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
    08133483 THE BRIDGE BRASSERIE LTD. 06 Jul 2012
    08137371 FORCA MARKETING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08138478 C & R HOSPITALITY LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08142503 CORNERSTONE ADVERTISING LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08152993 PX9 LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08154939 VISIONARY ORGANISATION LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08159522 PROSAILOR LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08159962 MJM ORGANIZATION LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08141460 THE OPPORTUNITIES FUND 12 Jul 2012
    08148055 NEW LEAF FINANCE LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08149525 BC TECH LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08154868 C2L CARE TO LEARN LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08155438 EMUK LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08157445 SPIRIT SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT AND MEDIA LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08163078 TRENT SURGERY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163376 LSK TECHNOLOGIES LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08163423 CASTLEGATE 693 LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08136573 PJL TELECOM SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08139573 NOTTINGHAM GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08146002 YOUR SPANISH COLLEAGUE LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08148005 DIRECT AUTO BODY REPAIRS LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08155312 NAROOMIS SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08160965 WALCOTE MANAGEMENT LTD 30 Jul 2012
    08161497 GRIFFIN VETERINARY LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08126526 EDU BASKET LIMITED 02 Jul 2012