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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 920 companies were registered in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NottinghamUK
    2011920116,391
    2010846105,137
    % change8.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (945) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011265302353
    New companies in 2010232261353
    % change14.2%15.7%0.0%
    Record Year2003 (305)2011 (302)2002 (460)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 659 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NottinghamUK
    201165990,986
    201067882,677
    % change-2.8%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (772) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011216205238
    Closed companies in 2010215204259
    % change0.5%0.5%-8%
    Record Year2011 (216)2011 (205)2009 (433)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 261 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)NottinghamUK
    201126125,405
    201016822,460
    Record Year 2003 (633) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20114997115
    Net growth in 2010175794
    Record Year2003 (185)2003 (178)2002 (370)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Nottingham formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Nottingham
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    20070.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (1.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20100.8%0.8%0.8%
    % change-1.5%1.8%-4.6%
    Record Year1968 (2.6%)1975 (1.7%)2002 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    25.7% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.87%CONSULTING5.04%
    NOTTINGHAM1.55%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.24%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PROPERTY1.14%PROPERTY2.38%
    (NOTTINGHAM)1.09%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS0.85%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SECURITY0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DESIGN0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.80%MEDIA1.69%
    J0.75%ENGINEERING1.61%
    ENGINEERING0.75%LONDON1.60%
    TRADING0.75%CARE1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%J1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.68%GLOBAL1.44%
    TRAINING0.66%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    IT0.63%IT1.41%
    BUILDING0.63%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.63%BUILDING1.34%
    S0.63%M1.30%
    MEDIA0.61%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    R0.51%S1.24%
    MIDLANDS0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    HOUSE0.51%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,313202,798
    7487 - Other business activities39760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18830,253
    9999 - Dormant Company15019,765
    99999 - Dormant Company13118,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12116,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy11212,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9510,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7310,085
    7499 - Non-trading company7211,316
    7260 - Other computer related activities717,789
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified657,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities596,996
    9305 - Other service activities578,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply557,000
    74990 - Non-trading company548,695
    43210 - Electrical installation513,172
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering466,183
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices431,769
    86900 - Other human health activities424,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07583995 CHESTERFIELD OPTICAL COMPANY LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07582284 PREMIER INVEST MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07579826 MOMENTUM EDUCATION LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579132 QUANTUM HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07578835 A WESLEY LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07577247 ENSCO 840 LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575661 NARWHAL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07575178 YOUR LHD CAR LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07575093 INFINITY MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07571110 ORDER A TAXI LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07569599 EXCAVATE CIC 18 Mar 2011
    07567580 JASON TOMLINSON SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07552550 SPECIAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07548938 NETSHARP MEDIA LTD 02 Mar 2011
    OC363078 COOL CREATIVE CONCEPTS LLP 24 Mar 2011
    OC363344 JRH SUPPORT LLP 31 Mar 2011
    07585417 KETCOMM LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07578572 AYQ SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07576405 ERAMI LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07573965 ROOKE COMMUNICATIONS AND CHANGE LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07563821 BLACK HAWK PRODUCTIONS LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07559881 MINERALJET LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07547473 TSKR LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07579360 EUGENE SPEED PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07578249 DOUGLAS ENERGY & TECHNICAL LIMITED 25 Mar 2011