Northampton, Northamptonshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton 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 2010)

    A total of 405 companies were registered in Northampton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NorthamptonUK
    2010405105,137
    200938391,034
    % change5.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010116115174
    New companies in 2009113112158
    % change2.7%2.7%10.1%
    Record Year2008 (304)2007 (148)2007 (555)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 326 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NorthamptonUK
    201032682,677
    2009429108,060
    % change-24.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (429) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20108794145
    Closed companies in 20096867294
    % change27.9%40.3%-51%
    Record Year2004 (91)2010 (94)2009 (294)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Northampton during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 79 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)NorthamptonUK
    20107922,460
    2009-46-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010292129
    Net growth in 20094545-136
    Record Year2008 (231)2006 (96)2007 (486)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Northampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Northampton
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.6%
    20070.5%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-4.8%-12.1%-8.5%
    Record Year2008 (1.0%)1968 (0.9%)1967 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.8% of all director appointments in Northampton in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.79%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.49%CONSULTING4.60%
    NORTHAMPTON1.06%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.06%PROPERTY2.50%
    CO.,0.98%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.98%TRADING1.93%
    INTERNATIONAL0.89%DESIGN1.91%
    J0.85%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    GROUP0.85%MEDIA1.84%
    CARE0.77%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%ENGINEERING1.54%
    SUPPORT0.60%J1.48%
    BUSINESS0.60%LONDON1.45%
    TECHNOLOGY0.55%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    COST0.55%GROUP1.37%
    AT0.55%GLOBAL1.35%
    D0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRADING0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    (NORTHAMPTON)0.51%CARE1.33%
    MEDIA0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOUSE0.51%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.51%SYSTEMS1.25%
    EDUCATION0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,043228,645
    7487 - Other business activities67774,904
    7499 - Non-trading company13815,398
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified948,154
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9126,974
    9999 - Dormant Company9119,948
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8814,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8717,003
    6024 - Freight transport by road763,665
    99999 - Dormant Company6013,808
    49410 - Freight transport by road532,152
    7260 - Other computer related activities4810,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply469,659
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities389,943
    9305 - Other service activities359,038
    62090 - Other information technology service activities346,340
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering349,325
    74990 - Non-trading company298,149
    86900 - Other human health activities273,445
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,143

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07210297 CORBY CUBE THEATRE TRUST 31 Mar 2010
    07209630 CENTICO LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07206536 THE LAWNS MANAGEMENT COMPANY (WESTON FAVELL) LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07203386 RAINMAKER INSIGHT LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07199197 EXPERT INSTALLATIONS LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07199039 EXPERT MERCHANDISING LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07194577 CIS REFUNDS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07192140 MANAGING MINDSETS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07190339 DR KOTNIS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07187577 JW INGHAM LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07186048 GRUIA & GEMENII LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07183616 RWC (NORMANTON) LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07181275 HESA SYSTEMS LIMITED 08 Mar 2010
    07175828 DIGITALBANANA LTD 03 Mar 2010
    07174532 BUSYLIZZY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07186614 M.A. BROCHURES DISTRIBUTION LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07176516 MFG 500 (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07210241 JMB WORLDWIDE LTD 31 Mar 2010
    07209989 MCINTOSH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07206352 PACO SHIPPING LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07197088 NATAKRIST QUALITY WINES LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07195393 SPEED SAILS MARINE LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07194937 JAMITECH LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07176121 DANCERS HEAVEN LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07210344 XTREME CLEANING LTD 31 Mar 2010