Northampton, Northamptonshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures 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 2015)

    A total of 786 companies were registered in Northampton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorthamptonUK
    2015786161,156
    2014754150,722
    % change4.2%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015256254276
    New companies in 2014242270242
    % change5.8%-5.9%14.0%
    Record Year2008 (304)2014 (270)2007 (555)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 392 companies were dissolved in Northampton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 15.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorthamptonUK
    201539289,523
    201434182,370
    % change15.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Northampton when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015106131155
    Closed companies in 2014112114115
    % change-5.4%14.9%35%
    Record Year2011 (171)2015 (131)2009 (294)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Northampton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 394 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorthamptonUK
    201539471,633
    201441368,352
    Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015150123121
    Net growth in 2014130156127
    Record Year2008 (231)2013 (223)2007 (486)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Northampton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Northampton
    20150.5%
    20140.5%
    20130.6%
    20120.4%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.5%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20140.5%0.6%0.4%
    % change3.8%-13.3%3.9%
    Record Year2008 (1.0%)2013 (0.6%)2007 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Northampton was in 2007 when 30.4% of all directors were female.

    26.9% of all director appointments in Northampton in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT3.30%CONSULTING5.23%
    DRIVING1.82%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.56%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%PROPERTY2.72%
    HAULAGE1.14%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE1.08%CARE2.13%
    NORTHAMPTON1.08%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRANS1.06%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%TRADING1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PROPERTY0.86%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    LOGISTICS0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTHCARE0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.61%CO.,1.58%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%J1.55%
    (NORTHAMPTON)0.53%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    HOLDINGS0.53%BUSINESS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    C0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.45%BUILDING1.31%
    D0.43%IT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    49410 - Freight transport by road1,68212,485
    None Supplied1,317288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management26343,081
    99999 - Dormant Company23249,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14430,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13958,522
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11929,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7919,098
    86900 - Other human health activities6613,990
    62090 - Other information technology service activities5212,862
    41100 - Development of building projects4911,863
    74990 - Non-trading company4813,794
    62012 - Business and domestic software development479,651
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet4210,200
    86101 - Hospital activities425,043
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3911,600
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified379,080
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified356,067
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings337,797
    56302 - Public houses and bars326,355

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09374405 ANGLIA FORD LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374461 KAM DRIVING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09375519 ANTHESTH LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09380520 STEPHEN ANTHONY HODGES LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09381595 MARK MCKELLAR LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09384537 TYREK TRANS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09388579 SURF INNS LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09395346 L & L TRANSPORT LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09395489 CLASSY BRANDS LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09396614 MIMIJOME LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09403612 MIHAELA LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09403780 DREAMRIDE LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09410344 NICOL TRANSPORT LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09412672 AKMAL HAJH TRAVEL UK LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09371299 LAYCROFT HOSPITALITY AND EVENTS LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09372557 MARK TAYLOR (NORTHANTS) LTD. 05 Jan 2015
    09383053 HUDSON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09390274 TEO DRIVING LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09392793 T D OLIVER LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09396594 BRIGHT LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397869 AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09401315 CROWN ELECTRICAL LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09406692 EKANAYAKE LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407889 SPO (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09409182 ION COCHIOR LOGISTICS UK LIMITED 27 Jan 2015