Norfolk
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Norfolk when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,023 companies were registered in Norfolk during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 20.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Norfolk UK 2012 1,023 131,491 2011 852 116,391 % change 20.1% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,023) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 302 326 395 New companies in 2011 231 265 356 % change 30.7% 23.0% 11.0% Record Year 2012 (302) 2012 (326) 2007 (426)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 405 companies were dissolved in Norfolk during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 30.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Norfolk UK 2012 405 67,576 2011 586 90,986 % change -30.9% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (586) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 136 140 129 Closed companies in 2011 228 169 189 % change -40.4% -17.2% -32% Record Year 2011 (228) 2008 (226) 2009 (325)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Norfolk during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 618 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Norfolk UK 2012 618 63,915 2011 266 25,405 Record Year 2003 (638) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Norfolk when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 166 186 266 Net growth in 2011 3 96 167 Record Year 2012 (166) 2003 (205) 2007 (331)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Norfolk formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Norfolk 2012 0.8% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2011 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% % change 12.1% 5.2% 3.8% Record Year 1962 (2.5%) 1960 (1.8%) 1961 (2.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Norfolk was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.2% of all director appointments in Norfolk in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.73% CONSULTING 5.07% NORFOLK 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.19% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.12% TRADING 2.07% ENGINEERING 1.07% DESIGN 1.93% (NORFOLK) 1.00% ENGINEERING 1.86% NORWICH 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.89% CONSULTANTS 1.79% M 0.80% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.80% MEDIA 1.72% EAST 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.75% LONDON 1.66% CONSULTANTS 0.71% J 1.54% ANGLIA 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CARE 0.68% GLOBAL 1.50% SYSTEMS 0.64% IT 1.40% R 0.62% CARE 1.34% ELECTRICAL 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.31% MARKETING 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CO 0.57% M 1.27% ENERGY 0.57% BUILDING 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.55% ENERGY 1.20% D 0.55% S 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,081 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 292 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 228 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 184 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 164 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 104 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 90 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 83 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 79 13,637 7414 - Business & management consultancy 73 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 62 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 55 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 54 5,169 9305 - Other service activities 52 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 49 7,154 43210 - Electrical installation 49 3,573 62090 - Other information technology service activities 49 8,145 86900 - Other human health activities 43 5,066 41100 - Development of building projects 43 4,984 71129 - Other engineering activities 40 2,217
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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