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Northampton, Northamptonshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    A total of 513 companies were registered in Northampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NorthamptonUK
    2012513131,491
    2011460116,391
    % change11.5%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012146172195
    New companies in 2011127150183
    % change15.0%14.7%6.6%
    Record Year2008 (304)2012 (172)2007 (555)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 298 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NorthamptonUK
    201229867,576
    201143090,987
    % change-30.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201211511370
    Closed companies in 2011171118141
    % change-32.7%-4.2%-50%
    Record Year2011 (171)2011 (118)2009 (294)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Northampton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 215 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)NorthamptonUK
    201221563,915
    20113025,404
    Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20123159125
    Net growth in 2011-443242
    Record Year2008 (231)2006 (96)2007 (486)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Northampton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Northampton
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-1.4%-1.9%-0.3%
    Record Year2008 (1.0%)1968 (0.9%)1967 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.0% of all director appointments in Northampton in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.47%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    IT0.77%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUSINESS0.74%TRADING2.07%
    TRANSPORT0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.66%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    (NORTHAMPTON)0.59%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    R0.59%BUSINESS1.73%
    MEDIA0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    NORTHAMPTON0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRADING0.52%LONDON1.66%
    TRAINING0.52%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    SCHOOL0.52%IT1.40%
    FARM0.44%CARE1.34%
    EUROPE0.44%PROPERTIES1.31%
    EVENTS0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PLUMBING0.40%M1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    PROPERTIES0.40%ENERGY1.20%
    HOUSE0.40%S1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied911216,665
    7487 - Other business activities18852,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11919,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11335,233
    9999 - Dormant Company10518,617
    99999 - Dormant Company10425,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6612,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4814,303
    7499 - Non-trading company449,102
    74990 - Non-trading company439,729
    49410 - Freight transport by road412,781
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4113,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified399,892
    6024 - Freight transport by road382,121
    7260 - Other computer related activities377,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply326,934
    86900 - Other human health activities325,066
    9305 - Other service activities318,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities298,145
    43210 - Electrical installation203,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07939729 INTERPRETINGLINK (NPTON) LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07947355 AIDECARE LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07950251 ROYAL OAK NORTH LEVERTON LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951966 OWNERTON LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953793 MILLENNIUM MOTOR CARS 2025 LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07957157 LINDA LEE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07958248 TYW LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959327 MINTRIDGE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959344 ISEE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07968138 OASIS TREE LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969874 MALACANDRA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07969947 MCK GLOBAL LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07938550 NEWLAND LINK LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07958363 G&S-PROFESSIONAL CARPET CLEANERS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07934276 ORCHID THERAPIES LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07936397 RESONATE MUSIC LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07936732 JOHNSON-TAYLOR ASSOCIATES LTD. 06 Feb 2012
    07938929 IT SALES RECRUIT LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07945083 LITTLE MOUNT CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07950447 AGO VENTURES LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951625 PLATINUM BOND LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07951768 CERTAIN TOUCH UK LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07970401 SEPHARDIC UNITED JUDAISM LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC372214 GALBRAITH PROPERTY & ESTATES LLP 08 Feb 2012
    07937095 HADRYS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012