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Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,300 companies were registered in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)NottinghamUK
    20141,300150,722
    20131,060134,802
    % change22.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (1,300) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014385431484
    New companies in 2013344347369
    % change11.9%24.2%31.2%
    Record Year2014 (385)2014 (431)2014 (484)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 671 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)NottinghamUK
    201467182,370
    201354577,914
    % change23.1%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (773) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014214222235
    Closed companies in 201327292181
    % change-21.3%141.3%30%
    Record Year2013 (272)2014 (222)2009 (434)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 629 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)NottinghamUK
    201462968,352
    201351556,888
    Record Year 2014 (629) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014171209249
    Net growth in 201372255188
    Record Year2003 (183)2013 (255)2002 (370)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Nottingham formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Nottingham
    20140.9%
    20130.8%
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.8%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.8%0.8%
    % change4.7%14.7%9.5%
    Record Year1922 (1.7%)1978 (1.2%)2002 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    27.7% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.78%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.66%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    NOTTINGHAM1.42%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.07%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%TRADING2.05%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.87%LONDON1.88%
    CARE0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%CARE1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUSINESS0.73%DESIGN1.75%
    TRADING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    IT0.64%BUSINESS1.71%
    S0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DESIGN0.62%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    J0.60%GLOBAL1.58%
    GLOBAL0.60%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.60%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%MEDIA1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%IT1.33%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%TRANSPORT1.30%
    LTM0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    TRAINING0.53%M1.21%
    BUILDING0.51%CAPITAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,946280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company35447,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management31537,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25256,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities19427,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15526,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13418,491
    86900 - Other human health activities12010,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1009,358
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9312,813
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate919,284
    74990 - Non-trading company9014,135
    62012 - Business and domestic software development869,509
    41100 - Development of building projects719,855
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified705,876
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified698,155
    43210 - Electrical installation665,885
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation664,866
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment586,236
    56302 - Public houses and bars585,732

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08873234 MACH INTERIORS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08879753 MAJOR SAVINGS LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08880597 NINJAR STUDIOS LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08881438 TECH-WORLD NOTTINGHAM LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08887832 PEEKO OUTSOURCING LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08904318 THE ROSE INN (STRELLEY) LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08904937 WORDNERD LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08910830 VOCATION BREWERY LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08912002 P13RCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08914591 LR CASTLES LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08914785 SEED COMMUNITY PROJECTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08873762 MUD EVENTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08877259 ARVIKA LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08877968 SCIURUS BIOPHARMA LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08883052 HERBERT MORGAN LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08892103 GLOZIER ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08900159 HOMENETWORK TECHNOLOGIES LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08903953 PERRY HENRY ESTATES LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08904534 SMARTER HOMES LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08904602 COCKADOODLEDO LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08904998 YORKTOWN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08912322 WOODHOUSE MAY LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08913887 JUXTACLIP VIDEO LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08873068 RAPID SOLUTIONS NOTTINGHAM LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08900989 EBIGGA LTD 18 Feb 2014

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