Northampton, Northamptonshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 464 companies were registered in Northampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Northampton UK 2011 464 114,512 2010 449 101,492 % change 3.3% 12.8% Record Year 2007 (489) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 151 170 143 New companies in 2010 164 123 162 % change -7.9% 38.2% -11.7% Record Year 2010 (164) 2011 (170) 2007 (180)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 323 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 15.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Northampton UK 2011 323 72,230 2010 383 87,705 % change -15.7% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 99 116 108 Closed companies in 2010 96 162 125 % change 3.1% -28.4% -14% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (225) 2009 (309)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Northampton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 141 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Northampton UK 2011 141 42,282 2010 66 13,787 Record Year 2007 (252) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 52 54 35 Net growth in 2010 68 -39 37 Record Year 2008 (122) 2002 (82) 2007 (114)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Northampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Northampton 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.5% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% % change -15.7% 16.3% -20.3% Record Year 1965 (1.4%) 1965 (0.7%) 1963 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.7% of all director appointments in Northampton in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.39% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.19% PROPERTY 0.96% PROPERTY 2.41% NORTHAMPTON 0.85% TRADING 2.06% TRANSPORT 0.77% DESIGN 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.85% IT 0.69% BUSINESS 1.82% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% SCHOOL 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.74% SECURITY 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% R 0.54% LONDON 1.63% RECRUITMENT 0.54% J 1.47% CARE 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% FARM 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MEDIA 0.50% CARE 1.42% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% IT 1.38% ENGINEERING 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% J 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.27% COMMUNITY 0.42% M 1.25% WIND 0.39% ENERGY 1.22% TRAINING 0.39% TRAINING 1.21% CONSULTANTS 0.39% S 1.21%
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 884 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 239 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 118 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 97 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 79 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 66 11,543 99999 - Dormant Company 57 18,281 6024 - Freight transport by road 48 2,601 7260 - Other computer related activities 47 8,686 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 38 8,345 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 37 10,018 9305 - Other service activities 35 10,525 74990 - Non-trading company 34 8,064 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 10,137 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,551 86900 - Other human health activities 27 4,019 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 6,798 49410 - Freight transport by road 22 2,049 43210 - Electrical installation 21 2,938
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07689976 SMOKE WIZARD UK LIMITED 01 Jul 2011 07691235 AMAX CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07694789 SHISHA GARDEN LTD 06 Jul 2011 07695203 GREYFIRTH LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07701318 BUILDIT EXPRESS LTD 12 Jul 2011 07704043 THE EXECUTIVE NURSING COMPANY LTD 13 Jul 2011 07704959 DANUBE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07715406 THE RUSHMERE ACADEMY LIMITED 22 Jul 2011 07692743 HILLSBOROUGH SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Jul 2011 07703248 KSWITA LTD 13 Jul 2011 07706301 MEDINA HEALTHCARE LTD 15 Jul 2011 07691804 ARLINGTON MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07692622 SOFT SPOT ENTERTAINMENT LTD. 04 Jul 2011 07692909 COLOURBOX CREATIVE LIMITED 05 Jul 2011 07696190 DK DIGITAL LIMITED 07 Jul 2011 07696479 CRYPTO COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 07 Jul 2011 07702543 ZABIPRO LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07702600 CARE LEAVERS SERVICES EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07710567 RAZORS (LADIES) LIMITED 19 Jul 2011 07711972 MORTLOCKS CONFECTIONERY LIMITED 20 Jul 2011 07714137 DAGARTI CIC 21 Jul 2011 07719941 CBR 89 LTD 27 Jul 2011 07709214 AARDVARK ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2011 07709867 MRS METALS UK LIMITED 19 Jul 2011 07715188 PLS NORTHAMPTON LTD 22 Jul 2011
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