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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Norwich UK 2012 412 118,868 2011 410 114,512 % change 0.5% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (412) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 146 133 133 New companies in 2011 165 130 115 % change -11.5% 2.3% 15.7% Record Year 2011 (165) 2012 (133) 2003 (141)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Norwich UK 2012 235 74,772 2011 228 72,230 % change 3.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 90 86 59 Closed companies in 2011 68 95 65 % change 32.4% -9.5% -9% Record Year 2012 (90) 2008 (154) 2009 (161)
Net Company Growth
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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) Norwich UK 2012 177 44,096 2011 182 42,282 Record Year 2003 (229) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 56 47 74 Net growth in 2011 97 35 50 Record Year 2011 (97) 2006 (61) 2003 (97)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -20.6% 3.1% 14.4% Record Year 1961 (1.1%) 1961 (1.5%) 1962 (1.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage NORWICH 1.73% CONSULTING 5.05% NORFOLK 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.48% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 1.48% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 1.23% DESIGN 1.87% (NORWICH) 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.84% EAST 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.83% MEDIA 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CARE 0.70% BUSINESS 1.72% HOUSE 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.66% MEDIA 1.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% LONDON 1.67% ANGLIA 0.62% J 1.55% ELECTRICAL 0.58% GLOBAL 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HOME 0.53% IT 1.43% FARM 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% J 0.49% CARE 1.32% TRADING 0.49% M 1.27% ENTERPRISES 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% SECURITY 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% S 0.49% S 1.17% ENERGY 0.45% SECURITY 1.16%
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 992 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 130 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 106 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 89 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 32 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 13,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 8,437 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 7,869 86900 - Other human health activities 25 4,998 41100 - Development of building projects 24 4,965 74990 - Non-trading company 24 9,203 71129 - Other engineering activities 21 2,350 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 21 2,757 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 2,544 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 20 3,093 7260 - Other computer related activities 19 4,979 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 4,584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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