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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

  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 (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)NorthamptonUK
    2011460116,391
    2010405105,137
    % change13.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011127150183
    New companies in 2010116115174
    % change9.5%30.4%5.2%
    Record Year2008 (304)2011 (150)2007 (555)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    201143090,986
    201032682,677
    % change31.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011171118141
    Closed companies in 20108794145
    % change96.6%25.5%-3%
    Record Year2011 (171)2011 (118)2009 (294)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    20113025,405
    20107922,460
    Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-443242
    Net growth in 2010292129
    Record Year2008 (231)2006 (96)2007 (486)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.6%
    20070.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.4%
    % change-5.6%14.7%0.3%
    Record Year2008 (1.0%)1968 (0.9%)1967 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.63%CONSULTING5.04%
    NORTHAMPTON1.23%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.15%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PROPERTY1.07%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%TRADING2.10%
    (NORTHAMPTON)0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    TRANSPORT0.72%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SECURITY0.64%BUSINESS1.87%
    ELECTRICAL0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    HOMES0.56%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%MEDIA1.69%
    PROPERTIES0.56%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%LONDON1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%CARE1.45%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%J1.45%
    MEDIA0.48%GLOBAL1.44%
    ENTERPRISES0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    COMMUNITY0.48%IT1.41%
    J0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    D0.44%BUILDING1.34%
    G0.44%M1.30%
    CLEANING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    RECRUITMENT0.44%S1.24%
    DESIGN0.44%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    GLOBAL0.44%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied887202,798
    7487 - Other business activities23860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10630,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9216,150
    7499 - Non-trading company8511,316
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7312,916
    9999 - Dormant Company7219,765
    99999 - Dormant Company5618,336
    6024 - Freight transport by road482,299
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3910,085
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3510,246
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply337,000
    74990 - Non-trading company328,695
    7260 - Other computer related activities317,789
    9305 - Other service activities318,740
    62090 - Other information technology service activities276,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified277,788
    49410 - Freight transport by road262,167
    86900 - Other human health activities244,092
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering226,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07537742 CASCHIROPRACTIC LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07530905 NORTHAMPTON STATION CARS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529706 THRESHOLD EVENTS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07529166 CHEAPEST INTERNET CAFE LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528536 WIGOREX LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07523122 ACUMEN GLOBAL ENTERPRISES LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07520434 CAR SERVICE TRAVEL LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07515275 SHELL MARKETING LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07512534 HAIR CLUB LIVE PROMOTIONS LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07542201 WOOD RECYCLING ENTERPRISE NORTHAMPTON CIC 24 Feb 2011
    07541721 DGC ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07532503 KS INTL. LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07528776 CEDITS LTD. 14 Feb 2011
    07523656 LIONSORBET LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07538742 FOREVER&ETERNITY LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07534490 LIFEX LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07533184 VSV TRADE LTD. 17 Feb 2011
    07531355 SIHOTA PROPERTY LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07524676 VTK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07523912 HOUSEKEEPER-SERVICES LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07522882 DEAN & REED LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07544834 VIRKO LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07542322 MIKAB LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07536378 ALESSIA LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07529768 WOZALAPA LIMITED 15 Feb 2011