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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

  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 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)KetteringUK
    2011140116,391
    2010144105,137
    % change-2.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (167) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011354164
    New companies in 2010514548
    % change-31.4%-8.9%33.3%
    Record Year2006 (65)2007 (58)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)KetteringUK
    20119690,986
    20107982,677
    % change21.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011362634
    Closed companies in 2010252826
    % change44.0%-7.1%31%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (29)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)KetteringUK
    20114425,405
    20106522,460
    Record Year 2003 (96) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-11530
    Net growth in 2010261722
    Record Year2003 (36)2007 (30)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-40.8%-19.9%27.2%
    Record Year1975 (1.6%)1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.68%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.23%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    TRANSPORT1.01%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    S1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    BUILDING0.90%TRADING2.10%
    TRAINING0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.90%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS0.78%BUSINESS1.87%
    (KETTERING)0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PLUMBING0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    ENTERPRISES0.67%ENGINEERING1.61%
    G0.67%LONDON1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%CARE1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.56%J1.45%
    HOME0.56%GLOBAL1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    IT0.56%IT1.41%
    LOGISTICS0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CLEANING0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSULTANCY0.45%M1.30%
    MEDICAL0.45%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    HOUSE0.45%S1.24%
    CARE0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    SALES0.45%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189202,798
    7487 - Other business activities10060,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5430,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2916,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2512,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2210,085
    49410 - Freight transport by road202,167
    99999 - Dormant Company1918,336
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,316
    9305 - Other service activities128,740
    6024 - Freight transport by road112,299
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,183
    74990 - Non-trading company88,695
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified81,484
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    56302 - Public houses and bars81,825
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities710,246
    7031 - Real estate agencies71,445
    5530 - Restaurants74,898

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07511081 NEW LIFE PURPOSE COACHING LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07508032 CMD PLANT SALES LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507994 SIGNATURE WILLS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506908 HALO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506415 CUSTOM PERFORMANCE KIT LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07506185 CROMWELL HOUSE CONSULTING LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07505878 GETTING SMART LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07493299 FALCULTAS LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07491345 OAKLANDS DESIGN LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07482522 ALL'S SQUARE LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07481962 ALLSTONES CERAMIC TILING LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07508056 WRIGHTS AUTOHAUS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07504524 LONDON SOFA BEDS LTD. 25 Jan 2011
    07496852 HARWOOD'S COFFEE LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07493704 MANGIAMO PIZZA AND PASTA RESTAURANT LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07487774 B. B. BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486780 MTA DRILLTEC LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486323 REVELL IT CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07482263 A-LIFT CRANE HIRE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07511124 FLEET LEASING LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07508822 CMI MEDICAL WRITING LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07498087 CARRIAGES OF KETTERING LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07492590 MGR DRIVERS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491657 BIG BOPPER ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491092 NORTHANTS ENTERTAINMENT LTD 12 Jan 2011