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Nottinghamshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire 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 2012)

    A total of 1,339 companies were registered in Nottinghamshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NottinghamshireUK
    20121,339131,491
    20111,252116,391
    % change6.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (1,361) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012412488439
    New companies in 2011362401489
    % change13.8%21.7%-10.2%
    Record Year2012 (412)2012 (488)2007 (593)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 686 companies were dissolved in Nottinghamshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NottinghamshireUK
    201268667,576
    201194690,986
    % change-27.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (1,049) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012243232211
    Closed companies in 2011342286318
    % change-28.9%-18.9%-34%
    Record Year2011 (342)2011 (286)2009 (582)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Nottinghamshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 653 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NottinghamshireUK
    201265363,915
    201130625,405
    Record Year 2003 (932) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012169256228
    Net growth in 201120115171
    Record Year2003 (238)2003 (266)2003 (428)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Nottinghamshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Nottinghamshire
    20121.0%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20091.2%
    20081.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.1%1.1%
    % change-2.4%4.1%-16.0%
    Record Year1968 (2.6%)1975 (1.9%)1974 (2.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Nottinghamshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Nottinghamshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.70%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    NOTTINGHAM1.38%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%PROPERTY2.37%
    ELECTRICAL1.05%TRADING2.07%
    CARE0.98%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRAINING0.86%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.86%BUSINESS1.73%
    DESIGN0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    SECURITY0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.76%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.74%J1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.74%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.69%GLOBAL1.50%
    J0.69%IT1.40%
    BUILDING0.69%CARE1.34%
    SYSTEMS0.67%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOLDINGS0.60%M1.27%
    S0.57%BUILDING1.24%
    MARKETING0.53%ENERGY1.20%
    P0.53%S1.20%
    SDI0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,009216,665
    7487 - Other business activities48052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified28435,233
    99999 - Dormant Company25925,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20819,704
    9999 - Dormant Company18618,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy14412,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14214,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified12413,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1159,892
    74990 - Non-trading company869,729
    7499 - Non-trading company839,102
    7260 - Other computer related activities787,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities778,145
    9305 - Other service activities738,818
    86900 - Other human health activities685,066
    43210 - Electrical installation673,573
    41100 - Development of building projects624,984
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified603,931
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply576,934

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932251 RUBIX ORGANISATION LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07937056 AJB PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07942712 YORKE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07942911 N & D LIQUID REFRESHMENTS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945398 MANROLAND SHEETFED (UK) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07957433 WARWICK ORGANISATION LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07933987 IN-HOUSE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07937825 LEWEIL LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07946478 ASHMOUNT HILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948935 OURKOUPON LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07954288 ALLERGY EAST LEAKE LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07956413 DUNES FISHING LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07956435 HAZCO I.S. LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07956602 RIO FERDINAND FOUNDATION 20 Feb 2012
    07958808 PARK CIRCUS COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07962191 MKNA LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962197 ABERCORN INVESTMENTS GLASGOW LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962251 LAWTON RISE HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964002 SALTIRE PRESSURE CONTROL PROJECTS LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07966830 THE CROWN INN (OLD DALBY) LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07968499 TRUEMAN AT FREISTON LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07930840 PROLIANCE CONSULTING LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07933842 IPS PEARCE LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07935766 INDEPENDENT LIFE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07939131 OPTIMUK (OPTIMISATION UK) LTD 07 Feb 2012