Kettering, Northamptonshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Kettering when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Kettering when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Kettering when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 229 companies were registered in Kettering during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 39.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)KetteringUK
    2015229161,156
    2014164150,722
    % change39.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (229) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Kettering when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Kettering when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015646798
    New companies in 2014554564
    % change16.4%48.9%53.1%
    Record Year2013 (69)2015 (67)2015 (98)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Kettering during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 30.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)KetteringUK
    201511989,523
    20149182,370
    % change30.8%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (119) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Kettering when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015203861
    Closed companies in 2014323029
    % change-37.5%26.7%110%
    Record Year2011 (36)2015 (38)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Kettering during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 110 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)KetteringUK
    201511071,633
    20147368,352
    Record Year 2015 (110) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015442937
    Net growth in 2014231535
    Record Year2013 (46)2007 (30)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Kettering formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Kettering
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change14.1%37.2%39.5%
    Record Year2006 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)1978 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Kettering was in 2008 when 32.5% of all directors were female.

    25.4% of all director appointments in Kettering in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.35%CONSULTING5.23%
    TRANSPORT1.27%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSTRUCTION0.87%PROPERTY2.72%
    M0.79%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING0.79%CARE2.13%
    S0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    LOGISTICS0.72%LONDON1.91%
    TRANS0.72%TRADING1.88%
    D0.72%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTY0.72%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    J0.72%DESIGN1.65%
    HOLDINGS0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    KETTERING0.64%CO.,1.58%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%J1.55%
    CARE0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.56%BUSINESS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDICAL0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PARK0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MEDIA0.48%BUILDING1.31%
    HAULAGE0.48%IT1.30%
    FOX0.48%MEDIA1.28%
    RESOURCING0.48%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied274288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11358,522
    99999 - Dormant Company6349,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5443,081
    49410 - Freight transport by road4812,485
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4329,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3230,825
    86900 - Other human health activities2813,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1710,200
    41100 - Development of building projects1611,863
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets156,557
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,862
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings147,797
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities137,682
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,392
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1211,600
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified129,080
    35110 - Production of electricity112,602
    86101 - Hospital activities115,043

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09480984 CLEANBYAIR LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09483415 CLSS BRUNSWICK PLACE LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09490929 BURWOOD TRADING LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09496149 MORE FIRE PR LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09496667 MONKEY KNICKERS LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09517224 DAVID DOVE (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE) LTD 30 Mar 2015
    09474980 FOX RESOURCING (CORBY) LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09478330 PAINT FX ( NORTHANTS) LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09483365 PARDEEP MOTORS LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09489191 CORINNESS LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09496043 EMBERFILED LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09497786 TILLY'S KETTERING LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09497837 PFM (KETTERING) LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09500586 MMNHAFI LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09501699 SHILPA SHEBU LUKOSE LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09508052 KWIKLITE (LIGHTING SYSTEMS) LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09509070 FIREBRICK PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09509259 GOLDRUSH VINTAGE CLOTHING LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09515445 MUDIKUNNEL HEALTH CARE LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09516615 VFRM LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09517782 SQUIRREL FUNDING LIMITED 30 Mar 2015
    09466334 EXPRESS INTERNET CAFE LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09480580 MUREHWA LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09481230 G.SOKOLOVAS LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09486230 BNM CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2015