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
New Company Registrations
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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) Northampton UK 2012 513 131,491 2011 460 116,391 % change 11.5% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 146 172 195 New companies in 2011 127 150 183 % change 15.0% 14.7% 6.6% Record Year 2008 (304) 2012 (172) 2007 (555)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northampton UK 2012 298 67,576 2011 430 90,987 % change -30.7% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 115 113 70 Closed companies in 2011 171 118 141 % change -32.7% -4.2% -50% Record Year 2011 (171) 2011 (118) 2009 (294)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northampton UK 2012 215 63,915 2011 30 25,404 Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 31 59 125 Net growth in 2011 -44 32 42 Record Year 2008 (231) 2006 (96) 2007 (486)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -1.4% -1.9% -0.3% Record Year 2008 (1.0%) 1968 (0.9%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.47% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.30% IT 0.77% PROPERTY 2.37% BUSINESS 0.74% TRADING 2.07% TRANSPORT 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.79% R 0.59% BUSINESS 1.73% MEDIA 0.55% MEDIA 1.72% NORTHAMPTON 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRADING 0.52% LONDON 1.66% TRAINING 0.52% J 1.54% PROPERTY 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ELECTRICAL 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% SCHOOL 0.52% IT 1.40% FARM 0.44% CARE 1.34% EUROPE 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% EVENTS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PLUMBING 0.40% M 1.27% CONSTRUCTION 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% PROPERTIES 0.40% ENERGY 1.20% HOUSE 0.40% S 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 911 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 188 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 119 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 105 18,617 99999 - Dormant Company 104 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 66 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 48 14,303 7499 - Non-trading company 44 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 43 9,729 49410 - Freight transport by road 41 2,781 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 9,892 6024 - Freight transport by road 38 2,121 7260 - Other computer related activities 37 7,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 32 6,934 86900 - Other human health activities 32 5,066 9305 - Other service activities 31 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 8,145 43210 - Electrical installation 20 3,573
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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