Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 901 companies were registered in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NottinghamUK
    2012901118,868
    2011912114,512
    % change-1.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (955) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012316308277
    New companies in 2011312314286
    % change1.3%-1.9%-3.1%
    Record Year2003 (347)2011 (314)2003 (349)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 624 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NottinghamUK
    201262474,772
    201158972,230
    % change5.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (981) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012252206166
    Closed companies in 2011209179201
    % change20.6%15.1%-17%
    Record Year2012 (252)2008 (481)2009 (477)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 277 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NottinghamUK
    201227744,096
    201132342,282
    Record Year 2003 (615) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201264102111
    Net growth in 201110313585
    Record Year2003 (204)2003 (169)2003 (242)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Nottingham formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Nottingham
    20120.8%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.7%
    20080.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.8%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.7%
    % change-9.1%-1.1%-4.2%
    Record Year1967 (1.9%)1965 (1.7%)1968 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.4% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.71%CONSULTING5.05%
    NOTTINGHAM1.39%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%PROPERTY2.35%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.96%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%DESIGN1.87%
    CARE0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.66%BUSINESS1.72%
    DESIGN0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SYSTEMS0.60%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDING0.60%LONDON1.67%
    R0.58%J1.55%
    ACADEMY0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    SECURITY0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    TRADING0.53%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%CARE1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.53%M1.27%
    IT0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENGINEERING0.49%S1.17%
    J0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,442331,455
    7487 - Other business activities21435,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18433,677
    99999 - Dormant Company15725,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13019,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11214,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9013,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy818,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified779,891
    9999 - Dormant Company7512,598
    74990 - Non-trading company639,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities577,869
    86900 - Other human health activities574,998
    43210 - Electrical installation473,387
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet453,712
    41100 - Development of building projects424,965
    7260 - Other computer related activities404,979
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities374,119
    7499 - Non-trading company376,164
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified372,823

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199293 FUNKY HOUSE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08200959 COCO SUBSTRATES LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08204175 MONK ESTATES (MANCHESTER) LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08209871 LIS AND NEIL STOCK EDUCATION CONSULTANTS LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211719 WALDO PROPERTIES LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08220269 MPA BROUGHTON LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223690 REGENERCO SOLAR LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08230219 CATHSAR LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231836 CASTLEGATE LAMBOURNE LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08203780 APN CONSULTANTS LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08215182 DOORWAY ACCOUNTS LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215338 SOUTH WEST AUDIT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217376 AMBITIOUS DIGITAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08222414 JOHN FORTIS MUSIC LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08222621 TEES VIEW ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08226502 PARVIZ PARTOW LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08233347 BASM DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08203663 MARTIN MORGAN SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204529 DETONATE UK LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08213019 VHOPTOM LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08218908 VENT MEDIA LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08228487 ADH COMMODITIES LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229419 GEDLING GARAGE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08200629 MILLYKINS HAND KNITTED CLOTHING, GIFTS AND GOODIES LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08211823 MAYTIME TRAVEL LTD 12 Sep 2012