Kettering, Northamptonshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Kettering when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 140 companies were registered in Kettering during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Kettering UK 2011 140 116,391 2010 144 105,137 % change -2.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (167) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 35 41 64 New companies in 2010 51 45 48 % change -31.4% -8.9% 33.3% Record Year 2006 (65) 2007 (58) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 21.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Kettering UK 2011 96 90,986 2010 79 82,677 % change 21.5% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Kettering when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 36 26 34 Closed companies in 2010 25 28 26 % change 44.0% -7.1% 31% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (29) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Kettering during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 44 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Kettering UK 2011 44 25,405 2010 65 22,460 Record Year 2003 (96) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -1 15 30 Net growth in 2010 26 17 22 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (30) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Kettering 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -40.8% -19.9% 27.2% Record Year 1975 (1.6%) 1966 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Kettering was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.7% of all director appointments in Kettering in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.68% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.97% TRANSPORT 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.16% S 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% BUILDING 0.90% TRADING 2.10% TRAINING 0.90% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUSINESS 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% (KETTERING) 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PLUMBING 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% ENTERPRISES 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.61% G 0.67% LONDON 1.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% CARE 1.45% SYSTEMS 0.56% J 1.45% HOME 0.56% GLOBAL 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% IT 0.56% IT 1.41% LOGISTICS 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.36% CLEANING 0.45% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTANCY 0.45% M 1.30% MEDICAL 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.28% HOUSE 0.45% S 1.24% CARE 0.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% SALES 0.45% SYSTEMS 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 189 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 100 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,765 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 10,085 49410 - Freight transport by road 20 2,167 99999 - Dormant Company 19 18,336 7499 - Non-trading company 14 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,740 6024 - Freight transport by road 11 2,299 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 6,183 74990 - Non-trading company 8 8,695 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 8 1,484 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,788 56302 - Public houses and bars 8 1,825 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 10,246 7031 - Real estate agencies 7 1,445 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,898
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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