Northampton, Northamptonshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 825 companies were registered in Northampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 60.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Northampton UK 2013 825 134,802 2012 513 131,491 % change 60.8% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 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 2013 239 265 321 New companies in 2012 146 172 195 % change 63.7% 54.1% 64.6% Record Year 2008 (304) 2013 (265) 2007 (555)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 259 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Northampton UK 2013 259 77,914 2012 298 67,576 % change -13.1% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 142 42 75 Closed companies in 2012 115 113 70 % change 23.5% -62.8% 7% Record Year 2011 (171) 2011 (118) 2009 (294)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Northampton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 566 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Northampton UK 2013 566 56,888 2012 215 63,915 Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 97 223 246 Net growth in 2012 31 59 125 Record Year 2008 (231) 2013 (223) 2007 (486)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Northampton formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Northampton 2013 0.6% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 46.8% 52.9% 70.2% Record Year 2008 (1.0%) 2013 (0.6%) 2007 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.0.
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 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 2007 when 30.4% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Northampton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 3.65% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 2.03% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DRIVING 1.90% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.32% PROPERTY 2.44% MANAGEMENT 1.24% TRADING 2.06% J 1.19% DESIGN 1.79% M 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.78% D 0.89% BUSINESS 1.77% LOGISTICS 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.75% R 0.76% LONDON 1.72% S 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.71% G 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTY 0.66% MEDIA 1.63% C 0.63% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.63% J 1.56% IT 0.58% CARE 1.46% CARE 0.56% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.41% DESIGN 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% NORTHAMPTON 0.53% M 1.25% P 0.53% BUILDING 1.21% ENGINEERING 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRADING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% T 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% HAULAGE 0.43% SECURITY 1.15%
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 958 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 223 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 179 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 132 54,531 49410 - Freight transport by road 114 5,834 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 104 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 77 23,532 74990 - Non-trading company 66 14,129 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 64 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 56 12,664 86900 - Other human health activities 39 8,465 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 36 4,684 7487 - Other business activities 33 7,556 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 33 7,199 93199 - Other sports activities 31 3,375 41100 - Development of building projects 29 8,637 43210 - Electrical installation 27 5,625 9999 - Dormant Company 26 3,385 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 24 5,062 62012 - Business and domestic software development 24 8,099
Recent Companies
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