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
New Company Registrations
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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) Northampton UK 2010 405 105,137 2009 383 91,034 % change 5.7% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 116 115 174 New companies in 2009 113 112 158 % change 2.7% 2.7% 10.1% Record Year 2008 (304) 2007 (148) 2007 (555)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northampton UK 2010 326 82,677 2009 429 108,060 % change -24.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (429) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 87 94 145 Closed companies in 2009 68 67 294 % change 27.9% 40.3% -51% Record Year 2004 (91) 2010 (94) 2009 (294)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northampton UK 2010 79 22,460 2009 -46 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 29 21 29 Net growth in 2009 45 45 -136 Record Year 2008 (231) 2006 (96) 2007 (486)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -4.8% -12.1% -8.5% Record Year 2008 (1.0%) 1968 (0.9%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.79% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.49% CONSULTING 4.60% NORTHAMPTON 1.06% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.06% PROPERTY 2.50% CO., 0.98% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.98% TRADING 1.93% INTERNATIONAL 0.89% DESIGN 1.91% J 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% GROUP 0.85% MEDIA 1.84% CARE 0.77% BUSINESS 1.74% ASSOCIATES 0.72% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANTS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.54% SUPPORT 0.60% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.60% LONDON 1.45% TECHNOLOGY 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.45% COST 0.55% GROUP 1.37% AT 0.55% GLOBAL 1.35% D 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% TRADING 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.51% CARE 1.33% MEDIA 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOUSE 0.51% M 1.28% SYSTEMS 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.25% EDUCATION 0.47% S 1.23%
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 1,043 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 677 74,904 7499 - Non-trading company 138 15,398 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 94 8,154 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 91 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 91 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 88 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 87 17,003 6024 - Freight transport by road 76 3,665 99999 - Dormant Company 60 13,808 49410 - Freight transport by road 53 2,152 7260 - Other computer related activities 48 10,331 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 46 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 9,943 9305 - Other service activities 35 9,038 62090 - Other information technology service activities 34 6,340 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 34 9,325 74990 - Non-trading company 29 8,149 86900 - Other human health activities 27 3,445 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,143
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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