Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Kettering when compared to any previous September.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Kettering during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)KetteringUK
    2012154118,868
    2011142114,512
    % change8.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (154) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012504163
    New companies in 2011495835
    % change2.0%-29.3%80.0%
    Record Year2003 (57)2011 (58)2012 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)KetteringUK
    20128974,772
    20119672,230
    % change-7.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (149) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012284120
    Closed companies in 2011273831
    % change3.7%7.9%-35%
    Record Year2006 (32)2009 (59)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 65 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)KetteringUK
    20126544,096
    20114642,282
    Record Year 2003 (89) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Kettering when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201222043
    Net growth in 201122204
    Record Year2003 (41)2005 (32)2012 (43)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Kettering
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1973 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-8.4%-28.8%78.1%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1983 (0.4%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    28.6% of all director appointments in Kettering in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.27%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRADING0.98%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%PROPERTY2.35%
    CARE0.88%TRADING2.08%
    KETTERING0.88%DESIGN1.87%
    (KETTERING)0.88%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    M0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUILDING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.68%MEDIA1.67%
    PLUMBING0.68%LONDON1.67%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%J1.55%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.59%GLOBAL1.53%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.59%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    K0.59%IT1.43%
    PROPERTY0.59%PROPERTIES1.34%
    RECYCLING0.49%CARE1.32%
    SYSTEMS0.49%M1.27%
    SECURITY0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    DESIGN0.49%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    GROUNDWORKS0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    LEISURE0.49%S1.17%
    NORTHANTS0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied342331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7133,677
    7487 - Other business activities5035,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3113,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2425,035
    49410 - Freight transport by road212,795
    7414 - Business & management consultancy148,437
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,891
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    9999 - Dormant Company1012,598
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering103,493
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    7499 - Non-trading company96,164
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation82,607
    56302 - Public houses and bars82,823
    43290 - Other construction installation71,714
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment62,891
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified63,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08201759 2012 LEISURE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08207389 M CHEADLE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08211595 ISSY SOLAR LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08216748 AURAFINA LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08218106 ROTHWELL PHYSIOTHERAPY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08222315 WILSON IT SPECIALISTS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222715 WIERZBOWSKI TRANSPORT LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224284 D ROBINSON & CO LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08225361 WALLIS MILL INTERIORS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228519 BUILDING SUSTAINABLE DREAMS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230567 HAPPY NEST RECRUITMENT LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08232612 PACKTOOL SYSTEMS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08199963 LASER CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08207412 VALK ELECTRICAL LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08210590 DAVID TORR LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08224446 TD BUILDERS MIDLANDS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08225883 CARE EXPRESS LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227375 MULBERRY DRIVE CARE LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08228971 MISTERTON HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230527 SALCEY SALES LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08207068 HYPNO SMOKE LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08211950 THROUGH MOBILE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08225309 INTRAY 87 LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08229103 HYPNO 87 LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230845 HDK TRANSPORT LIMITED 27 Sep 2012