Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Kettering when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 168 companies were registered in Kettering during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)KetteringUK
    2013168134,802
    2012173131,491
    % change-2.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013694059
    New companies in 2012594965
    % change16.9%-18.4%-9.2%
    Record Year2013 (69)2007 (58)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)KetteringUK
    20136077,914
    20126667,576
    % change-9.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013231324
    Closed companies in 2012272316
    % change-14.8%-43.5%50%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (29)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 108 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)KetteringUK
    201310856,888
    201210763,915
    Record Year 2013 (108) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Kettering when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013462735
    Net growth in 2012322649
    Record Year2013 (46)2007 (30)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Kettering
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.9%-19.0%-6.2%
    Record Year2006 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1978 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Kettering was in 2005 when 37.2% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Kettering in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.47%CONSULTING5.18%
    TRAINING1.10%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    TRADING1.01%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.92%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.83%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.83%DESIGN1.79%
    MANAGEMENT0.74%ENGINEERING1.78%
    K0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    M0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CARE0.64%LONDON1.72%
    IT0.64%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    J0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    (KETTERING)0.55%MEDIA1.63%
    MEDIA0.55%GLOBAL1.57%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%J1.56%
    SECURITY0.55%CARE1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.55%IT1.43%
    HOLDINGS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    BUILDING0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    DRIVER0.55%M1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.55%BUILDING1.21%
    INTERIORS0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    HIRE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    FINANCIAL0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied229249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12554,531
    99999 - Dormant Company5443,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4423,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4232,624
    49410 - Freight transport by road335,834
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2224,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2216,448
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified156,954
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,129
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet127,199
    41100 - Development of building projects118,637
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,332
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,664
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment105,248
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,062
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles94,684
    71129 - Other engineering activities84,226
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities86,591
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08434413 NA TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08437157 SILVER BEE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08442222 SIX/36 LTD. 13 Mar 2013
    08444550 AJG ENTERPRISE LTD. 14 Mar 2013
    08444711 PINK ZEBRA GOLF LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08448610 FIRST AID+ TRAINING LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08457381 ENLIGHTENIT LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08459422 PANACEA PM LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08460368 WORLD PARTS SUPPLY LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08466659 CRANFORD A.D. LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08429815 BENESTAR PVT LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08434728 BEAUFORT RACING LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08441458 ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY 12 Mar 2013
    08444376 MOUNTMORRES HOLDINGS LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08444424 MOUNTMORRES DPR LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08444735 DOORWAY SERVICES (AUTOMATION) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08451910 COOKIE MONSTER LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08453533 RIGHT 4 LEISURE LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08455728 ALDENHOE PROPERTY 1 LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08457399 JUXT LTD. 22 Mar 2013
    08457521 ALDENHOE PROPERTY 2 LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458426 CROSS KEYS ACADEMY TRUST 22 Mar 2013
    08464377 PLANK DESIGN LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08464597 ALDENHOE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08439627 RPP ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2013