Northampton, Northamptonshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 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 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 817 companies were registered in Northampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northampton UK 2013 817 132,684 2012 775 118,868 % change 5.4% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (817) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 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 2013 273 260 284 New companies in 2012 249 261 265 % change 9.6% -0.4% 7.2% Record Year 2013 (273) 2012 (261) 2013 (284)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 347 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northampton UK 2013 347 86,170 2012 344 75,908 % change 0.9% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 95 107 145 Closed companies in 2012 113 123 108 % change -15.9% -13.0% 34% Record Year 2009 (117) 2009 (225) 2009 (309)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Northampton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 470 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northampton UK 2013 470 46,514 2012 431 42,960 Record Year 2013 (470) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Northampton when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 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 2013 178 153 139 Net growth in 2012 136 138 157 Record Year 2013 (178) 2013 (153) 2012 (157)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Northampton formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Northampton 2013 0.6% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.7% 0.7% % change -1.9% -8.6% -6.0% Record Year 2012 (0.6%) 2012 (0.7%) 2012 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 2007 when 30.5% of all directors were female.
18.3% of all director appointments in Northampton in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 3.91% CONSULTING 5.27% DRIVING 3.86% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.45% J 1.30% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.16% TRADING 2.08% LOGISTICS 1.04% ENGINEERING 1.83% MANAGEMENT 1.00% LONDON 1.79% M 0.88% DESIGN 1.78% R 0.73% BUSINESS 1.74% D 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CARE 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.64% CARE 1.64% PROPERTY 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.61% BUSINESS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.59% G 0.55% J 1.54% NORTHAMPTON 0.55% MEDIA 1.54% C 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% DESIGN 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% P 0.50% IT 1.39% S 0.47% M 1.25% IT 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.47% BUILDING 1.19% HAULAGE 0.47% CAPITAL 1.19% JOHN 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TRADING 0.45% TRAINING 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 1,195 260,135 49410 - Freight transport by road 252 6,904 99999 - Dormant Company 238 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 203 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 132 26,675 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 131 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 91 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 74 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 58 14,228 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 41 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 38 9,271 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 35 8,475 93199 - Other sports activities 33 3,654 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 32 7,590 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 30 4,955 62012 - Business and domestic software development 29 9,104 43210 - Electrical installation 29 5,724 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 26 4,590 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 25 6,979
Recent Companies
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