Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 1,766 companies were registered in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 35.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NottinghamUK
    20151,766161,156
    20141,300150,722
    % change35.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,766) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015778468520
    New companies in 2014385431484
    % change102.1%8.6%7.4%
    Record Year2015 (778)2015 (468)2015 (520)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 747 companies were dissolved in Nottingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 11.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NottinghamUK
    201574789,523
    201467182,370
    % change11.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (773) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Nottingham when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015208261278
    Closed companies in 2014214222235
    % change-2.8%17.6%18%
    Record Year2013 (272)2015 (261)2009 (434)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Nottingham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,019 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NottinghamUK
    20151,01971,633
    201462968,352
    Record Year 2015 (1,019) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Nottingham when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015570207242
    Net growth in 2014171209249
    Record Year2015 (570)2013 (255)2002 (370)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Nottingham formed 1.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Nottingham
    20151.1%
    20140.9%
    20130.8%
    20120.7%
    20110.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (1.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.6%0.9%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20140.8%0.9%0.9%
    % change98.2%0.0%-2.1%
    Record Year1922 (1.7%)1978 (1.2%)2002 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    24.0% of all director appointments in Nottingham in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.24%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.10%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.05%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    NOTTINGHAM1.04%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.78%CARE2.13%
    NEW0.78%ENGINEERING2.12%
    OLD0.76%LONDON1.91%
    BLUE0.73%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.73%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.61%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.60%CO.,1.58%
    CONSTRUCTION0.48%J1.55%
    TRADING0.48%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HOUSE0.48%BUSINESS1.49%
    S0.47%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HEALTHCARE0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    RED0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    BUILDING0.44%IT1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.41%MEDIA1.28%
    R0.41%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,090288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company35049,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management34743,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25058,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities24330,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15529,218
    86900 - Other human health activities14213,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified14019,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate11811,600
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet11610,200
    41100 - Development of building projects10611,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9212,862
    62012 - Business and domestic software development859,651
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified819,080
    43210 - Electrical installation806,139
    86101 - Hospital activities785,043
    86210 - General medical practice activities744,793
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation735,331
    56302 - Public houses and bars726,355
    74990 - Non-trading company7213,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09416099 VALORIZER ENTERPRISES LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09417677 Y2 LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09418204 UCD CONCEPT LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09430343 FRIAR 155 LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430496 LAURA E CLARK LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09430500 WENDY HOOLEY LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09431700 MORGAN FAIRFORD LTD 10 Feb 2015
    09432231 HA2 DEEPDALE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09432406 CAVENDISH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09433322 HARREN LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09438395 M PERRIN & SON LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09455632 VOYAGER SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09456380 RUSHCLIFFE CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09461827 VESPER GLOBAL OPERATIONS LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09417231 URBU LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417281 CAFEZA LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417314 CULTURO LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417376 DIGITZY LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417543 JACI LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417759 HONORIN LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417787 STYLLA LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09420299 STEKY LTD. 03 Feb 2015
    09420342 RUNAVA LTD. 03 Feb 2015
    09420385 ACKO LTD. 03 Feb 2015
    09420448 EASY ERGONOMICS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015