Northampton, Northamptonshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 775 companies were registered in Northampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 67.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthamptonUK
    2012775118,868
    2011464114,512
    % change67.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (775) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012249261265
    New companies in 2011151170143
    % change64.9%53.5%85.3%
    Record Year2012 (249)2012 (261)2012 (265)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 336 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthamptonUK
    201233674,772
    201132372,230
    % change4.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012113123100
    Closed companies in 201199116108
    % change14.1%6.0%-7%
    Record Year2009 (117)2009 (225)2009 (309)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Northampton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 439 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthamptonUK
    201243944,096
    201114142,282
    Record Year 2012 (439) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012136138165
    Net growth in 2011525435
    Record Year2012 (136)2012 (138)2012 (165)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Northampton formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Northampton
    20120.7%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.7%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change48.0%54.7%83.3%
    Record Year1965 (1.4%)1965 (0.7%)1963 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.1% of all director appointments in Northampton in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.21%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.79%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.24%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%PROPERTY2.35%
    BUSINESS0.76%TRADING2.08%
    DRIVING0.70%DESIGN1.87%
    S0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.64%ENGINEERING1.83%
    NORTHAMPTON0.61%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.61%BUSINESS1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CARE0.55%MEDIA1.67%
    TRAINING0.55%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.52%J1.55%
    D0.52%GLOBAL1.53%
    J0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    MEDIA0.49%IT1.43%
    R0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    EVENTS0.49%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.45%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.42%BUILDING1.22%
    FARM0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    G0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    LOGISTICS0.42%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,316331,455
    7487 - Other business activities13235,545
    99999 - Dormant Company10525,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10419,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9633,677
    9999 - Dormant Company8612,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5614,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy488,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4413,716
    49410 - Freight transport by road432,795
    74990 - Non-trading company429,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified419,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities297,869
    86900 - Other human health activities294,998
    7499 - Non-trading company276,164
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles262,757
    6024 - Freight transport by road261,523
    7260 - Other computer related activities264,979
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply234,997
    9305 - Other service activities226,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198380 A G H LOGISTICS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08198764 CAREXL (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08198924 SIDLEY SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08198927 MARCINIAK LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200438 DINHAM LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08203130 LILIA CEBOTARU LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204031 V HILLIER SERVICES LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205944 W GILLESPIE LOGISTICS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207174 DAVID RIDDELL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08209184 IAIN BROWN BBRE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210191 THISTLEDOWN PROPERTY FUNDING LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08211714 A TO B MARKETING SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08212275 SIMPSON HIRE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214652 4EXPORT LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215851 D JOSHI LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08220168 MARTIN CHANT LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220423 TRANSLINGOO SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08223102 MARTIN WATKINSON LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224519 SP PROPERTIES AND EVENTS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08225475 PRG TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08228327 KEV & LINDA ANDREW LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229686 MASALA LOUNGE RESTAURANTS UK LTD. 26 Sep 2012
    08230069 I C DELIVERIES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230706 PARMA TRANSPORT LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08231575 CPP DRIVING LIMITED 27 Sep 2012