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

  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 (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)NorthamptonUK
    2014754150,722
    2013825134,802
    % change-8.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014242270242
    New companies in 2013239265321
    % change1.3%1.9%-24.6%
    Record Year2008 (304)2014 (270)2007 (555)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    201434182,370
    201325977,914
    % change31.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014112114115
    Closed companies in 20131424275
    % change-21.1%171.4%53%
    Record Year2011 (171)2011 (118)2009 (294)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    201441368,352
    201356656,888
    Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014130156127
    Net growth in 201397223246
    Record Year2008 (231)2013 (223)2007 (486)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.5%
    20130.6%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.5%0.6%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20130.5%0.6%0.7%
    % change-5.3%-5.9%-37.1%
    Record Year2008 (1.0%)2013 (0.6%)2007 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DRIVING4.58%CONSULTING5.22%
    TRANSPORT3.67%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTING1.11%PROPERTY2.64%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%TRADING2.05%
    LOGISTICS1.06%LONDON1.88%
    J0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.79%CARE1.79%
    HAULAGE0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    BUSINESS0.64%DESIGN1.75%
    PROPERTY0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENTERPRISES0.59%BUSINESS1.71%
    HOMES0.59%PROPERTIES1.60%
    M0.59%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    NORTHAMPTON0.57%GLOBAL1.58%
    S0.52%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%MEDIA1.48%
    (NORTHAMPTON)0.49%IT1.33%
    DAVID0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    TRANS0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    R0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    D0.44%M1.21%
    DRIVER0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    ASSOCIATES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,477280,210
    49410 - Freight transport by road5388,014
    99999 - Dormant Company22547,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management21837,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14427,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13856,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11126,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8118,491
    74990 - Non-trading company5614,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5612,813
    86900 - Other human health activities5110,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet429,358
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles425,130
    41100 - Development of building projects399,855
    62012 - Business and domestic software development379,509
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified348,155
    43210 - Electrical installation325,885
    93199 - Other sports activities323,848
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities317,313
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets275,988

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08921655 VAP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08926188 MUBZYY'S LEGAL MARKETING LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08926931 DLM DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08928098 HAMPTON BROOK (UK) LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08928703 BRAMEX ELECTRICAL LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929245 ALPHAGEN PROJECTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929469 PATEL RETAIL(UK) LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08932485 C. T. J. GROUNDWORKERS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08936394 WILS67 LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938528 TAG-TEAM FITNESS CIC 13 Mar 2014
    08939064 S JORDAN DRIVING LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08939270 SYED ABBAS LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08939406 RYSZARD KWICZOR LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08939435 ZAK CORDERY LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08948583 THE GOOD LOAF CIC 19 Mar 2014
    08948623 PAUL WILKINSON DRIVING LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08948996 ANDREW COMPTON DRIVING LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08949312 TOBIAS COWLEY LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08951188 NICHOLAS BIBBEY LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08956422 BEN STORM LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08962869 ANTONI TRANSPORT LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08964219 BARRY GERRARD LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08966028 JONATHAN DORME LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08928652 GHR TRANSPORT LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08935696 MOGATRANS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014