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.

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 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)NorthamptonUK
    2013817132,684
    2012775118,868
    % change5.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (817) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013273260284
    New companies in 2012249261265
    % change9.6%-0.4%7.2%
    Record Year2013 (273)2012 (261)2013 (284)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    201334786,170
    201234475,908
    % change0.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201395107145
    Closed companies in 2012113123108
    % change-15.9%-13.0%34%
    Record Year2009 (117)2009 (225)2009 (309)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    201347046,514
    201243142,960
    Record Year 2013 (470) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013178153139
    Net growth in 2012136138157
    Record Year2013 (178)2013 (153)2012 (157)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.6%
    20120.7%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.7%0.7%
    % change-1.9%-8.6%-6.0%
    Record Year2012 (0.6%)2012 (0.7%)2012 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT3.91%CONSULTING5.27%
    DRIVING3.86%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.54%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    J1.30%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%TRADING2.08%
    LOGISTICS1.04%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%LONDON1.79%
    M0.88%DESIGN1.78%
    R0.73%BUSINESS1.74%
    D0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CARE0.71%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%CARE1.64%
    PROPERTY0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BUSINESS0.55%GLOBAL1.59%
    G0.55%J1.54%
    NORTHAMPTON0.55%MEDIA1.54%
    C0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    DESIGN0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    P0.50%IT1.39%
    S0.47%M1.25%
    IT0.47%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.47%BUILDING1.19%
    HAULAGE0.47%CAPITAL1.19%
    JOHN0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    TRADING0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,195260,135
    49410 - Freight transport by road2526,904
    99999 - Dormant Company23846,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20334,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities13226,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13154,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9125,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7417,715
    74990 - Non-trading company5814,228
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5212,516
    86900 - Other human health activities419,203
    41100 - Development of building projects389,271
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet358,475
    93199 - Other sports activities333,654
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified327,590
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles304,955
    62012 - Business and domestic software development299,104
    43210 - Electrical installation295,724
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation264,590
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities256,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08671288 OVIYA IT CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08673926 L G DOMICILIARY CARE LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674593 JOHN BATES DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08674598 FLEXERAIL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08677507 KRW TRANSPORT LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08677705 MATCHING CANDIDATES 2 JOBS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08684883 CHRIS K DRIVING LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08685391 ZSOLT IGNACZY LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08688347 SCARLET RYAN LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08688890 DEG DRIVING LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08691146 VIRGOFIN LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08693982 SIMPSON EVENTS & CATERING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08694339 ROBERT SHEPHERD LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08694615 DING DONG ITS DAMO LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08694869 ULTRAITE ROOF SYSTEMS LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08698480 PCT OPERATIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08698589 GRZEGORZ KRAWIEC LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08698686 KENNETH HEAD LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08699137 DANE MARSHALL LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08699491 KIDSAID LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08700585 NIGEL HIGGINS DRIVING LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
    08703833 SIMPSON DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704265 BOB BARCA LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705647 NEIL GRAEME COOPER LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706486 S COOK DRIVING LIMITED 25 Sep 2013