Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 846 companies were registered in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NottinghamUK
    2010846105,137
    200976491,034
    % change10.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (945) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010232261353
    New companies in 2009215229320
    % change7.9%14.0%10.3%
    Record Year2003 (305)2007 (298)2002 (460)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 678 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NottinghamUK
    201067882,677
    2009772108,060
    % change-12.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (772) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010215204259
    Closed companies in 2009148191433
    % change45.3%6.8%-40%
    Record Year2010 (215)2010 (204)2009 (433)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 168 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NottinghamUK
    201016822,460
    2009-8-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (633) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010175794
    Net growth in 20096738-113
    Record Year2003 (185)2003 (178)2002 (370)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Nottingham formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Nottingham
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    20070.6%
    20060.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (1.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.8%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20090.8%0.8%0.9%
    % change0.1%-2.4%-8.3%
    Record Year1968 (2.6%)1975 (1.7%)2002 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Nottingham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.75%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.56%CONSULTING4.60%
    (NOTTINGHAM)1.23%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    NOTTINGHAM1.23%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTY1.09%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ELECTRICAL1.04%TRADING1.93%
    S1.01%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    J0.88%MEDIA1.84%
    DESIGN0.88%BUSINESS1.74%
    BUSINESS0.82%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%ENGINEERING1.54%
    P0.68%J1.48%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%LONDON1.45%
    TRAINING0.63%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    SECURITY0.60%GROUP1.37%
    MEDIA0.60%GLOBAL1.35%
    M0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    BUILDING0.52%CARE1.33%
    SYSTEMS0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MARKETING0.52%M1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.52%SYSTEMS1.25%
    GREEN0.52%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,470228,645
    7487 - Other business activities42874,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16626,974
    9999 - Dormant Company16419,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14114,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy14017,003
    7260 - Other computer related activities9610,331
    99999 - Dormant Company9513,808
    7499 - Non-trading company9315,398
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities899,943
    9305 - Other service activities819,038
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering759,325
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply749,659
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified738,154
    74990 - Non-trading company668,149
    43210 - Electrical installation583,163
    62090 - Other information technology service activities526,340
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified447,143
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate404,131
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.392,729

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169371 BARGAIN STOP LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07167094 THE PORTRAIT COLLECTIVE LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07164381 EQ ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07162857 BHATIA BEST LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07160470 PAPER SQUARED LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07158807 C348 REALISATIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07157813 UK YOUNG ARTISTS 15 Feb 2010
    07154624 MORTAR DEVELOPMENTS 465 LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153112 PROMO MARKETING LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07151630 THE BIKE TREE LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07151519 AB LINK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150144 CASTLEGATE 594 LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07147980 LINVAL COLIN RODNEY DIE COMPONENTS LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07168682 BERKELEY PRECIOUS METALS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07163777 HEKA CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07163305 S.N FASHIONS LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07157416 ACADEMIC RESEARCH (UK) LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07150499 G.BOY.COM LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    OC352660 THE BRIDGFORD PARTNERSHIP LLP 26 Feb 2010
    07159353 TITANIC SOUND LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07151393 AH & SC TRADING COMPANY NOTTINGHAM LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07148627 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CONNECTIONS LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07142550 MOBILE FOCUS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07152493 VISUAL TECH CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07149754 CORE PRINT SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Feb 2010