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
    09201660 KEST LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09201965 CLEAR WATER SUPPLIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09205184 J P LEISURE (LINCOLN) LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09208027 MINDFORYOU LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09213590 CURRYLOUNGE DINING LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09218243 A. LEE & CO. LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09219267 TIMEOUT KAFE LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09219785 BRENTON SMITH LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09220231 HOWARD HOMES OF INGLEBY LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222844 PRESTIGE MOTOR TRADING LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09223353 THE LITTLE RETREAT DAY SPA LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09234539 ON TARGET RESOURCING LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09235109 BEAUMONT BLACK LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09197526 BOND-PARRISH LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09199364 LACESSO LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09200214 DIMAR ENG. SERVICES LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09203086 MINI RABBIT LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09205576 MY TENNIS LOUGHBOROUGH LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09212391 TANGENTA LINE LTD. 10 Sep 2014
    09212526 NEBESA BLUE LTD. 10 Sep 2014
    09212694 DOUBLEDURBINA LTD. 10 Sep 2014
    09212729 GRANITSTONE LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09212843 FAST PASSER LTD. 10 Sep 2014
    09212908 DYMISKI SWORD LTD. 10 Sep 2014
    09212910 COSITER METAL LTD. 10 Sep 2014