Norfolk

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Norfolk when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Norfolk when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,259 companies were registered in Norfolk during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally 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)NorfolkUK
    20151,259161,156
    20141,130150,722
    % change11.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,259) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Norfolk when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015352409498
    New companies in 2014352342436
    % change0.0%19.6%14.2%
    Record Year2014 (352)2015 (409)2015 (498)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 559 companies were dissolved in Norfolk during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well 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)NorfolkUK
    201555989,523
    201455982,370
    % change0.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (607) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015153203203
    Closed companies in 2014163194202
    % change-6.1%4.6%0%
    Record Year2013 (240)2008 (226)2009 (325)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Norfolk during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 700 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorfolkUK
    201570071,633
    201457168,352
    Record Year 2015 (700) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Norfolk when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Norfolk when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015199206295
    Net growth in 2014189148234
    Record Year2015 (199)2015 (206)2007 (331)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Norfolk formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Norfolk
    20150.8%
    20140.7%
    20130.7%
    20120.8%
    20110.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.7%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20140.7%0.7%0.8%
    % change-1.9%10.2%4.1%
    Record Year1991 (1.1%)1997 (0.9%)2003 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Norfolk was in 2008 when 34.2% of all directors were female.

    27.2% of all director appointments in Norfolk 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NORFOLK1.86%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTING1.32%PROPERTY2.72%
    ENGINEERING1.20%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE0.99%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.91%LONDON1.91%
    J0.91%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.89%TRANSPORT1.82%
    NORWICH0.87%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    EAST0.78%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%PROPERTIES1.63%
    HEALTHCARE0.70%CO.,1.58%
    D0.70%J1.55%
    ANGLIA0.68%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    R0.64%BUSINESS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (NORFOLK)0.62%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BUILDING0.58%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    K0.56%BUILDING1.31%
    S0.54%IT1.30%
    CLEANING0.54%MEDIA1.28%
    HEALTH0.52%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,475288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company35249,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified30858,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management29943,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities18830,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified18419,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15629,218
    41100 - Development of building projects11511,863
    86900 - Other human health activities11113,990
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate10711,600
    71129 - Other engineering activities926,278
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings917,797
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified859,080
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles795,392
    43210 - Electrical installation786,139
    62090 - Other information technology service activities7812,862
    74990 - Non-trading company7513,794
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet7410,200
    56302 - Public houses and bars706,355
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation675,331

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09444008 AFTERNOON TEA NUMBER 17 LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09417143 ENERGIA VERDE LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09431365 L2V LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09459453 FLUGGYS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09418752 NEWTON POWER SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09423698 ASTON SHAW RESTRUCTURING LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09425828 EMMA GREENGRASS & SHARN PYE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09427818 BRUNTON BUILDERS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429604 MATRIX TELECOMS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430200 SWIFT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09430410 VITAL MATTERS LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09438427 NORWICH BAR A LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440963 HEALTH & HEALING NATIONWIDE LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09446639 HIGHNAM FARM SOLAR LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09450884 RESILIENT COMMUNITY DESIGN LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09429941 MARELENE AND MAEGHAN LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09445494 AGENTIS TECHNICAL LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09457516 LOHAN MARTIAL ARTS 25 Feb 2015
    09459148 AD MARSHALL LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09418211 JOHN DEBBAGE LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09420348 OCP DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09422333 SPICES SPICES LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09428766 CATLIN DIGITAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09438069 FR DOMAIN HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09439583 FOUR SEASONS CATERING LIMITED 13 Feb 2015