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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Northampton UK 2012 775 118,868 2011 464 114,512 % change 67.0% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (775) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 249 261 265 New companies in 2011 151 170 143 % change 64.9% 53.5% 85.3% Record Year 2012 (249) 2012 (261) 2012 (265)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northampton UK 2012 336 74,772 2011 323 72,230 % change 4.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 113 123 100 Closed companies in 2011 99 116 108 % change 14.1% 6.0% -7% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (225) 2009 (309)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northampton UK 2012 439 44,096 2011 141 42,282 Record Year 2012 (439) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 136 138 165 Net growth in 2011 52 54 35 Record Year 2012 (136) 2012 (138) 2012 (165)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.7% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 48.0% 54.7% 83.3% Record Year 1965 (1.4%) 1965 (0.7%) 1963 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.21% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.15% PROPERTY 2.35% BUSINESS 0.76% TRADING 2.08% DRIVING 0.70% DESIGN 1.87% S 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% IT 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.83% NORTHAMPTON 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 0.61% BUSINESS 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CARE 0.55% MEDIA 1.67% TRAINING 0.55% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTY 0.52% J 1.55% D 0.52% GLOBAL 1.53% J 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MEDIA 0.49% IT 1.43% R 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.34% EVENTS 0.49% CARE 1.32% TRADING 0.45% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.42% BUILDING 1.22% FARM 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.20% G 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% LOGISTICS 0.42% S 1.17% HOUSE 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,316 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 132 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 105 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 104 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 96 33,677 9999 - Dormant Company 86 12,598 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 14,774 7414 - Business & management consultancy 48 8,437 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 13,716 49410 - Freight transport by road 43 2,795 74990 - Non-trading company 42 9,203 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 41 9,891 62090 - Other information technology service activities 29 7,869 86900 - Other human health activities 29 4,998 7499 - Non-trading company 27 6,164 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 26 2,757 6024 - Freight transport by road 26 1,523 7260 - Other computer related activities 26 4,979 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 4,997 9305 - Other service activities 22 6,142
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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