Norwich, Norfolk

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Norwich when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 468 companies were registered in Norwich during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)NorwichUK
    2013468132,684
    2012412118,868
    % change13.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (468) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Norwich when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013158149161
    New companies in 2012146133133
    % change8.2%12.0%21.1%
    Record Year2011 (165)2013 (149)2013 (161)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 263 companies were dissolved in Norwich during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)NorwichUK
    201326386,170
    201224675,908
    % change6.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (329) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20138378102
    Closed companies in 2012908670
    % change-7.8%-9.3%46%
    Record Year2012 (90)2008 (154)2009 (161)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Norwich during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 205 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)NorwichUK
    201320546,514
    201216642,960
    Record Year 2013 (205) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Norwich when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013757159
    Net growth in 2012564763
    Record Year2011 (97)2013 (71)2003 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Norwich formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Norwich
    20130.4%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-3.1%2.8%6.2%
    Record Year1964 (0.9%)1978 (0.7%)1969 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Norwich was in 2007 when 35.2% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Norwich in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.86%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.79%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    NORWICH1.43%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    NORFOLK1.35%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.19%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DESIGN0.79%LONDON1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.75%DESIGN1.78%
    J0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    EAST0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CARE0.60%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%CARE1.64%
    IT0.56%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PROPERTIES0.56%GLOBAL1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    ENERGY0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    GLOBAL0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ANGLIA0.48%IT1.39%
    HEATING0.48%M1.25%
    R0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    P0.48%BUILDING1.19%
    (NORWICH)0.48%CAPITAL1.19%
    BUILDING0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    BUSINESS0.44%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied714260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20454,854
    99999 - Dormant Company14946,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13634,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9126,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6925,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6117,715
    74990 - Non-trading company5314,228
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4312,516
    41100 - Development of building projects389,271
    86900 - Other human health activities389,203
    71129 - Other engineering activities384,894
    43210 - Electrical installation365,724
    62012 - Business and domestic software development339,104
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles334,955
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified337,590
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing315,382
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate308,312
    56302 - Public houses and bars305,437
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands296,651

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08638462 HELLO IDEAS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08649203 TRAYDAR COURIERS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08650013 VELNA LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08661515 JUNK ANTIQUES LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08662031 LEVITT MINING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08662618 ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DRAGONS LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08663704 SCOTT RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08668431 JMJ WEB DESIGN LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08663113 SWAGGER & JACKS GENTLEMENS GROOMING LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08633445 COMMERCIAL TRUST LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08643728 BLACKFRIARS GATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08643933 BARROW BRECK LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08645938 PERFECT FOR PURPOSE LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08646476 POST PLAN LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08640799 EQUITY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08641598 BENNETT-LOVESEY LIMITED 07 Aug 2013
    08645564 MISTE (SERVICES) LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08635934 AQUAPONICA LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08637035 COUNTERMEASURE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08644773 BEN JONES CONTRACT SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2013
    08646227 AGORA CLOTHING WHOLESALE LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08649050 ITRAINING NORWICH LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08650704 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08653961 LIMELIGHT STUDIOS (NORWICH) LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08656920 HIVE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 20 Aug 2013