Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 773 companies were registered in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 10.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NottinghamUK
    2010773101,492
    200970394,671
    % change10.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (955) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010257261255
    New companies in 2009245219239
    % change4.9%19.2%6.7%
    Record Year2003 (347)2010 (261)2003 (349)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 798 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NottinghamUK
    201079887,705
    2009981159,401
    % change-18.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (981) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010212348238
    Closed companies in 2009192312477
    % change10.4%11.5%-50%
    Record Year2010 (212)2008 (481)2009 (477)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -25 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NottinghamUK
    2010-2513,787
    2009-278-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (615) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201045-8717
    Net growth in 200953-93-238
    Record Year2003 (204)2003 (169)2003 (242)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Nottingham
    20100.8%
    20090.7%
    20080.8%
    20070.8%
    20060.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.8%0.7%0.7%
    % change-2.4%8.2%2.3%
    Record Year1967 (1.9%)1965 (1.7%)1968 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Nottingham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.5% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.81%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.53%CONSULTING4.99%
    NOTTINGHAM1.37%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ELECTRICAL1.14%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.11%TRADING2.04%
    (NOTTINGHAM)1.01%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    DESIGN0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    J0.91%BUSINESS1.80%
    S0.78%MEDIA1.75%
    BUSINESS0.72%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CARE0.67%LONDON1.59%
    TRAINING0.67%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRADING0.65%CARE1.44%
    SECURITY0.65%J1.44%
    M0.62%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUILDING0.62%GLOBAL1.42%
    MEDIA0.59%IT1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%BUILDING1.32%
    SYSTEMS0.59%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CENTRE0.57%M1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.57%SYSTEMS1.26%
    IT0.54%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,333202,902
    7487 - Other business activities44069,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16525,053
    9999 - Dormant Company16421,484
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12713,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy12614,940
    99999 - Dormant Company10214,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities898,967
    7499 - Non-trading company8613,408
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities788,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply688,183
    9305 - Other service activities669,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified627,767
    74990 - Non-trading company597,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering587,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities505,716
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices482,146
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified426,460
    43210 - Electrical installation412,747
    64209 - Activities of other holding companies not elsewhere classified39815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07357262 GROUNDEX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07354050 OVERBURY COURT (BECKENHAM) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07351393 MODEL KITS DIRECT LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07351238 MR 1000 LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07342345 JEWEL ABRASIVES LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07335532 MORTAR DEVELOPMENTS (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07332977 BREAKOUT DISTRIBUTION LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07360923 MYTENNIS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07358041 OPTIMARC LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07357392 WILSONS BLUE FLAME LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355515 GREENWOOD ACADEMIES EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07351555 J&M SYSTEMS LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350474 FLEXIGARD LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07344934 UNIQUE FOCUS LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07343933 BORGIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07332657 CHURCHILL STEEPLEJACKS (U.K.) LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07353374 NORABILO SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07344468 BURTON JOYCE STORE LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07348607 WESTDALE ASSETS CORPORATION LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07344168 EXPRESSIVE ARTS ACADEMY LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07334233 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SOLAR POWER LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07359048 PAVILION COURT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07359019 LEARN 2 LEARN ACADEMY LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07355039 BRIDGE THERMOPLASTICS HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353440 TONES ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 23 Aug 2010