Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

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
    08919733 BLUE GRANITE PARK LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920553 BITTER LOLLIPOP LTD. 03 Mar 2014
    08921455 UK BOUNCY CASTLES LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08931310 MANOR FARM DAIRY PRODUCTS LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08938835 MAIL SUPPLIES EAST LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08941507 RELM STORE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943725 MAPS AND LEGENDS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08943728 SIMPLY FED LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08945448 ORSTON PROJECTS LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08948667 MAXIMUM MAINTENANCE LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    OC392091 NIVA NAILS LLP 21 Mar 2014
    08953690 BEN MARSHALL MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08955325 Q HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08958419 MAVERICK MEDIA SALES LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959918 EAST MIDLANDS PAEDIATRIC CARE LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08961750 MARLBOROUGH HALL LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08967800 PR BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08968809 NOTTINGHAM AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08920349 RUSHCLIFFE PRE-SCHOOL (NOTTINGHAM) LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08926913 BRAINSTORM COMPANIES LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927962 CHURCH DRIVE 1971 LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08930296 SIMPLE CAPITAL LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08934884 FORD ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08935534 BOMBAY NOTTINGHAM LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08943037 B.A CREATIVE HAIR LTD 17 Mar 2014