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
    08129485 SUNNYZ CONSULTANT LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130742 SAFEGODS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133526 THE AVENUE MANAGEMENT (2012) LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08135721 KDG ELECTRICAL LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08138299 PERFECTLY ENGLISH LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08141460 THE OPPORTUNITIES FUND 12 Jul 2012
    08146650 MERITOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08150091 BBOXX SOLAR PAKISTAN LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08157082 PLANETBOWLS LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08157098 DANDELION INVESTMENTS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08157703 PULSE CUSTOMISED CLOTHING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08163135 ORCHARD SELBY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163417 CASTLEGATE 690 LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08125532 SB & CO (UK) LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08134306 BASIC PREMIER LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08147736 KLEMENTS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08148005 DIRECT AUTO BODY REPAIRS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08150914 ENCOM WHOLESALE LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151193 ZEPHOD LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08160535 ALPHA ONE HEALTH CARE LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08163420 TMG SUPPORT LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08129418 GOLDEN BALLOON LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08131397 WESTDALE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08144449 TOPCOVER ROOFING SYSTEMS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08150161 3R TECHNOLOGIES LTD 19 Jul 2012