Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,330 companies were registered in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 31.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NottinghamUK
    20141,330143,414
    20131,013132,684
    % change31.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (1,330) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014456393481
    New companies in 2013367306340
    % change24.3%28.4%41.5%
    Record Year2014 (456)2014 (393)2014 (481)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 850 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NottinghamUK
    2014850101,670
    201374186,170
    % change14.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (980) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014297233320
    Closed companies in 2013213252276
    % change39.4%-7.5%16%
    Record Year2014 (297)2008 (481)2009 (475)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 480 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)NottinghamUK
    201448041,744
    201327246,514
    Record Year 2014 (480) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014159160161
    Net growth in 20131545464
    Record Year2003 (204)2003 (170)2003 (242)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Nottingham
    20140.9%
    20130.8%
    20120.8%
    20110.8%
    20100.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.9%0.9%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20130.8%0.7%0.8%
    % change12.9%22.4%29.8%
    Record Year1971 (1.5%)1965 (1.7%)1977 (1.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Nottingham was in 2005 when 29.4% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    NOTTINGHAM1.26%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY1.09%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CARE0.77%TRADING2.00%
    ENGINEERING0.75%LONDON1.95%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.73%CARE1.94%
    TRADING0.70%TRANSPORT1.76%
    J0.69%DESIGN1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.62%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    BUILDING0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    IT0.60%BUSINESS1.62%
    DESIGN0.59%J1.53%
    S0.57%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRAINING0.56%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    R0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    HOUSE0.49%CO.,1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    BUSINESS0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    MEDIA0.47%IT1.30%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,915278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company36248,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management34240,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24957,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities21429,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14428,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13918,890
    86900 - Other human health activities12711,807
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1059,914
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate9810,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9412,795
    74990 - Non-trading company9114,006
    41100 - Development of building projects8910,604
    62012 - Business and domestic software development809,675
    56302 - Public houses and bars776,056
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified778,501
    43210 - Electrical installation765,922
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation685,083
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets686,327
    49410 - Freight transport by road679,960

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09112713 THE LIMES (CATISFIELD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09116522 HADI DISTRIBUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09120786 GEORGE MILLS CONSULTANCY LTD. 08 Jul 2014
    09132743 GAMMA 1234 UK LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09138460 LAYETTE LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09143039 MORGAN PIDCOCK PROPERTIES LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09143321 LONDON BOROUGH PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09145512 HIDDEN GEM BAR & CAFE LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09108956 JAMES ALEXANDER FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD. 01 Jul 2014
    09108972 MATURATIS LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09108985 MARIASH LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09109074 LOBODA LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09109185 NEBESA LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09109186 NAVALA LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09109245 NEIMAR LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09109486 MAC PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112274 SPARKGLEAM LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09116715 JINKY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09117259 IP CORE LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09118373 SHARPE IT ENGINEERS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09125400 STRATTON LONDON LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09129690 SAXONDALE HIRE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130189 BUSITCM LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09132191 SKYBLUE CONTRACTING (UK) LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09135185 ZIPWIRE SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jul 2014