Nottinghamshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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

    A total of 2,231 companies were registered in Nottinghamshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 29.8% 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)NottinghamshireUK
    20152,231161,156
    20141,719150,722
    % change29.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (2,231) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015909624698
    New companies in 2014516561642
    % change76.2%11.2%8.7%
    Record Year2015 (909)2015 (624)2015 (698)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 1,045 companies were dissolved in Nottinghamshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 18.9% 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)NottinghamshireUK
    20151,04589,523
    201487982,370
    % change18.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (1,049) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015271364410
    Closed companies in 2014276300303
    % change-1.8%21.3%35%
    Record Year2013 (370)2015 (364)2009 (582)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Nottinghamshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 1,186 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NottinghamshireUK
    20151,18671,633
    201484068,352
    Record Year 2015 (1,186) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015638260288
    Net growth in 2014240261339
    Record Year2015 (638)2013 (349)2002 (428)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Nottinghamshire formed 1.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Nottinghamshire
    20151.4%
    20141.1%
    20131.1%
    20121.0%
    20111.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.9%1.2%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20141.1%1.2%1.2%
    % change72.8%2.5%-0.9%
    Record Year2015 (1.9%)1990 (1.4%)2002 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% 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 Nottinghamshire was in 2008 when 34.2% of all directors were female.

    25.1% of all director appointments in Nottinghamshire 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
    MANAGEMENT1.47%CONSULTING5.23%
    PROPERTY1.27%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.19%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ELECTRICAL1.10%PROPERTY2.72%
    NOTTINGHAM0.89%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.80%ENGINEERING2.12%
    NEW0.69%LONDON1.91%
    ENGINEERING0.68%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTIES0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    OLD0.67%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    J0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    BLUE0.62%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SDI0.56%CO.,1.58%
    S0.56%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    (NOTTINGHAM)0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%GLOBAL1.46%
    HOUSE0.49%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BUILDING0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    R0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    FITNESS0.49%IT1.30%
    TRADING0.48%MEDIA1.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,981288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company51549,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management45143,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified38658,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29830,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified21429,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified19419,098
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate16611,600
    86900 - Other human health activities16613,990
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet15910,200
    41100 - Development of building projects14011,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities12512,862
    74990 - Non-trading company12313,794
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1199,080
    56302 - Public houses and bars1146,355
    43210 - Electrical installation1126,139
    49410 - Freight transport by road11112,485
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1059,651
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation935,331
    86210 - General medical practice activities934,793

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09431431 BOLHAM HALL FOODS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09438950 RED DIARY INNS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09440465 GAS 4 ANY LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09442769 303 SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09452233 THE CRUSTY COB (TUXFORD) LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09454104 KINGFISHER INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09460000 OPEN DOOR PROPERTY AUCTIONS LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09460057 OPEN DOOR PROPERTY SALES LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09416099 VALORIZER ENTERPRISES LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09418204 UCD CONCEPT LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09419258 ONE DROP DISTRIBUTION LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09424221 SCREEN 22 LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09425267 LEGGE LANE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09427554 BALTIC FINANCE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09433322 HARREN LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09438343 ZMU LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09442661 48-50 BATH STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09455632 VOYAGER SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09456072 SMART ACCOUNTANCY AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09458084 COGS CLINICAL COACHING AND CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09460158 PERRYMEAD ESTATES LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09417265 BULMEN LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417329 VAMPINO LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417333 PURIVO LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09417376 DIGITZY LTD. 02 Feb 2015