Kettering, Northamptonshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Kettering UK 2010 144 105,137 2009 120 91,034 % change 20.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (167) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 51 45 48 New companies in 2009 35 35 50 % change 45.7% 28.6% -4.0% Record Year 2006 (65) 2007 (58) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Kettering UK 2010 79 82,677 2009 97 108,060 % change -18.6% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 25 28 26 Closed companies in 2009 11 21 65 % change 127.3% 33.3% -60% Record Year 2006 (33) 2008 (29) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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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) Kettering UK 2010 65 22,460 2009 23 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (96) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 26 17 22 Net growth in 2009 24 14 -15 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (30) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 35.2% 10.2% -20.3% Record Year 1975 (1.6%) 1966 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.45% MANAGEMENT 5.01% PROPERTY 1.34% CONSULTING 4.60% DEVELOPMENTS 1.01% CONSULTANCY 2.87% J 1.01% PROPERTY 2.50% ASSOCIATES 0.89% ASSOCIATES 2.04% KETTERING 0.89% TRADING 1.93% (KETTERING) 0.89% DESIGN 1.91% TRAINING 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% D 0.78% MEDIA 1.84% B 0.78% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.78% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% SYSTEMS 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.54% BUSINESS 0.56% J 1.48% R 0.56% LONDON 1.45% TRADING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% HOUSE 0.56% GROUP 1.37% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% CLEANING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% CARE 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% HEATING 0.45% CARE 1.33% CENTRE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SECURITY 0.45% M 1.28% INTERNATIONAL 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.25% POWER 0.45% S 1.23%
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 184 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 96 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 29 17,003 6024 - Freight transport by road 20 3,665 99999 - Dormant Company 20 13,808 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,948 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 2,152 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,154 7499 - Non-trading company 12 15,398 74990 - Non-trading company 10 8,149 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 5,300 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,143 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,069 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 7 2,355 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 9,659 43210 - Electrical installation 6 3,163
Recent Companies
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