Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 124 companies were registered in Kettering during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)KetteringUK
    2010124101,492
    200912594,671
    % change-0.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (136) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010354247
    New companies in 2009473741
    % change-25.5%13.5%14.6%
    Record Year2003 (57)2010 (42)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 45.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)KetteringUK
    20108287,705
    2009149159,401
    % change-45.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (149) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010213724
    Closed companies in 2009225968
    % change-4.5%-37.3%-65%
    Record Year2006 (32)2009 (59)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 42 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)KetteringUK
    20104213,787
    2009-24-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (89) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201014523
    Net growth in 200925-22-27
    Record Year2003 (41)2005 (32)2002 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Kettering
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-30.7%3.0%9.9%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1983 (0.4%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Kettering was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.1% of all director appointments in Kettering in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    TRAINING1.15%CONSULTING4.99%
    ELECTRICAL1.03%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    J0.92%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.92%TRADING2.04%
    TRANSPORT0.80%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTING0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    BUSINESS0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.69%BUSINESS1.80%
    B0.69%MEDIA1.75%
    D0.69%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.69%LONDON1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PLUMBING0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    (KETTERING)0.57%CARE1.44%
    S0.57%J1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    PRODUCTIONS0.46%IT1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HEATING0.46%BUILDING1.32%
    EUROPE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOME0.46%M1.28%
    MEDIA0.46%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUILDERS0.46%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied185202,902
    7487 - Other business activities11069,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5525,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    9999 - Dormant Company1921,484
    7499 - Non-trading company1713,408
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering137,634
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified137,767
    6024 - Freight transport by road122,771
    99999 - Dormant Company1214,072
    49410 - Freight transport by road101,915
    74990 - Non-trading company87,649
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified82,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified76,460
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate73,631
    5530 - Restaurants65,181
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified61,293
    7031 - Real estate agencies61,613

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07326554 SKYBLEU RESEARCH LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325640 BM SEWING MACHINES LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323376 MASTERS SALES TRAINING LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07320119 SHARMAN WAY LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07315994 DEBENS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314868 DENT ALL LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07312877 JJAR LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07310842 PROTEST ELECTRICAL SAFETY LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07306940 TIPAK LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306359 CONERGY WEST SUSSEX LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07302133 GREEN BEAN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07330145 AJB COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07329230 INTERACTIVE FLEET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07322846 DBI TRANSPORT LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07320092 INVICTA RESOURCE SUPPORT LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07317162 JDC GARDENS LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07315087 DB WAREHOUSING CORBY LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07313821 S A J COLLECTIONS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07308268 KETTERING BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07306815 C AND D DEVELOPMENTS (NORTHANTS) LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306240 OM ELECTRICAL SERVICES EUROPE LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07303482 LOGISTEX EUROPE LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07316180 VLH TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314042 VOXBUILDING LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07305642 UPLUS2 GYMS LTD 06 Jul 2010