Norwich, Norfolk
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Norwich when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous January.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Norwich 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 Norwich when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Norwich when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 488 companies were registered in Norwich during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 24.2% 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) Norwich UK 2012 488 131,491 2011 393 116,391 % change 24.2% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (488) 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 Norwich when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 136 156 196 New companies in 2011 105 117 171 % change 29.5% 33.3% 14.6% Record Year 2012 (136) 2012 (156) 2007 (205)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 201 companies were dissolved in Norwich during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 29.0% 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) Norwich UK 2012 201 67,576 2011 283 90,987 % change -29.0% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (283) 2009 (108,065) 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 65 74 62 Closed companies in 2011 108 76 99 % change -39.8% -2.6% -37% Record Year 2011 (108) 2008 (108) 2009 (142)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Norwich during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 287 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Norwich UK 2012 287 63,915 2011 110 25,404 Record Year 2007 (289) 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 Norwich when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 71 82 134 Net growth in 2011 -3 41 72 Record Year 2012 (71) 2003 (101) 2007 (167)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Norwich formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Norwich 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.8%) 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 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 11.1% 14.0% 7.2% Record Year 1962 (1.5%) 1972 (0.9%) 1965 (1.2%)
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 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% 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 Norwich was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Norwich 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 CONSULTING 1.48% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.74% NORWICH 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.30% NORFOLK 1.32% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.28% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.00% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.79% J 0.64% BUSINESS 1.73% (NORWICH) 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% MARKETING 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.60% LONDON 1.66% SYSTEMS 0.60% J 1.54% ENERGY 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDIA 0.60% GLOBAL 1.50% ANGLIA 0.56% IT 1.40% FARM 0.52% CARE 1.34% SOLAR 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% SOCIAL 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% (NORFOLK) 0.52% M 1.27% EAST 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% TRADING 0.52% ENERGY 1.20% R 0.48% S 1.20% GREEN 0.48% 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 530 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 162 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 137 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 89 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 89 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 47 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 9,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 27 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 7,154 86900 - Other human health activities 26 5,066 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 5,169 71129 - Other engineering activities 21 2,217 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 4,356 9305 - Other service activities 18 8,818 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 18 2,832
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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