Northampton, Northamptonshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 460 companies were registered in Northampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Northampton UK 2011 460 116,391 2010 405 105,137 % change 13.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 127 150 183 New companies in 2010 116 115 174 % change 9.5% 30.4% 5.2% Record Year 2008 (304) 2011 (150) 2007 (555)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 430 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 31.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Northampton UK 2011 430 90,986 2010 326 82,677 % change 31.9% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 171 118 141 Closed companies in 2010 87 94 145 % change 96.6% 25.5% -3% Record Year 2011 (171) 2011 (118) 2009 (294)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Northampton during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 30 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Northampton UK 2011 30 25,405 2010 79 22,460 Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -44 32 42 Net growth in 2010 29 21 29 Record Year 2008 (231) 2006 (96) 2007 (486)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Northampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Northampton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% % change -5.6% 14.7% 0.3% Record Year 2008 (1.0%) 1968 (0.9%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Northampton in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.63% CONSULTING 5.04% NORTHAMPTON 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 1.15% CONSULTANCY 3.16% PROPERTY 1.07% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.07% TRADING 2.10% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% TRANSPORT 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.92% SECURITY 0.64% BUSINESS 1.87% ELECTRICAL 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% HOMES 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.61% CONSULTANTS 0.52% LONDON 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.52% CARE 1.45% INVESTMENTS 0.48% J 1.45% MEDIA 0.48% GLOBAL 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% COMMUNITY 0.48% IT 1.41% J 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% D 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% G 0.44% M 1.30% CLEANING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.28% RECRUITMENT 0.44% S 1.24% DESIGN 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% GLOBAL 0.44% SYSTEMS 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 887 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 238 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 106 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 92 16,150 7499 - Non-trading company 85 11,316 7414 - Business & management consultancy 73 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 72 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 56 18,336 6024 - Freight transport by road 48 2,299 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 10,085 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 10,246 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 33 7,000 74990 - Non-trading company 32 8,695 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 31 8,740 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 7,788 49410 - Freight transport by road 26 2,167 86900 - Other human health activities 24 4,092 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 6,183
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07509452 CARROW HOUSE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011 07496201 SIGNET CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2011 07486021 NAIDOO SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jan 2011 07481556 BOARDS 4 AGENTS LTD 04 Jan 2011 OC361161 DRAKE COMMERCIAL LLP 25 Jan 2011 07507127 CHANGING MINDS PARTNERSHIPS C.I.C. 27 Jan 2011 07503840 LOGICAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2011 07487191 LIQUID DESIGN INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011 07510439 SMR 4 'NE' CAR LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07499249 PRELOVED INTERIORS LTD 20 Jan 2011 07493896 PH SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2011 07493203 360 SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011 07492944 MATT SUBERT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Jan 2011 07481832 TRAINER SERVICES LTD 04 Jan 2011 07511346 JTPR LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07493707 MAK MEDIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011 07491176 AVERY HOMES NUTHALL LIMITED 13 Jan 2011 07489511 TONY&ROXANA LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07488804 MTA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07486045 KAIZEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Jan 2011 07483112 BIG SHINY BOX LIMITED 05 Jan 2011 07503200 COSFORD AUTOSERVICE LTD 24 Jan 2011 07498213 AWB FABRICATIONS LTD 19 Jan 2011 07490746 BLR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07510178 NOLAN (2) LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
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