62%J1.53%
    ROAD0.62%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    DISTRIBUTION0.62%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    (LINCS)0.62%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HAULAGE0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    CARE0.50%CO.,1.36%
    CLUB0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DESIGN0.50%BUILDING1.30%
    RECYCLING0.50%IT1.30%
    FOOD0.50%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied211278,481
    49410 - Freight transport by road409,960
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3340,717
    99999 - Dormant Company2748,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2128,224
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands167,917
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1557,264
    56302 - Public houses and bars156,056
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified138,501
    86210 - General medical practice activities124,406
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,795
    71129 - Other engineering activities125,930
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified122,630
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities123,889
    86900 - Other human health activities1111,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1118,890
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating103,969
    43210 - Electrical installation95,922
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles95,335
    41100 - Development of building projects910,604

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09118210 STABLEBY LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09123244 PLS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09124430 VINTAGE INSPIRED PERFECTION LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09126470 M BATCHELOR BUILDING SERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09127687 JAN FORCE LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09131956 ROCKALL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132619 NICKLE HOLDINGS LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09133409 FEL REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09138908 STARKEY & BROWN (COMMERCIAL) LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09143216 REVULINE LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09146369 KEVIN KENNEDY ENGINEERING LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09151234 SEVEN OAKS SUPPLIES LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09155991 WATER SPECIALISTS LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09133098 BEST LINCO LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09134940 CHILDREN'S PARTIES LINCOLNSHIRE LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09140369 M7-ARCHITECTURE LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09110104 VICTORIA HAYDEN LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09113702 MICHLO INNS LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116276 B AND D MANPOWER LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09127342 EAST COAST WASTE & RECYCLING LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128772 KITEVIEWER LTD. 14 Jul 2014
    09132106 CERTAFIDE LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132791 QEMMA 1972 LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09135716 DKM DRIVERS LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09150491 FOREVER SISTERS LIMITED 28 Jul 2014