Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,060 companies were registered in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NottinghamUK
    20131,060134,802
    2012976131,491
    % change8.6%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (1,060) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013344347369
    New companies in 2012290365321
    % change18.6%-4.9%15.0%
    Record Year2013 (344)2012 (365)2002 (460)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 545 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NottinghamUK
    201354577,914
    201248067,576
    % change13.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (773) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201327292181
    Closed companies in 2012155168157
    % change75.5%-45.2%15%
    Record Year2013 (272)2010 (204)2009 (434)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 515 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)NottinghamUK
    201351556,888
    201249663,915
    Record Year 2007 (536) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201372255188
    Net growth in 2012135197164
    Record Year2003 (183)2013 (255)2002 (370)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Nottingham formed 0.8% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Nottingham
    20130.8%
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    20090.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.8%0.7%
    % change6.3%-5.6%18.8%
    Record Year1922 (1.7%)1978 (1.2%)2002 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Nottingham was in 2008 when 33.2% of all directors were female.

    32.0% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.69%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.40%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    NOTTINGHAM1.38%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.97%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.76%DESIGN1.79%
    J0.76%ENGINEERING1.78%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTIES0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    MEDIA0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CARE0.66%MEDIA1.63%
    M0.62%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.60%J1.56%
    BUILDING0.58%CARE1.46%
    DESIGN0.58%IT1.43%
    R0.56%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    IT0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ACADEMY0.56%M1.25%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%BUILDING1.21%
    SERVICE0.52%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENGINEERING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    BUSINESS0.52%TRAINING1.17%
    CENTRE0.52%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,690249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company30243,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25854,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management25732,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16324,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14423,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified11616,448
    74990 - Non-trading company10914,129
    86900 - Other human health activities978,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9312,664
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate787,507
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet697,199
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified675,062
    62012 - Business and domestic software development658,099
    43210 - Electrical installation645,625
    41100 - Development of building projects618,637
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis555,104
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation554,332
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets535,186
    61200 - Wireless telecommunications activities52659

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08427231 BLACK BUBBLE LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08430569 RDHQ LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08433989 GIFTED4GOOD LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08443364 MEDICITY NOTTINGHAM LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08449942 DCH LAW LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08450548 SEYMOUR & RUTLAND (SERVICES) LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08450857 APNA FOOD LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08451103 A M LNC LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08451228 GODSGIFTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08451513 S & K INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452008 THE OLIVE TREE SANDWICH BAR & COFFEE LOUNGE LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    OC383715 S J MEAR AND SON LLP 25 Mar 2013
    08462044 UZITFOCUS LTD. 26 Mar 2013
    08433852 ACCIDENT CAR HIRE NOTTINGHAM LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08437911 PEDRAM & PARNIAN LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08440380 TAYLOR INDUSTRIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08451109 BANGLADEXP LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452956 KLEEN HOMES LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08456302 OILFIELD STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08457220 AND THEN DESIGN LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08460186 BADGERS BADGERS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08463543 THE BEAUTY LOUNGE SHOP LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08425890 JNONI LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08441690 BLOOMERS DAY SERVICE LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08448817 RACKING & STORAGE SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Mar 2013