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
New Company Registrations
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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) Northampton UK 2010 449 101,492 2009 425 94,671 % change 5.6% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (489) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 164 123 162 New companies in 2009 131 148 146 % change 25.2% -16.9% 11.0% Record Year 2010 (164) 2007 (156) 2007 (180)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northampton UK 2010 383 87,705 2009 651 159,401 % change -41.2% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 96 162 125 Closed companies in 2009 117 225 309 % change -17.9% -28.0% -60% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (225) 2009 (309)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northampton UK 2010 66 13,787 2009 -226 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (252) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 68 -39 37 Net growth in 2009 14 -77 -163 Record Year 2008 (122) 2002 (82) 2007 (114)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2009 0.4% 0.5% 0.4% % change 16.4% -24.6% 6.4% Record Year 1965 (1.4%) 1965 (0.7%) 1963 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 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 5.06% CONSULTING 1.58% CONSULTING 4.99% NORTHAMPTON 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 1.08% PROPERTY 2.38% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.96% TRADING 2.04% PROPERTY 0.75% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.67% BUSINESS 1.80% SYSTEMS 0.67% MEDIA 1.75% PROPERTIES 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.58% LONDON 1.59% TRANSPORT 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% P 0.50% CARE 1.44% D 0.50% J 1.44% HOUSE 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% ENTERPRISES 0.50% GLOBAL 1.42% BUILDING 0.46% IT 1.35% J 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.35% CONTRACTORS 0.46% BUILDING 1.32% G 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CO., 0.42% M 1.28% BEAUTY 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.26% CARE 0.42% S 1.24%
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 1,033 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 337 69,802 7499 - Non-trading company 111 13,408 7414 - Business & management consultancy 90 14,940 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 82 25,053 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 81 13,161 9999 - Dormant Company 76 21,484 6024 - Freight transport by road 59 2,771 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 54 7,767 99999 - Dormant Company 52 14,072 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 8,967 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 37 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 37 9,454 49410 - Freight transport by road 36 1,915 74990 - Non-trading company 31 7,649 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 31 7,634 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 5,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 8,292 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,460 86900 - Other human health activities 21 3,361
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07323021 RAPPORT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES LIMITED 22 Jul 2010 07321763 THE GOLD=MONEY LIMITED 21 Jul 2010 07318116 HAMAX COMMERCIAL LTD 19 Jul 2010 07316112 READVIEW TV LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07315953 BRIDGING TECHNOLOGIES LTD 15 Jul 2010 07314342 OH BLAH D INC LIMITED 14 Jul 2010 07309730 B & T REMOVALS/DELIVERIES LTD 09 Jul 2010 07309582 USHINDI EXPRESS LTD 09 Jul 2010 07305448 GRAYSON PERRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Jul 2010 07301405 HIONIC LIMITED 01 Jul 2010 07331304 A&J COLES LTD 30 Jul 2010 07328705 CORSET IS HONEY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07327006 RISCY IP, LTD 27 Jul 2010 07326658 HBR CONSULTING LTD 27 Jul 2010 07324722 ANDLOU LTD 23 Jul 2010 07320560 PANTER LTD 20 Jul 2010 07318109 SALVESEN INSULATED FRAMES LIMITED 19 Jul 2010 07315800 HOUSESTYLER LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07313630 PHARM SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jul 2010 07312195 WHITE RADIATORS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010 07311400 THE STYLE XCHANGE LIMITED 12 Jul 2010 07307188 ENVIRONMENTAL RAW MATERIALS SOURCING (ERMS) LTD 07 Jul 2010 07306197 COOKED MEAT CO. LIMITED 06 Jul 2010 07304615 PEOPLE FOR PROFITS LIMITED 05 Jul 2010 07327055 ECO FIREPLACE LTD 27 Jul 2010
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