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
    08166676 LETSFIXIT LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08170089 NOVUS TRANSFORM LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08180072 PINNACLE LEASEHOLDERS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181345 GLOBAL TRADING TABLE LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08189476 VDIWARE LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08193799 QUALITY 4 STUDENTS LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196694 WORKBOX (UK) LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08196805 GHC (UK) LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08165967 PROJECTEIGHTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08170426 SS AVIS LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08170969 LIONS ENTERPRISE E.T LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171548 FUNCTIONISTA LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08173399 RICGREY LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173756 CONVERGED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08176781 ARLIDGE CONSULTING LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179277 SABRI SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180631 A.H.M SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08183073 SITEWATCH UK SYSTEMS LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08183097 PB PROPERTIES (GRANTHAM) LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08166283 FAR EAST REMITTANCE SERVICES LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08176134 VISION FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08182580 GRANGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08185391 CHRISTONIAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08196970 BUXTON PRESTIGE LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08183858 BUZZ ADVERTISING LIMITED 17 Aug 2012