Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kettering when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    A total of 164 companies were registered in Kettering during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)KetteringUK
    2014164150,722
    2013168134,802
    % change-2.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014554564
    New companies in 2013694059
    % change-20.3%12.5%8.5%
    Record Year2013 (69)2007 (58)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 51.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)KetteringUK
    20149182,370
    20136077,914
    % change51.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Kettering when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014323029
    Closed companies in 2013231324
    % change39.1%130.8%21%
    Record Year2011 (36)2014 (30)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 73 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)KetteringUK
    20147368,352
    201310856,888
    Record Year 2013 (108) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014231535
    Net growth in 2013462735
    Record Year2013 (46)2007 (30)2012 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Kettering
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-25.4%3.9%-9.4%
    Record Year2006 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1978 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    27.0% of all director appointments in Kettering in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.47%CONSULTING5.22%
    CARE1.01%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.01%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    TRANSPORT0.92%PROPERTY2.64%
    KETTERING0.92%TRADING2.05%
    ELECTRICAL0.83%LONDON1.88%
    (KETTERING)0.83%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.73%CARE1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    HEALTH0.64%DESIGN1.75%
    SOLAR0.55%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PARK0.55%BUSINESS1.71%
    ENTERPRISE0.55%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    PREMIER0.55%GLOBAL1.58%
    MEDIA0.55%J1.48%
    TRAINING0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUSINESS0.46%MEDIA1.48%
    GROUP0.46%IT1.33%
    FINANCIAL0.46%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MEDICAL0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    (NORTHANTS)0.46%M1.21%
    SUPPORT0.46%CAPITAL1.20%
    BEAUTY0.46%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied275280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12356,411
    99999 - Dormant Company6447,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4926,700
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4537,882
    49410 - Freight transport by road448,014
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3027,750
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet179,358
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings166,559
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities167,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1518,491
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified158,155
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate149,284
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets135,988
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,813
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment136,236
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,135
    86900 - Other human health activities1210,273
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified115,876

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08831172 PIN CURL DOMESTIC SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08834430 ACCLAIM ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08835973 HP STOCK LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08840043 ZIMSELLER.COM LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08847454 FAVELL HOUSING & PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08854440 GRW CONSULTANT LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08862477 WAKE STATION UK LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08831891 SMITH DIGITAL LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08832601 BRAICH INVESTMENTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08832785 AS ELECTRICAL (KETTERING) LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08845160 M. A. COALES FAMILY BUTCHERS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08854947 NEWGRANGE PSYCHOMETRICS LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08856354 KT SLADE LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08857739 COX CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08859481 NES CONTRACTING LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08862856 CMMTH MEDICAL LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08864497 LATIMER RESTAURANT LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08868034 FLORIDA GETAWAYS LTD 29 Jan 2014
    08869940 GRACEY-G LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08869969 ASIO-X LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08832453 ES & SONS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08832888 CAMBS & BEDS COLLECTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08835640 MRG MOT CENTRE LTD 07 Jan 2014
    08854134 TRUBURN CAKE DESIGN LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08864424 THE MELTON PUB COMPANY LTD 28 Jan 2014