Norfolk
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Norfolk UK 2012 827 118,868 2011 836 114,512 % change -1.1% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (862) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 292 263 272 New companies in 2011 295 275 266 % change -1.0% -4.4% 2.3% Record Year 2003 (307) 2011 (275) 2003 (310)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Norfolk UK 2012 529 74,772 2011 486 72,230 % change 8.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (757) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 184 205 140 Closed companies in 2011 152 173 161 % change 21.1% 18.5% -13% Record Year 2009 (186) 2008 (365) 2009 (369)
Net Company Growth
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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) Norfolk UK 2012 298 44,096 2011 350 42,282 Record Year 2003 (543) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 108 58 132 Net growth in 2011 143 102 105 Record Year 2008 (178) 2002 (158) 2002 (222)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.7% 2011 0.7% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% % change -11.1% -3.6% 1.1% Record Year 1961 (1.7%) 1961 (1.8%) 1962 (2.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORFOLK 1.82% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.77% MANAGEMENT 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 1.38% PROPERTY 2.36% PROPERTY 1.15% TRADING 2.08% NORWICH 1.04% DESIGN 1.87% ENGINEERING 1.04% ASSOCIATES 1.83% EAST 0.92% ENGINEERING 1.83% (NORFOLK) 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.81% BUSINESS 1.72% MEDIA 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.71% MEDIA 1.68% DESIGN 0.69% LONDON 1.67% M 0.69% J 1.55% ANGLIA 0.67% GLOBAL 1.54% CARE 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.47% S 0.62% IT 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.34% SYSTEMS 0.62% CARE 1.32% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% M 1.27% ELECTRICAL 0.58% BUILDING 1.22% C 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.21% FARM 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ANGLIA) 0.55% S 1.17% HOUSE 0.55% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,172 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 302 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 266 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 240 28,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 138 14,809 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 123 20,742 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 123 21,969 74990 - Non-trading company 85 13,641 7487 - Other business activities 78 16,361 43210 - Electrical installation 70 5,151 62090 - Other information technology service activities 70 11,950 86900 - Other human health activities 67 7,550 41100 - Development of building projects 64 7,545 71129 - Other engineering activities 63 3,434 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 58 4,070 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 57 5,760 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 55 6,008 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 52 3,880 56101 - Licensed restaurants 49 6,004 62012 - Business and domestic software development 48 6,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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