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
    07392512 BLAZING MEDIA LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07382166 NOTTF LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07374268 PREMIER (SAFETY CLOTHING & EQUIPMENT) LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07368218 FIRST CLASS CARE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07363678 AGE CONCERN NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 02 Sep 2010
    07386441 FYI 17 LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384372 MOBICELL LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07383938 SIMPLY-BATHROOMS & BOILERS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07377167 KNIGHTSBRIDGE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07377133 CLOVA MUSIC LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07372388 FORCES FOR THEIR FUTURE LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07371779 12TH MAN INTERIM SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07370685 MGB CONTRACTING LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07389373 CALDECOTT FOSTERING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07377321 ALEBAY LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07371486 AQUAZENE FISH SPA LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07363535 PINK ARROW LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07382391 GLOBAL GEMSTONES LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07374392 LD MORECROFT LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07363380 DIAL A GUARD SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07391813 NORTH EAST BATHROOMS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391540 AQUABRADE FLOTATION AIDS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391172 PJF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY PRACTICE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07373240 CIRCUMVENT LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07367765 YOUR HOME MAINTENANCE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010