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
    08196339 RED CELL MEDIA LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08185590 TRAQUINAS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08191982 PACHA MAMA CHOCOLATES LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08192329 FOR ALL IN TENTS AND PURPOSES LTD. 28 Aug 2012
    08188760 BALLARD MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08192476 EPP COMPUTER SERVICES LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08175119 L G MOULTON LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08167435 PREVA STORAGE LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08171961 CANDY BAR STORES LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08173489 CSR PLANNING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08192700 NORFOLK EVENT HIRE LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08175807 KAK TRADING LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08173025 DIHANI LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08192740 NORFOLK SME IT SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08198227 NORTH FARM 2012 LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08168250 ABC FOOD LAW LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08191457 HERSCHEL CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08164195 GASWORKS HOME SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08172402 JIGSAW TEACHING SERVICES LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08196942 FRASER MAINTENANCE LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08166004 PUBPAL UK LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08174835 A O COLLINS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177069 TAYLOR PLUMBING & HEATING INSTALLATIONS LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177480 179 NORTHUMBERLAND STREET LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08186479 ECO BROADLAND LIMITED 21 Aug 2012