Northampton, Northamptonshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Northampton when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 754 companies were registered in Northampton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Northampton UK 2014 754 150,722 2013 825 134,802 % change -8.6% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 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 2014 242 270 242 New companies in 2013 239 265 321 % change 1.3% 1.9% -24.6% Record Year 2008 (304) 2014 (270) 2007 (555)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 341 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 31.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Northampton UK 2014 341 82,370 2013 259 77,914 % change 31.7% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 112 114 115 Closed companies in 2013 142 42 75 % change -21.1% 171.4% 53% Record Year 2011 (171) 2011 (118) 2009 (294)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Northampton during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 413 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Northampton UK 2014 413 68,352 2013 566 56,888 Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 130 156 127 Net growth in 2013 97 223 246 Record Year 2008 (231) 2013 (223) 2007 (486)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Northampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Northampton 2014 0.5% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.6% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% % change -5.3% -5.9% -37.1% Record Year 2008 (1.0%) 2013 (0.6%) 2007 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 2007 when 30.4% of all directors were female.
26.4% of all director appointments in Northampton in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DRIVING 4.58% CONSULTING 5.22% TRANSPORT 3.67% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 1.11% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.06% TRADING 2.05% LOGISTICS 1.06% LONDON 1.88% J 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.79% CARE 1.79% HAULAGE 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% BUSINESS 0.64% DESIGN 1.75% PROPERTY 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENTERPRISES 0.59% BUSINESS 1.71% HOMES 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.60% M 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.60% NORTHAMPTON 0.57% GLOBAL 1.58% S 0.52% J 1.48% PROPERTIES 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.49% MEDIA 1.48% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.49% IT 1.33% DAVID 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% TRANS 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% R 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% D 0.44% M 1.21% DRIVER 0.44% CAPITAL 1.20% ASSOCIATES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,477 280,210 49410 - Freight transport by road 538 8,014 99999 - Dormant Company 225 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 218 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 144 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 138 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 111 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 81 18,491 74990 - Non-trading company 56 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 56 12,813 86900 - Other human health activities 51 10,273 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 42 9,358 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 42 5,130 41100 - Development of building projects 39 9,855 62012 - Business and domestic software development 37 9,509 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 34 8,155 43210 - Electrical installation 32 5,885 93199 - Other sports activities 32 3,848 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 31 7,313 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 27 5,988
Recent Companies
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