Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q3 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

  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Kettering when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    A total of 145 companies were registered in Kettering during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)KetteringUK
    2013145132,684
    2012154118,868
    % change-5.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2012 (154) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013395551
    New companies in 2012504163
    % change-22.0%34.1%-19.0%
    Record Year2003 (57)2011 (58)2012 (63)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 97 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)KetteringUK
    20139786,170
    20129075,908
    % change7.8%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (149) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Kettering when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013342637
    Closed companies in 2012284121
    % change21.4%-36.6%76%
    Record Year2013 (34)2009 (59)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 48 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)KetteringUK
    20134846,514
    20126442,960
    Record Year 2012 (64) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201352914
    Net growth in 201222042
    Record Year2003 (41)2005 (32)2012 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Kettering
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-30.2%23.1%-29.0%
    Record Year2008 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Kettering was in 2007 when 35.6% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Kettering in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.36%CONSULTING5.27%
    TRAINING1.27%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRANSPORT1.18%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CARE1.00%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.91%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    KETTERING0.73%LONDON1.79%
    SOLAR0.64%DESIGN1.78%
    ENGINEERING0.64%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PARK0.64%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    J0.64%CARE1.64%
    MEDIA0.55%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%GLOBAL1.59%
    MANAGEMENT0.55%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%MEDIA1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    HOLDINGS0.45%PROPERTIES1.45%
    IT0.45%IT1.39%
    DESIGN0.45%M1.25%
    MOUNTMORRES0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONTRACTORS0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    M0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied253260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12554,854
    99999 - Dormant Company5846,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4725,547
    49410 - Freight transport by road436,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4334,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2426,675
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified167,590
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1517,715
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet158,475
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,590
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment125,859
    41100 - Development of building projects119,271
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,228
    71129 - Other engineering activities104,894
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified105,576
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,979
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,039
    62090 - Other information technology service activities912,516
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles94,955

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08670791 ETS RENEWABLES LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08671285 CLOUD ACCESSORIES LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08678615 MINIMALLY INVASIVE SOLUTIONS LTD. 05 Sep 2013
    08689255 NORVOY LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08690397 DAKACO LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08694292 HOME SCHOOL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08701751 NORTHANTS COFFEE LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08706414 TAX RETURN GATEWAY LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08710890 WATCH MY CHOPS DOG TRAINING LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08670908 MY HOME CHECK LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08671618 SOFIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08680608 SCION SERVICES (GAS FITTERS) LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08699588 STAGE TEC LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08703218 JAD NETWORK SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08703751 JB PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704941 INDIGO DANCE COMPANY LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08710705 AO LEGAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2013
    08670815 SB SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08680773 P.J.L. MOTORS LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681644 ISNAPBOOK INC. LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08692548 THE GIFTED FEW LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08693178 DAN PARKINSON LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08695336 STIRLING CARE LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08706495 CONCRETE MODELS LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08711803 RECULVER TRADING LIMITED 30 Sep 2013