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
    08198890 GOOD FOOD TANDOORI LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08201396 LEMON-TREE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08220587 LONE PENGUIN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223541 MATTTEMP291012 LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08223807 NORWICH HEALTHCARE LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08231794 FLIXTON PUBS LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08224878 GOLDEN EAGLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08225970 NORWICH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226422 SMARTSHOP SYSTEMS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08231872 ORIGIN FOODS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08218806 AJ LIFTING SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219836 SHAHZAHAN TANDOORI LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08200713 EASTERN OCEAN LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08198603 PARADISE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08215977 HAPPY HOUNDS PET SERVICES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08204448 ENSELL WELL SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08210408 BP RORO LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08223515 MOTOR TRADE JOBS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08199036 PREMIER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (NORWICH) LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08212153 NORVIC MEDICAL LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08217369 PETER BELSON CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08226157 TECHNIQUE RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08206973 SADLER SERVICES NORFOLK LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08231206 TEDS ROOM LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08206990 BROADLAND YACHT BROKERS LTD 07 Sep 2012