Northampton, Northamptonshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 449 companies were registered in Northampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NorthamptonUK
    2010449101,492
    200942594,671
    % change5.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (489) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010164123162
    New companies in 2009131148146
    % change25.2%-16.9%11.0%
    Record Year2010 (164)2007 (156)2007 (180)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 383 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 41.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NorthamptonUK
    201038387,705
    2009651159,401
    % change-41.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201096162125
    Closed companies in 2009117225309
    % change-17.9%-28.0%-60%
    Record Year2009 (117)2009 (225)2009 (309)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Northampton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 66 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)NorthamptonUK
    20106613,787
    2009-226-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (252) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201068-3937
    Net growth in 200914-77-163
    Record Year2008 (122)2002 (82)2007 (114)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Northampton
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.5%
    20070.5%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.5%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20090.4%0.5%0.4%
    % change16.4%-24.6%6.4%
    Record Year1965 (1.4%)1965 (0.7%)1963 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.7% of all director appointments in Northampton in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.79%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTING4.99%
    NORTHAMPTON1.21%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    (NORTHAMPTON)0.96%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.75%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    SYSTEMS0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTIES0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRADING0.58%LONDON1.59%
    TRANSPORT0.54%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    P0.50%CARE1.44%
    D0.50%J1.44%
    HOUSE0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUILDING0.46%IT1.35%
    J0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONTRACTORS0.46%BUILDING1.32%
    G0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CO.,0.42%M1.28%
    BEAUTY0.42%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CARE0.42%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,033202,902
    7487 - Other business activities33769,802
    7499 - Non-trading company11113,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9014,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8225,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8113,161
    9999 - Dormant Company7621,484
    6024 - Freight transport by road592,771
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified547,767
    99999 - Dormant Company5214,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities408,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply378,183
    9305 - Other service activities379,454
    49410 - Freight transport by road361,915
    74990 - Non-trading company317,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering317,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities305,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities308,292
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified236,460
    86900 - Other human health activities213,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07329460 NATURAL FLOORING LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07327977 LION ELECTRIC COLLECTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07317261 ANGLO BALTIC NEWS ABN LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07315953 BRIDGING TECHNOLOGIES LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07315945 CLAIM IT ALL LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07309276 THE CHILDREN'S SHOP LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07304686 HOWPER 719 LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07301553 SOUTHERN ACE LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07330301 CHARLES AND C PRODUCTION UK LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07319355 JAYCEE CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07301595 KILKEA HOUSING LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07328903 JSN PROPERTY LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07328705 CORSET IS HONEY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07326658 HBR CONSULTING LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07318569 HYPERCODE LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07318424 MARANATHA SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07317094 SPOTLIGHT PHOTO EVENTS LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07313234 ACO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312195 WHITE RADIATORS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07307438 ALL ONE TSK SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07307062 ICOMM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306197 COOKED MEAT CO. LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07303674 PURE HEALTHCARE STAFFING LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    OC356467 WHITEHEAD SALES LLP 15 Jul 2010
    07328101 RELATING.TO LIMITED 28 Jul 2010