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
    07140144 MEDICAL & PROFESSIONAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07136824 SUCA LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135515 SM RIDES LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07128393 R-B-S YORKSHIRE LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07116592 WINCHESTER COURT RESIDENTS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07140680 MOBIRICH SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Jan 2010
    07138677 THE GARY FLEMING PRACTICE, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SPORTS INJURY CLINIC LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07135878 NATIONWIDE ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134893 PEP DECORATORS LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07134656 THE MONSTER COMPANY STORE LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134599 IPT TELECOM LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07134101 L.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07129198 PRM & SJP LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07123573 DEFENCE FIRE AND SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07118924 DRESSYOURHOME LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07127067 MCGRATH CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07138851 NOVLOLAK LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07134096 ALCHEMY ATTIRE LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132037 EMILIOS GREEK RESTAURANT LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07123238 M D P TANNING LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07120522 AUTO DEPOT LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    OC351629 CONSCIOUS WEALTH LLP 20 Jan 2010
    07127027 POS INNOVATIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07125628 SAPPHIRE HOME IMPROVEMENTS (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07119241 MIDLANDS TRADING COMPANY (UK) LIMITED 07 Jan 2010