Nottinghamshire
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2012 was a record year for company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous second half year.
- Q4 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous Q4.
- November 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous November.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous October.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous October.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
2012 was a record year for company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any year in history.
A total of 5,104 companies were formed in Nottinghamshire in 2012. This total is 4.4% higher than in 2011 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year Nottinghamshire UK 2012 5,104 491,893 2011 4,888 452,870 2010 4,343 400,358 2009 4,016 362,675 2008 4,063 349,203 Record Year 2012 (5,104) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2012 a total of 2,499 companies were formed in Nottinghamshire. This figure is 2.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Nottinghamshire occurred in 2012 when a total of 2,499 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Nottinghamshire UK 2012 2,499 238,743 2011 2,449 224,135 % change 2.0% 6.5% Record Year 2012 (2,499) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Q4 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 1,266 companies were registered in Nottinghamshire during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Nottinghamshire UK 2012 1,266 119,875 2011 1,169 109,623 % change 8.3% 9.4% Record Year 2012 (1,266) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
November 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous November.
October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 486 458 322 New companies in 2011 423 420 326 % change 14.9% 9.0% -1.2% Record Year 2012 (486) 2012 (458) 2011 (326)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 3,270 companies were dissolved in Nottinghamshire in 2012. This total is 6.4% lower than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Nottinghamshire UK 2012 3,270 293,728 2011 3,492 314,524 2010 3,807 342,233 2009 5,235 533,787 2008 2,255 237,873 Record Year 2009 (5,235) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 1,752 companies were dissolved in Nottinghamshire. This figure is 1.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in Nottinghamshire occurred in 2009 when a total of 2,214 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Nottinghamshire UK 2012 1,752 145,934 2011 1,726 152,213 % change 1.5% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (2,214) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 874 companies were dissolved in Nottinghamshire during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Nottinghamshire UK 2012 874 70,026 2011 898 79,983 % change -2.7% -12.4% Record Year 2011 (898) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Nottinghamshire when compared to any previous October.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 411 270 193 Closed companies in 2011 228 334 336 % change 80.3% -19.2% -43% Record Year 2012 (411) 2010 (353) 2011 (336)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 1,834 companies were added to the company register for Nottinghamshire in 2012. This number represents growth of 37.5% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 438 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2003 when the Nottinghamshire company register grew by 3,475 companies.
Year Nottinghamshire UK 2012 1,834 198,165 2011 1,396 138,346 2010 536 58,125 2009 -1,219 -171,112 2008 1,808 111,330 Record Year 2003 (3,475) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 the company register for Nottinghamshire increased by 747 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Nottinghamshire UK 2012 747 92,809 2011 723 71,922 Record Year 2003 (1,589) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Net company growth for Nottinghamshire during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was 392 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Nottinghamshire UK 2012 392 49,849 2011 271 29,640 Record Year 2003 (728) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 75 188 129 Net growth in 2011 195 86 -10 Record Year 2008 (319) 2003 (232) 2002 (202)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 Nottinghamshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies. This is a decline on 2011 when Nottinghamshire was responsible for 1.1% of all UK companies.
Year Nottinghamshire 2012 1.0% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.1% 2008 1.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (1.6%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 Nottinghamshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 1.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Nottinghamshire 2012 1.0% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (1.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Nottinghamshire formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Nottinghamshire 2012 1.1% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.0% 2008 1.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 1.1% 1.1% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% % change -3.5% 3.8% -3.9% Record Year 1976 (2.6%) 1964 (2.6%) 1967 (2.2%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in Nottinghamshire was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Nottinghamshire in 2012 was 32.8%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in Nottinghamshire was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
26.4% of all director appointments in Nottinghamshire in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Nottinghamshire was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
24.7% of all director appointments in Nottinghamshire in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.65% CONSULTING 5.15% CONSULTING 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.31% NOTTINGHAM 1.10% PROPERTY 2.40% PROPERTY 1.01% TRADING 2.03% ELECTRICAL 0.96% DESIGN 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.82% J 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.79% CARE 0.79% BUSINESS 1.76% (NOTTINGHAM) 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.75% DESIGN 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.65% LONDON 1.69% SECURITY 0.64% MEDIA 1.69% BUILDING 0.62% GLOBAL 1.59% MEDIA 0.61% J 1.57% PROPERTIES 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.46% BUSINESS 0.61% IT 1.43% M 0.59% CARE 1.39% CONSULTANTS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.34% R 0.57% M 1.26% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% BUILDING 1.23% S 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.21% INVESTMENTS 0.54% TRAINING 1.18% IT 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.52% SECURITY 1.17%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 2,195 236,139 99999 - Dormant Company 424 40,648 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 376 52,427 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 328 30,396 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 193 23,256 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 175 22,058 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 166 15,572 74990 - Non-trading company 137 13,808 62090 - Other information technology service activities 111 12,291 86900 - Other human health activities 105 7,866 43210 - Electrical installation 102 5,304 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 98 6,971 41100 - Development of building projects 94 7,980 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 90 6,307 7487 - Other business activities 88 10,703 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 79 6,419 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 78 6,177 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 75 4,677 62012 - Business and domestic software development 74 7,446 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 73 4,290
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