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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2011)

    A total of 912 companies were registered in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 18.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NottinghamUK
    2011912114,512
    2010773101,492
    % change18.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (955) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011312314286
    New companies in 2010257261255
    % change21.4%20.3%12.2%
    Record Year2003 (347)2011 (314)2003 (349)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 589 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NottinghamUK
    201158972,230
    201079887,705
    % change-26.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (981) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011209179201
    Closed companies in 2010212348238
    % change-1.4%-48.6%-16%
    Record Year2010 (212)2008 (481)2009 (477)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 323 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)NottinghamUK
    201132342,282
    2010-2513,787
    Record Year 2003 (615) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201110313585
    Net growth in 201045-8717
    Record Year2003 (204)2003 (169)2003 (242)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Nottingham
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.7%
    20080.8%
    20070.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20100.8%0.8%0.7%
    % change11.1%1.2%1.3%
    Record Year1967 (1.9%)1965 (1.7%)1968 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    28.3% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    NOTTINGHAM1.70%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.67%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.98%TRADING2.06%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.98%DESIGN1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTIES0.81%BUSINESS1.82%
    CARE0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SECURITY0.79%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRAINING0.74%LONDON1.63%
    S0.74%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.72%GLOBAL1.46%
    J0.70%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDIA0.65%CARE1.42%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%BUILDING1.30%
    HOUSE0.60%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.60%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    IT0.58%M1.25%
    BUILDING0.58%ENERGY1.22%
    ENERGY0.56%TRAINING1.21%
    P0.56%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,317204,493
    7487 - Other business activities43665,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19129,245
    9999 - Dormant Company15022,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy13914,755
    99999 - Dormant Company12918,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11815,760
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8210,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities788,686
    7499 - Non-trading company7111,543
    9305 - Other service activities7110,525
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6310,018
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified617,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities566,798
    74990 - Non-trading company568,064
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply508,345
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering456,321
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices431,904
    43210 - Electrical installation432,938
    61200 - Wireless telecommunications activities42274

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690429 GURKHA SAFEGUARD LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07692895 EDITH PAGLIACCI EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07701495 CARLSON CONTRACTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07701558 MELLOR & RUSSELL HOLDINGS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07701662 TENON CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07706231 NURSERY CONSULTANCY MIDLANDS LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07709994 ICARE CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07717065 LEE HOLMES LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    OC366197 INTERCEPT VALIDATION LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366324 LANDYVENT EXPORT LLP 07 Jul 2011
    07715617 2B1 LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07716714 JOHN LUND LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07719098 KAPOWW-MINIATURE-GUITARS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07719717 CARDIOMEDIC LTD. 27 Jul 2011
    07720903 CREATE 3D LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722409 DIRECT AUTO REPAIRS LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07722690 AKM VENTURES LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07723320 MLC-AP LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07692681 CARE SKILLS TRAINING LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07694355 THE BAKEWELL PUDDING PARLOUR LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07704724 JDEM-UK LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705451 WANDERING DRAGON LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07716468 PIONEER WEB LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07717117 SIMULO LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718900 MORETON&FLETCHER ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2011