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 07392992 IUHOS LTD 30 Sep 2010 07392026 NORTHANTS RECREATIONAL CRICKET CIC 29 Sep 2010 07391252 W J KENT LTD 29 Sep 2010 07390781 T.K.SANDHU LIMITED 29 Sep 2010 07389502 HOLME VALLEY MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07388291 MIRROR SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Sep 2010 07388032 GOPOINT LTD 27 Sep 2010 07385424 QBUSTER ENTERPRISES LTD 23 Sep 2010 07382768 HELMUT 34 LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07378730 CHILLI HOUSE LIMITED 16 Sep 2010 07377956 ZENOTEK LTD 16 Sep 2010 07386147 DEEPALI OPTICAL LTD 23 Sep 2010 07370298 WILD BANDIT LTD 09 Sep 2010 07393542 CHANIA-TRENT GPS LTD 30 Sep 2010 07392926 PPD RECRUITMENT LTD 30 Sep 2010 07385806 THE RIGHTNEST LIMITED 23 Sep 2010 07380570 MEEGAN LIMITED 20 Sep 2010 07373192 SKYBLUE TRUCKS AND AUTOS LTD 13 Sep 2010 07371931 ALEXANDR GAINA LIMITED 10 Sep 2010 07367905 QUALITAS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 07 Sep 2010 07364135 HELP SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION LIMITED 02 Sep 2010 07389999 ROBERT BERRY TAXATION LIMITED 28 Sep 2010 07381913 SIMPSON MCKEE TRADING LIMITED 21 Sep 2010 07381622 SEVASTIAN TUDOR LIMITED 20 Sep 2010 07378994 OPTIMUM LEASECO LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
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