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

  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 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)NorthamptonUK
    2014748143,414
    2013817132,684
    % change-8.4%8.1%
    Record Year 2013 (817) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014266225257
    New companies in 2013273260284
    % change-2.6%-13.5%-9.5%
    Record Year2013 (273)2012 (261)2013 (284)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    2014400101,670
    201334786,170
    % change15.3%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (651) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014150111139
    Closed companies in 201395107145
    % change57.9%3.7%-4%
    Record Year2014 (150)2009 (225)2009 (309)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)NorthamptonUK
    201434841,744
    201347046,514
    Record Year 2013 (470) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014116114118
    Net growth in 2013178153139
    Record Year2013 (178)2013 (153)2012 (157)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.5%
    20130.6%
    20120.7%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.5%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.6%
    % change-11.5%-17.5%-17.0%
    Record Year2012 (0.6%)2012 (0.7%)2012 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DRIVING3.11%CONSULTING5.17%
    TRANSPORT3.06%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.47%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.29%PROPERTY2.62%
    HAULAGE1.16%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    TRANS0.96%TRADING2.00%
    LOGISTICS0.91%LONDON1.95%
    CARE0.88%CARE1.94%
    PROPERTY0.83%TRANSPORT1.76%
    NORTHAMPTON0.68%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    J0.66%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.66%BUSINESS1.62%
    BUSINESS0.58%J1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HOMES0.56%GLOBAL1.51%
    (NORTHAMPTON)0.56%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    S0.51%MEDIA1.38%
    M0.48%CO.,1.36%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    HOLDINGS0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    BUILDING0.43%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,328278,481
    49410 - Freight transport by road1,2259,960
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management25940,717
    99999 - Dormant Company23448,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14629,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13457,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11128,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7918,890
    86900 - Other human health activities5911,807
    74990 - Non-trading company5514,006
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5112,795
    62012 - Business and domestic software development479,675
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet419,914
    41100 - Development of building projects4010,604
    56302 - Public houses and bars356,056
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified348,501
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles335,335
    74100 - specialised design activities334,681
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities307,401
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3010,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109539 HARRY RICE LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111310 A SPORTA CLINIC LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112936 IS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114777 LOUIS CERCLAY LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115130 JABRIL LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09115413 ANCHORED KIN LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09117621 GODWIN PREMPEH LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09119510 ST JOHNS ARM LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09119964 CEM COMPLETE LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121317 GEEK CENTRIC'S LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09124122 SILVERSTONE WOODLANDS LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09124253 TERRY JONES HAULAGE LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09126141 PAUL SHRUBB SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09136379 PHILIP WILSON DRIVING LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09136825 SINCLAIRS DRIVING LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09139993 DERECK MAKANJERA LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09142710 TATENDA BVINDI LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09148818 PAUL HURST DRIVING LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09148863 EXCEL SOLUTIONS (LINCOLN) LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153699 I&A CLEANING LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09155118 LYNDON DAVIES DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09155207 BK DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09111700 SPECTRUM BIZZ LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09143525 VACCINIUM (UK) LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09148430 ISM BUILDERS LIMITED 25 Jul 2014