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
    07206709 LEXCOURT LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07206579 WIDA-NET LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07204283 MORLAND BROOK LTD 26 Mar 2010
    07202829 MATCHDAY MEDIA & MARKETING LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202261 GROSVENOR PAPER SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07201759 NOTTINGHAM PATHOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07191662 PAPILLON-BALANCE LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07183382 FASHION FACTOR LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07182414 ASHCROFT TRADING LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07178366 SHISHA LOUNGE LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07173232 EXIMEX (UK) LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172559 WOODFIELD GLADE LINCOLN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07172288 GLORY BRAND UK LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07204679 THE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ENTERPRISE AGENCY LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07202629 P S TELCO LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07200446 FOCUS LEISURE LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07196225 HUC OFFSHORE LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07187890 TIM DAVIDSON (AUCTIONS) LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187537 PARCELHUB LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07177984 KOOKIE TREE LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07176845 GOODFOOT LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175210 VERB ARCHITECTS LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07174485 FIX MY CAR LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172757 WRIGHTON ENTERPRISES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07185388 JOHN MORRIS ARCHITECTS LTD 10 Mar 2010