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
New Company Registrations
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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) Kettering UK 2013 145 132,684 2012 154 118,868 % change -5.8% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (154) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 39 55 51 New companies in 2012 50 41 63 % change -22.0% 34.1% -19.0% Record Year 2003 (57) 2011 (58) 2012 (63)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Kettering UK 2013 97 86,170 2012 90 75,908 % change 7.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (149) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 34 26 37 Closed companies in 2012 28 41 21 % change 21.4% -36.6% 76% Record Year 2013 (34) 2009 (59) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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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) Kettering UK 2013 48 46,514 2012 64 42,960 Record Year 2012 (64) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 5 29 14 Net growth in 2012 22 0 42 Record Year 2003 (41) 2005 (32) 2012 (42)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -30.2% 23.1% -29.0% Record Year 2008 (0.2%) 2001 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.36% CONSULTING 5.27% TRAINING 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.75% TRANSPORT 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CARE 1.00% PROPERTY 2.53% PROPERTY 0.91% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.83% KETTERING 0.73% LONDON 1.79% SOLAR 0.64% DESIGN 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% PARK 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.69% J 0.64% CARE 1.64% MEDIA 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.61% ASSOCIATES 0.55% GLOBAL 1.59% MANAGEMENT 0.55% J 1.54% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% MEDIA 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.53% HOLDINGS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.45% IT 0.45% IT 1.39% DESIGN 0.45% M 1.25% MOUNTMORRES 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONTRACTORS 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% CONSULTANCY 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% M 0.45% TRAINING 1.15%
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 253 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 125 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 58 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 47 25,547 49410 - Freight transport by road 43 6,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 26,675 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,590 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 17,715 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 8,475 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 14 4,590 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 5,859 41100 - Development of building projects 11 9,271 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,228 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 4,894 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 10 5,576 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 6,979 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 6,039 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,516 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 4,955
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