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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 976 companies were registered in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NottinghamUK
    2012976131,491
    2011920116,391
    % change6.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (976) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012290365321
    New companies in 2011265302353
    % change9.4%20.9%-9.1%
    Record Year2003 (305)2012 (365)2002 (460)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 479 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NottinghamUK
    201247967,576
    201165990,987
    % change-27.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (772) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012155168156
    Closed companies in 2011216205238
    % change-28.2%-18.0%-34%
    Record Year2011 (216)2011 (205)2009 (433)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 497 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NottinghamUK
    201249763,915
    201126125,404
    Record Year 2003 (633) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012135197165
    Net growth in 20114997115
    Record Year2003 (185)2012 (197)2002 (370)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Nottingham formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Nottingham
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (1.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.8%
    % change-6.2%3.4%-14.9%
    Record Year1968 (2.6%)1975 (1.7%)2002 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    26.3% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.89%CONSULTING5.07%
    NOTTINGHAM1.73%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY0.90%TRADING2.07%
    CARE0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%ENGINEERING1.86%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DESIGN0.81%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.70%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRAINING0.67%LONDON1.66%
    BUILDING0.65%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.65%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SYSTEMS0.63%GLOBAL1.50%
    SECURITY0.63%IT1.40%
    S0.63%CARE1.34%
    J0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOLDINGS0.58%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%BUILDING1.24%
    P0.56%ENERGY1.20%
    MIDLANDS0.56%S1.20%
    MEDIA0.54%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,418216,665
    7487 - Other business activities34452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20735,233
    99999 - Dormant Company16725,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14719,704
    9999 - Dormant Company11518,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy11312,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11214,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9713,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified829,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities678,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities617,154
    74990 - Non-trading company609,729
    7499 - Non-trading company559,102
    9305 - Other service activities518,818
    86900 - Other human health activities505,066
    43210 - Electrical installation483,573
    41100 - Development of building projects454,984
    61200 - Wireless telecommunications activities43363
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet433,439

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07901703 DELLA LUCE LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902007 NOITOT LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904314 DEVA VENTURES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07906932 CHESTERDUKE LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909723 EIGHTBEAR LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07912998 WORLD OF GOLF (GLASGOW) LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913864 TRENDY BABY BOUTIQUE LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915361 EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE CORPORATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07917895 ICHCSL LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07923287 NEW COLLEGE NOTTINGHAM LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07923591 SRI RAM LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07895570 SHAMVISION LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07903570 C3 ADVANCED LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07904421 PIPPA HODGSON LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07913800 PRO-VISION FOOTBALL LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07916957 PHOENIX TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07926569 MEVACO LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07895663 PORTCULLIS HOUSE LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07909796 MILLZIES CARE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07923035 FERNLEY ASSOCIATES LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07924973 REAL TONE MEDIA LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07928839 NUPTIA LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07909213 ECMC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07915878 DIVERSE SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 19 Jan 2012
    07901015 MJ ZOE LTD 09 Jan 2012