Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 126 companies were registered in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Scunthorpe UK 2015 126 161,156 2014 108 150,722 % change 16.7% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (126) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 33 49 44 New companies in 2014 32 34 42 % change 3.1% 44.1% 4.8% Record Year 2003 (36) 2015 (49) 2012 (51)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Scunthorpe UK 2015 76 89,523 2014 59 82,370 % change 28.8% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (86) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Scunthorpe when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 24 28 24 Closed companies in 2014 16 25 18 % change 50.0% 12.0% 33% Record Year 2013 (24) 2011 (29) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Scunthorpe during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 50 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Scunthorpe UK 2015 50 71,633 2014 49 68,352 Record Year 2012 (70) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 9 21 20 Net growth in 2014 16 9 24 Record Year 2003 (28) 2003 (34) 2003 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Scunthorpe formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Scunthorpe 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 1.2% 32.7% -4.5% Record Year 2003 (0.1%) 2003 (0.1%) 1996 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Scunthorpe was in 2006 when 36.7% of all directors were female.
25.8% of all director appointments in Scunthorpe in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.04% CONSULTING 5.23% HAULAGE 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.56% LOGISTICS 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ENGINEERING 1.08% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 0.96% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.84% CARE 2.13% HEATING 0.84% ENGINEERING 2.12% G 0.72% LONDON 1.91% SCUNTHORPE 0.72% TRADING 1.88% (LINCS) 0.72% TRANSPORT 1.82% MEDICAL 0.72% ELECTRICAL 1.76% (SCUNTHORPE) 0.72% DESIGN 1.65% R 0.72% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTING 0.72% CO., 1.58% J 0.72% J 1.55% TRAINING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MANAGEMENT 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENTERPRISES 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% PLUMBING 0.60% ASSOCIATES 1.44% S 0.60% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.60% BUILDING 1.31% DRIVER 0.48% IT 1.30% CAR 0.48% MEDIA 1.28% LINCS 0.48% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 203 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 31 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 29,218 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 20 8,607 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 58,522 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 18 4,088 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 12,485 86210 - General medical practice activities 16 4,793 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 9,080 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 14 13,990 71129 - Other engineering activities 11 6,278 41100 - Development of building projects 11 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,862 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 11 2,565 56302 - Public houses and bars 11 6,355 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 11 4,256 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 5,392 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 8,909
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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