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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Kettering UK 2015 229 161,156 2014 164 150,722 % change 39.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (229) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 64 67 98 New companies in 2014 55 45 64 % change 16.4% 48.9% 53.1% Record Year 2013 (69) 2015 (67) 2015 (98)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Kettering UK 2015 119 89,523 2014 91 82,370 % change 30.8% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (119) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 20 38 61 Closed companies in 2014 32 30 29 % change -37.5% 26.7% 110% Record Year 2011 (36) 2015 (38) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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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) Kettering UK 2015 110 71,633 2014 73 68,352 Record Year 2015 (110) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 44 29 37 Net growth in 2014 23 15 35 Record Year 2013 (46) 2007 (30) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 14.1% 37.2% 39.5% Record Year 2006 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 1978 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.35% CONSULTING 5.23% TRANSPORT 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSTRUCTION 0.87% PROPERTY 2.72% M 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTING 0.79% CARE 2.13% S 0.79% ENGINEERING 2.12% LOGISTICS 0.72% LONDON 1.91% TRANS 0.72% TRADING 1.88% D 0.72% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTY 0.72% ELECTRICAL 1.76% J 0.72% DESIGN 1.65% HOLDINGS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% KETTERING 0.64% CO., 1.58% HEALTHCARE 0.56% J 1.55% CARE 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDICAL 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PARK 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% MEDIA 0.48% BUILDING 1.31% HAULAGE 0.48% IT 1.30% FOX 0.48% MEDIA 1.28% RESOURCING 0.48% M 1.27%
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 274 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 63 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 43,081 49410 - Freight transport by road 48 12,485 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 30,825 86900 - Other human health activities 28 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 19,098 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 16 11,863 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 15 6,557 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,862 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 14 7,797 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 7,682 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,392 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 11,600 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 9,080 35110 - Production of electricity 11 2,602 86101 - Hospital activities 11 5,043
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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