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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07898145 BURTON HOMES LTD 05 Jan 2012 07900328 CAXTON FURNITURE LTD. 06 Jan 2012 07905951 O.W.L. PERFORMANCE LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07908375 MAD EXPRESS LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07913263 SIMON LEWIS IPI LTD 17 Jan 2012 07914727 CALLINGTON ASSOCIATES LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07919393 STEVEN HEAL LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07927121 A.T CAR SALES LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07930317 MOVE MAGIC LTD 31 Jan 2012 07899701 365 PLUMBING LTD 06 Jan 2012 07899713 HANDBUILD LTD 06 Jan 2012 07904423 K & M GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07910559 PERFECTLY SEW LTD 16 Jan 2012 07910902 C.A.S PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07911649 BAGUETTAWAY KETTERING LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07913074 SEEBECK 70 LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913872 SEAGRAVE CARE (WELLINGBOROUGH) LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07914675 SEEBECK 69 LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07915743 STRONGHOLD SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD 19 Jan 2012 07922077 ALLWOOD CARPENTRY LTD 24 Jan 2012 07924637 D & M JONES CARPENTRY SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2012 07897161 ALPHA WEBSITES LTD 04 Jan 2012 07903375 NATURAL HEALTHSHOP LTD 10 Jan 2012 07912649 PGR CONSULTANTS LTD 17 Jan 2012 07929076 AES EUROPE LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
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