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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
    07931368 LAHAIR LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07932791 ONJANCE 1 LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07933039 WATTS 1946 LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07946478 ASHMOUNT HILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947567 MOTOT LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07952967 THIS MOTOR LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953269 CARE COMM 2011 LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07962197 ABERCORN INVESTMENTS GLASGOW LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962251 LAWTON RISE HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962294 CASTLEGATE 682 LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963370 SEASONS SPRINGSIDE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07965097 AQUINAS FOUNDATION LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07966137 SIGNATORY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07969826 EQUITYSURE (UK) LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07933842 IPS PEARCE LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07934121 BRIAN HOW KITCHENS & BEDROOMS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07939131 OPTIMUK (OPTIMISATION UK) LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07940342 SAGAN SYSTEMS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07941085 AUTO LODGE LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07946551 FLOSSONIC LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07947016 NAIR'S BOOK-KEEPING LTD. 13 Feb 2012
    07948203 PRETTY IN BLUSH LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950705 I-DRIVE VAN HIRE LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07952410 I-DRIVE CAR AND VAN HIRE LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07962269 IFTN LIMITED 23 Feb 2012