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Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 142 companies were registered in Kettering during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)KetteringUK
    2011142114,512
    2010124101,492
    % change14.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (142) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011495835
    New companies in 2010354247
    % change40.0%38.1%-25.5%
    Record Year2003 (57)2011 (58)2010 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)KetteringUK
    20119672,230
    20108287,705
    % change17.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (149) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011273831
    Closed companies in 2010213724
    % change28.6%2.7%29%
    Record Year2006 (32)2009 (59)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 46 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)KetteringUK
    20114642,282
    20104213,787
    Record Year 2003 (89) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201122204
    Net growth in 201014523
    Record Year2003 (41)2005 (32)2002 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Kettering
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change28.2%16.2%-32.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1983 (0.4%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    29.3% of all director appointments in Kettering in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.79%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    DESIGN0.89%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    BUILDING0.89%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%TRADING2.06%
    SAFETY0.78%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BUSINESS0.78%BUSINESS1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRAINING0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    (KETTERING)0.67%MEDIA1.72%
    G0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.67%LONDON1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%J1.47%
    CARE0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    HAIR0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    LOGISTICS0.56%CARE1.42%
    KETTERING0.56%IT1.38%
    SYSTEMS0.56%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.56%PROPERTIES1.28%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.56%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SECURITY0.45%M1.25%
    J0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    PLUMBING0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied192204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5629,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2914,755
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2510,018
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2515,760
    99999 - Dormant Company2018,281
    9999 - Dormant Company1922,587
    49410 - Freight transport by road172,049
    7499 - Non-trading company1511,543
    9305 - Other service activities1410,525
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering146,321
    6024 - Freight transport by road112,601
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,798
    74990 - Non-trading company98,064
    7031 - Real estate agencies81,541
    5530 - Restaurants75,640
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply78,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07725682 WITZEND MEDIA LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727722 STEWART MUSIC LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728796 TALMAC ASSOCIATES UK LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07730676 AURORA AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07730988 AB AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07741436 K RUSSELL CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07742201 ALLSWELL PROPERTIES LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07742803 SITE MANAGEMENT & SAFETY LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07744906 MAWSLEY KIDZ KARE LTD 18 Aug 2011
    07746565 PARKING SOLUTIONS KETTERING LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07746566 PARKING SOLUTIONS ST HELENS LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07757153 PIG&ROO LTD 31 Aug 2011
    07724841 RLM ELECTRICAL LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07731851 RENEWABLE TECHNICAL SERVICES TRUSTEES LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07733494 MILKWHITES LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07746276 ONE MONEY LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07746320 MADE CLEAR FINANCIAL LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07748864 ECOFRESH LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07753221 PAUL WATTS SALONS LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07755669 MADDISON SKYE LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07738994 CROYLAND RENTALS LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07750401 VRS CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07755169 INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY CARE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07724540 JON WARD HEATING AND PLUMBING LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07736317 YUVIYA LIMITED 10 Aug 2011