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
    07386988 KIRBY & LEWIS (2010) LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386046 BIRCHFIELD SPRINGS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07382754 CORNEY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380203 WISER WEB WAYS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07380159 SAVE IT BUDDY LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379043 MINDEDGE LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07379022 LIME TREE LETTINGS & SALES LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07377382 THE POSH BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07377325 HOWSON WOOD LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07376967 TITANS PARK HOME REFURBISHMENT LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07365032 TWO LAKES LEARNING LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07361602 HENDERSON CONNELLAN (KETTERING) LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07389602 FARNBOROUGH PLANT LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388997 GLOBAL HR SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07385643 PRESTIGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384669 UK TEXTILE RECYCLING LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07382803 ANDY LINE ENGINEERING LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381175 WREN-GAS LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07379384 MIAMI FOX PUBLISHING LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07377487 B & S DECORATORS LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07373894 MOUNTAIN SPUD LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07363304 SCORPION AND LION LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07375528 STYLISH HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373359 TT ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07368569 PAULA'S CONSULTANTS LTD 07 Sep 2010