Nottinghamshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Nottinghamshire 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 2012)

    A total of 1,233 companies were registered in Nottinghamshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NottinghamshireUK
    20121,233118,868
    20111,280114,512
    % change-3.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (1,352) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012424405404
    New companies in 2011422446412
    % change0.5%-9.2%-1.9%
    Record Year2003 (490)2011 (446)2003 (489)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 862 companies were dissolved in Nottinghamshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NottinghamshireUK
    201286274,772
    201182772,230
    % change4.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,352) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012353290219
    Closed companies in 2011283266278
    % change24.7%9.0%-21%
    Record Year2012 (353)2008 (642)2009 (655)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Nottinghamshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 371 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NottinghamshireUK
    201237144,096
    201145342,282
    Record Year 2003 (861) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201271115185
    Net growth in 2011139180134
    Record Year2003 (288)2003 (238)2003 (335)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Nottinghamshire
    20121.0%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20091.1%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (1.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.2%1.1%
    % change-9.8%-8.5%-3.0%
    Record Year1970 (2.2%)1977 (1.9%)1968 (2.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Nottinghamshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Nottinghamshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.53%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    NOTTINGHAM1.11%PROPERTY2.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.93%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.83%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CARE0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.75%BUSINESS1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUILDING0.67%MEDIA1.68%
    SECURITY0.63%LONDON1.67%
    J0.62%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.62%GLOBAL1.54%
    R0.60%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    M0.58%IT1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUSINESS0.57%CARE1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.55%M1.27%
    SYSTEMS0.55%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    SDI0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRADING0.53%S1.17%
    MARKETING0.53%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,128228,243
    99999 - Dormant Company39537,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified37550,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30728,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities19321,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16620,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified16614,809
    7487 - Other business activities13816,361
    74990 - Non-trading company13313,641
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10711,950
    86900 - Other human health activities1047,550
    43210 - Electrical installation995,151
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate956,519
    41100 - Development of building projects907,545
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet855,760
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified784,361
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities745,935
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation713,880
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified706,008
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles664,070

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08213067 DAVID HALFORD ENGINEERING LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08226021 LAUREL ROAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227484 CAMPBELL-TURNER CATERING COMPANY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228415 PROJECT 3 ARCHITECTURE LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08209000 WAVEBECK LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211719 WALDO PROPERTIES LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08212672 THE LACE MARKET QUARTER LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08216189 IAG DISTRIBUTION CONSULTANTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08218601 LAN LETTINGS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08218650 SMACOM LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219189 ORCHARD HEAT & POWER LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08222440 SAINTISH MONSTER LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223501 RA ELMES LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08231855 CASTLEGATE 698 LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232210 SPORTYKIDSCLOTHING LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08202531 ARDEMIC LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205018 BIGGERIMPACT LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08206981 DEVINE ATTENDANTS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08211695 BRIGHT BLUE FOODS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08215403 SHADOW INNOVATIONS (GB) LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08217376 AMBITIOUS DIGITAL LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219857 RKM CORPORATION LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222970 RICHARD CAYLESS PRESTIGE LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224453 ASSOCIATED CREDIT MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226502 PARVIZ PARTOW LIMITED 24 Sep 2012