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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

  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 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)KetteringUK
    2012173131,491
    2011140116,391
    % change23.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012594965
    New companies in 2011354164
    % change68.6%19.5%1.6%
    Record Year2006 (65)2007 (58)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)KetteringUK
    20126667,576
    20119690,987
    % change-31.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012272316
    Closed companies in 2011362634
    % change-25.0%-11.5%-53%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (29)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)KetteringUK
    201210763,915
    20114425,404
    Record Year 2012 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012322649
    Net growth in 2011-11530
    Record Year2003 (36)2007 (30)2012 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change44.5%2.2%-5.0%
    Record Year1975 (1.6%)1966 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.46%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANTS1.14%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING1.04%PROPERTY2.37%
    J0.83%TRADING2.07%
    KETTERING0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.73%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUILDING0.62%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.62%BUSINESS1.73%
    SAFETY0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.62%LONDON1.66%
    BUSINESS0.62%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    (KETTERING)0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    PROPERTY0.52%IT1.40%
    TRANSPORT0.52%CARE1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HAIR0.52%M1.27%
    PLUMBING0.52%BUILDING1.24%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%ENERGY1.20%
    NORTHANTS0.42%S1.20%
    TRAINING0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied205216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7635,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2913,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    99999 - Dormant Company2525,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2012,113
    49410 - Freight transport by road192,781
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1514,303
    7499 - Non-trading company159,102
    9999 - Dormant Company1518,617
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering135,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    74990 - Non-trading company119,729
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    9305 - Other service activities98,818
    6024 - Freight transport by road82,121
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,693
    7031 - Real estate agencies71,282
    43290 - Other construction installation71,764

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07932778 I CONSTRUCT LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07935152 ADROC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07938557 JAGANNATH RETAIL LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07945816 SUGARTECH LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07946367 BISHOPS 4X4 LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07949420 SARAH NEAL CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07950121 WELLAND VALLEY PALLET SUPPLIES (DESBOROUGH) LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07959435 GJM ELECTRICAL DESIGN LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07962271 BILLTIMSON.COM LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964664 PHIL TAYLOR TECHNOLOGY LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07933853 KEITH FOUNTAIN LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07938541 THE SISTERS OF OUR LADY 07 Feb 2012
    07941607 TAG ELECTRICAL (NORTHANTS) LTD. 08 Feb 2012
    07947902 COOKS GROUNDWORKS & SKIPS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07951144 WB 900 LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07957826 NOBBS HAIRDRESSING LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07958431 CENTRE STAGE EVENTS UK LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959928 NATSABOUTANIMALS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07965248 ATPLEDGE LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07933750 ONWEGO LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07945758 ACCOMMODATION CONCERN 10 Feb 2012
    07947875 WINDOW WORLD NORTHANTS LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07949995 TRIXXX LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07954983 TECHSYNERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07957064 FAR EAST TEXTILE TRADING LIMITED 21 Feb 2012