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
    08404654 THE EFFECTIVE ENGLISH COMPANY LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08404999 CENTREST LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08405281 INTEGRAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08409243 OUTRIDER COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08411138 GRAYSTACKS CASTLE BOULEVARD LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08413552 PPN RA LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08418229 SDN CONSULTANCY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08388003 KANG (UK) LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08395431 GLOBAL CONTRACT INTERIORS LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08399126 NEIL BARKS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08399461 KAICO LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08402827 DNM ELECTRICAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403363 AEDA THE ARTS ACADEMY LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08404153 FA ENTERPRISES LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08406702 SOOTHE LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08410226 FOODS STATION LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08415425 HELEN GREENE CONSULTING LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08416840 HARDSLACKS LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08388467 WALLACE HOLDEN PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08403587 HOME STYLE WINDOWS DOORS & CONSERVATORIES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08411137 DENHABBY ACINOM LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08411816 MR KIRK LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08415876 ARNBUILD LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08419575 THIRTYSIX CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08387874 THE OLD VOLO LIMITED 04 Feb 2013