Norwich, Norfolk

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Norwich when compared to any previous July.

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)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 412 companies were registered in Norwich during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.5% 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)NorwichUK
    2012412118,868
    2011410114,512
    % change0.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (412) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012146133133
    New companies in 2011165130115
    % change-11.5%2.3%15.7%
    Record Year2011 (165)2012 (133)2003 (141)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 235 companies were dissolved in Norwich during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well 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)NorwichUK
    201223574,772
    201122872,230
    % change3.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Norwich when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012908659
    Closed companies in 2011689565
    % change32.4%-9.5%-9%
    Record Year2012 (90)2008 (154)2009 (161)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Norwich during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 177 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorwichUK
    201217744,096
    201118242,282
    Record Year 2003 (229) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012564774
    Net growth in 2011973550
    Record Year2011 (97)2006 (61)2003 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Norwich formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Norwich
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-20.6%3.1%14.4%
    Record Year1961 (1.1%)1961 (1.5%)1962 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% 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 Norwich was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Norwich 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
    NORWICH1.73%CONSULTING5.05%
    NORFOLK1.60%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.52%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY1.48%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT1.48%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%DESIGN1.87%
    (NORWICH)0.82%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    EAST0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.74%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.70%BUSINESS1.72%
    HOUSE0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.66%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%LONDON1.67%
    ANGLIA0.62%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HOME0.53%IT1.43%
    FARM0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    J0.49%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.49%M1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    SECURITY0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    S0.49%S1.17%
    ENERGY0.45%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied992331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13033,677
    7487 - Other business activities10635,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9519,425
    99999 - Dormant Company8925,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5314,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified369,891
    9999 - Dormant Company3212,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3013,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy298,437
    62090 - Other information technology service activities287,869
    86900 - Other human health activities254,998
    41100 - Development of building projects244,965
    74990 - Non-trading company249,203
    71129 - Other engineering activities212,350
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles212,757
    86210 - General medical practice activities212,544
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing203,093
    7260 - Other computer related activities194,979
    62012 - Business and domestic software development194,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08173489 CSR PLANNING LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08174220 BIG IN OIL (UK) LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08178629 STONEWELL HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08185613 COMMUNITY HEART LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186503 NORBURY DEVELOPMENTS (EAST ANGLIA) LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08186978 LEGAL RELEASE (UK) LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08192700 NORFOLK EVENT HIRE LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08195982 MZ TRADING LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08186629 ROGERS & NORTON LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08191229 FINDERS & KEEPERS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08167643 CERTAX ACCOUNTING (CENTRAL & EAST NORWICH) LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08173025 DIHANI LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08168250 ABC FOOD LAW LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08193628 PROLAYER HOSTING LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08167934 FLYERFOTO LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08173259 OYSTER TRAVEL NORWICH LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08178340 NORFOLK HERITAGE ROOFING LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08174835 A O COLLINS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176735 LUCY'S CHIP STALL LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08188456 THE PUSH ACADEMY LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188582 BEECHES FARMING COMPANY LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189117 1 FOCUS MEDIA LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08195358 YELLOW SQUARE DEVELOPMENT LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08197507 TISOCH LTD. 31 Aug 2012
    08192291 MEMORIES 2 TREASURE PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 28 Aug 2012