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
    09466109 UK MUNICIPAL.COM LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09474679 C. A. MARLOR MEMORIALS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09475026 A1 TILL ROLLS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09480967 THE RIVER EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09489805 APEX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09491633 JS INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09494973 THE BED CHAMBERS LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09498286 BKT HOSPITALITY LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09498839 HYPER WORLDWIDE LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09465304 TIM SCOTT ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466931 FLAT CAP DEVELOPMENTS LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09481567 NETPOSITIVE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09482139 BAILEYS SERVICES LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09491892 ALDERAZI LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09493395 MOBO MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496647 NOOR JAHAN EATERY LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09498773 AMPCO 111 LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09502182 BEAUMONT CHAPMAN LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09504386 T. BAILEY HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09518706 KALI EDUCATION LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09520557 HOUSE OF WINDOWS LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09470259 OBVIOUS THINGS LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09472023 ADRIAN HALLOWELL LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09474360 HOLLOWSTONE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09474499 MOBILEBUZZ LTD 06 Mar 2015