Northampton, Northamptonshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 748 companies were registered in Northampton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Northampton UK 2014 748 143,414 2013 817 132,684 % change -8.4% 8.1% Record Year 2013 (817) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 266 225 257 New companies in 2013 273 260 284 % change -2.6% -13.5% -9.5% Record Year 2013 (273) 2012 (261) 2013 (284)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 400 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Northampton UK 2014 400 101,670 2013 347 86,170 % change 15.3% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 150 111 139 Closed companies in 2013 95 107 145 % change 57.9% 3.7% -4% Record Year 2014 (150) 2009 (225) 2009 (309)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Northampton during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 348 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Northampton UK 2014 348 41,744 2013 470 46,514 Record Year 2013 (470) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 116 114 118 Net growth in 2013 178 153 139 Record Year 2013 (178) 2013 (153) 2012 (157)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Northampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Northampton 2014 0.5% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.7% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change -11.5% -17.5% -17.0% Record Year 2012 (0.6%) 2012 (0.7%) 2012 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 2007 when 30.5% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Northampton in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DRIVING 3.11% CONSULTING 5.17% TRANSPORT 3.06% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTING 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.55% MANAGEMENT 1.29% PROPERTY 2.62% HAULAGE 1.16% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.09% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% TRANS 0.96% TRADING 2.00% LOGISTICS 0.91% LONDON 1.95% CARE 0.88% CARE 1.94% PROPERTY 0.83% TRANSPORT 1.76% NORTHAMPTON 0.68% DESIGN 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.70% J 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.66% BUSINESS 1.62% BUSINESS 0.58% J 1.53% ELECTRICAL 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.53% HOMES 0.56% GLOBAL 1.51% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ENTERPRISES 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% S 0.51% MEDIA 1.38% M 0.48% CO., 1.36% ASSOCIATES 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% HOLDINGS 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% BUILDING 0.43% IT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.43% M 1.23%
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 1,328 278,481 49410 - Freight transport by road 1,225 9,960 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 259 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 234 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 146 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 134 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 111 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 79 18,890 86900 - Other human health activities 59 11,807 74990 - Non-trading company 55 14,006 62090 - Other information technology service activities 51 12,795 62012 - Business and domestic software development 47 9,675 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 41 9,914 41100 - Development of building projects 40 10,604 56302 - Public houses and bars 35 6,056 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 34 8,501 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 33 5,335 74100 - specialised design activities 33 4,681 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 30 7,401 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 30 10,361
Recent Companies
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