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
New Company Registrations
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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) Northampton UK 2015 786 161,156 2014 754 150,722 % change 4.2% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (864) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 256 254 276 New companies in 2014 242 270 242 % change 5.8% -5.9% 14.0% Record Year 2008 (304) 2014 (270) 2007 (555)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northampton UK 2015 392 89,523 2014 341 82,370 % change 15.0% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (430) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 106 131 155 Closed companies in 2014 112 114 115 % change -5.4% 14.9% 35% Record Year 2011 (171) 2015 (131) 2009 (294)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northampton UK 2015 394 71,633 2014 413 68,352 Record Year 2007 (667) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 150 123 121 Net growth in 2014 130 156 127 Record Year 2008 (231) 2013 (223) 2007 (486)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.5% 2014 0.5% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2013 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2014 0.5% 0.6% 0.4% % change 3.8% -13.3% 3.9% Record Year 2008 (1.0%) 2013 (0.6%) 2007 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 3.30% CONSULTING 5.23% DRIVING 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.34% PROPERTY 2.72% HAULAGE 1.14% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.08% CARE 2.13% NORTHAMPTON 1.08% ENGINEERING 2.12% TRANS 1.06% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.93% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.88% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTY 0.86% ELECTRICAL 1.76% LOGISTICS 0.63% DESIGN 1.65% HEALTHCARE 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.61% CO., 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.58% J 1.55% (NORTHAMPTON) 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HOLDINGS 0.53% BUSINESS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% J 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% ASSOCIATES 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.44% C 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PROPERTIES 0.45% BUILDING 1.31% D 0.43% IT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.43% MEDIA 1.28% DEVELOPMENTS 0.43% M 1.27%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies 49410 - Freight transport by road 1,682 12,485 None Supplied 1,317 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 263 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 232 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 144 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 139 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 119 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 79 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 66 13,990 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 49 11,863 74990 - Non-trading company 48 13,794 62012 - Business and domestic software development 47 9,651 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 42 10,200 86101 - Hospital activities 42 5,043 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 39 11,600 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 9,080 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 35 6,067 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 33 7,797 56302 - Public houses and bars 32 6,355
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09465272 JAY WELDING LTD 02 Mar 2015 09472385 PTAK CAR CENTRE LTD 05 Mar 2015 09477480 WOODWAY UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09481041 ADDA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09485563 SOUTHSIDE CENTRAL LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09489091 MEDICS360 LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09492154 NORTHANTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09498012 MAGUU BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 19 Mar 2015 09498118 5 STARS GRILL LTD 19 Mar 2015 09499758 CEALEXTRANS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09501180 CHILD 1ST (COLESHILL) LTD 20 Mar 2015 OC398963 3SH LLP 20 Mar 2015 09503208 ESPHERE SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Mar 2015 09509103 TASHI VALET CAR WASH LTD 25 Mar 2015 09510627 SMARTER BUY LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09512595 CALOVENTIA CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09514841 HIS STOREHOUSE LIMITED 27 Mar 2015 09517733 DELUXECATERING LIMITED 30 Mar 2015 09467951 ECHO SPORTS FITNESS LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09472997 COUNTYWIDE LANDSCAPES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09492298 LIBERATION LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09492343 CLINSCI CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09493838 STM EDUCATION LTD 17 Mar 2015 09503932 OVYARY LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09519740 MASON ALEXANDER SCOTT LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
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