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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
    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