Norfolk

Q3 2012 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 827 companies were registered in Norfolk during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorfolkUK
    2012827118,868
    2011836114,512
    % change-1.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (862) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012292263272
    New companies in 2011295275266
    % change-1.0%-4.4%2.3%
    Record Year2003 (307)2011 (275)2003 (310)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 529 companies were dissolved in Norfolk during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorfolkUK
    201252974,772
    201148672,230
    % change8.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (757) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012184205140
    Closed companies in 2011152173161
    % change21.1%18.5%-13%
    Record Year2009 (186)2008 (365)2009 (369)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Norfolk during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 298 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorfolkUK
    201229844,096
    201135042,282
    Record Year 2003 (543) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210858132
    Net growth in 2011143102105
    Record Year2008 (178)2002 (158)2002 (222)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Norfolk formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Norfolk
    20120.7%
    20110.7%
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.7%0.7%
    % change-11.1%-3.6%1.1%
    Record Year1961 (1.7%)1961 (1.8%)1962 (2.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Norfolk was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.6% of all director appointments in Norfolk in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORFOLK1.82%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING1.50%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%PROPERTY2.36%
    PROPERTY1.15%TRADING2.08%
    NORWICH1.04%DESIGN1.87%
    ENGINEERING1.04%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    EAST0.92%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (NORFOLK)0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.81%BUSINESS1.72%
    MEDIA0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.71%MEDIA1.68%
    DESIGN0.69%LONDON1.67%
    M0.69%J1.55%
    ANGLIA0.67%GLOBAL1.54%
    CARE0.67%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    S0.62%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SYSTEMS0.62%CARE1.32%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%M1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%BUILDING1.22%
    C0.58%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    FARM0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ANGLIA)0.55%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.55%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,172228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified30250,446
    99999 - Dormant Company26637,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management24028,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13814,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12320,742
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities12321,969
    74990 - Non-trading company8513,641
    7487 - Other business activities7816,361
    43210 - Electrical installation705,151
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7011,950
    86900 - Other human health activities677,550
    41100 - Development of building projects647,545
    71129 - Other engineering activities633,434
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles584,070
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet575,760
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified556,008
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation523,880
    56101 - Licensed restaurants496,004
    62012 - Business and domestic software development486,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08223048 HUCKLESBY ARCHITECTS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224525 JJ GLOBAL FRUIT TRADERS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08216278 WE ARE MINI MAD LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08201396 LEMON-TREE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08207428 REMOTE AERIAL SERVICES LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08218868 Q2SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08223807 NORWICH HEALTHCARE LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08232866 BROOKS OILFIELD SERVICES LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08226422 SMARTSHOP SYSTEMS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08211984 BMA EAST LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213201 EMRADS PACIFIC LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08218806 AJ LIFTING SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219836 SHAHZAHAN TANDOORI LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08222739 LUSHLOCKS AND BEAUTY LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223208 EAST EXPORT LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08233555 LPK CONSULTING LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08200713 EASTERN OCEAN LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08205022 DG BARBER PROPERTY LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207759 ACADEMIA PUBLISHING LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08215977 HAPPY HOUNDS PET SERVICES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08224231 KATYAYAN LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08202113 PACKAGING PRODUCTS ONLINE LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08233739 SMARTDESC LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233851 BOX FUNNEL LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08199036 PREMIER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (NORWICH) LIMITED 03 Sep 2012