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
    09200391 DOTMEALS LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09201190 GRIGORE TURCU DRIVING LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09203034 WESTONBIRT ELITE LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09208081 BILLY'S FISH SHOP LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09208668 RTZ TRUCKING LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09210076 ZUEROBBO LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09216570 SCHIOPU SERVICES LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09218799 MOLIHAN TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219348 REMY MUTAMBUKA LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219942 SHORTS TRANSPORT LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09224599 AREK KUCZYNSKI LTD 18 Sep 2014
    09226768 NINA'S KITCHEN LTD. 19 Sep 2014
    09231389 IFS (UK) LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09231812 MIMI'S SOUL FOOD AND LOUNGE BAR LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09233891 NC HAULAGE LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09234248 HAKA TRANSPORT LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09235540 BALTIC CARPENTRY SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09235840 O'CALLAGHAN FINANCE LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09240112 KV MERCHANT SERVICES PVT LTD. 29 Sep 2014
    09241016 SMART RESTAURANT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09241481 OLIVER HAMPSHIRE OPERATIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09197318 SPRUCE CONSTRUCTION LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09197523 CAMLINE SERVICES (EAST MIDLANDS) LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09202262 STUDIO FITNESS INC LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09225836 FRY-CHICKS LIMITED 19 Sep 2014