Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 144 companies were registered in Kettering during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)KetteringUK
    2010144105,137
    200912091,034
    % change20.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (167) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010514548
    New companies in 2009353550
    % change45.7%28.6%-4.0%
    Record Year2006 (65)2007 (58)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)KetteringUK
    20107982,677
    200997108,060
    % change-18.6%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010252826
    Closed companies in 2009112165
    % change127.3%33.3%-60%
    Record Year2006 (33)2008 (29)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 65 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)KetteringUK
    20106522,460
    200923-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (96) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010261722
    Net growth in 20092414-15
    Record Year2003 (36)2007 (30)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Kettering
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change35.2%10.2%-20.3%
    Record Year1975 (1.6%)1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Kettering was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.3% of all director appointments in Kettering in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.45%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    PROPERTY1.34%CONSULTING4.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS1.01%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    J1.01%PROPERTY2.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    KETTERING0.89%TRADING1.93%
    (KETTERING)0.89%DESIGN1.91%
    TRAINING0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    D0.78%MEDIA1.84%
    B0.78%BUSINESS1.74%
    DESIGN0.78%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    SYSTEMS0.56%ENGINEERING1.54%
    BUSINESS0.56%J1.48%
    R0.56%LONDON1.45%
    TRADING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    HOUSE0.56%GROUP1.37%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    CLEANING0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CARE0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    HEATING0.45%CARE1.33%
    CENTRE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SECURITY0.45%M1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.45%SYSTEMS1.25%
    POWER0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied184228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6126,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2917,003
    6024 - Freight transport by road203,665
    99999 - Dormant Company2013,808
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    49410 - Freight transport by road152,152
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    9305 - Other service activities149,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    7499 - Non-trading company1215,398
    74990 - Non-trading company108,149
    7011 - Development & sell real estate85,300
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,143
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,069
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract72,355
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply79,659
    43210 - Electrical installation63,163

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209964 LA BELLE ESPERANCE LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07209549 YOUR SOLAR CENTRE LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07205505 THRAPSTON TANDOORI RESTAURANT LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07204795 POTENTIAL ORGANISATION CIC 26 Mar 2010
    07194785 LAKE VIEW VETERINARY CENTRE (THRAPSTON) LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07193945 TANDY MACHINERY SYSTEMS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07192277 KMBS GLOBAL LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07189644 SHOTGUN TV LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07182385 GRANGE ONLINE MEDIA LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07175529 THE BUSINESS ADVISORY CIRCLE LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07208876 ALTERNATIVE FUELS EUROPE LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07208351 CHESTER AND NEWMAN PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICES LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07203869 J K K, RAIL LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202755 ELAN RENTAL LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07199474 NA PROJECTS LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07197536 VETERINARY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07189328 A SMART UK LTD 15 Mar 2010
    07187125 UNITED TRAINING LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07183236 AETERNUS LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07172082 FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07198436 DKUNJ LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07189032 BLUE WINERY LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07187174 SSR ASSOCIATES LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07183165 TERWOOD LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07177963 OMNI HOME LTD 04 Mar 2010