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 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
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