Kettering, Northamptonshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Kettering when compared to any quarter in history.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Kettering when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Kettering when compared to any quarter in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Kettering when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 173 companies were registered in Kettering during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 23.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kettering UK 2012 173 131,491 2011 140 116,391 % change 23.6% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 59 49 65 New companies in 2011 35 41 64 % change 68.6% 19.5% 1.6% Record Year 2006 (65) 2007 (58) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 31.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kettering UK 2012 66 67,576 2011 96 90,987 % change -31.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 27 23 16 Closed companies in 2011 36 26 34 % change -25.0% -11.5% -53% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (29) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Kettering when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Kettering when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Kettering during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 107 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kettering UK 2012 107 63,915 2011 44 25,404 Record Year 2012 (107) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 32 26 49 Net growth in 2011 -1 15 30 Record Year 2003 (36) 2007 (30) 2012 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Kettering 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 44.5% 2.2% -5.0% Record Year 1975 (1.6%) 1966 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Kettering was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.6% of all director appointments in Kettering in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANTS 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ENGINEERING 1.04% PROPERTY 2.37% J 0.83% TRADING 2.07% KETTERING 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.73% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BUILDING 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.79% AUTOMOTIVE 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% SAFETY 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.62% LONDON 1.66% BUSINESS 0.62% J 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.51% (KETTERING) 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% PROPERTY 0.52% IT 1.40% TRANSPORT 0.52% CARE 1.34% ASSOCIATES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANCY 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% HAIR 0.52% M 1.27% PLUMBING 0.52% BUILDING 1.24% ELECTRICAL 0.52% ENERGY 1.20% NORTHANTS 0.42% S 1.20% TRAINING 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 205 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 88 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 76 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 13,637 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 25 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 12,113 49410 - Freight transport by road 19 2,781 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 14,303 7499 - Non-trading company 15 9,102 9999 - Dormant Company 15 18,617 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 9 8,818 6024 - Freight transport by road 8 2,121 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 8 2,693 7031 - Real estate agencies 7 1,282 43290 - Other construction installation 7 1,764
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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