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 09418041 SAI (WHOLESALE) LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09420100 A Z CALL CENTER LTD 03 Feb 2015 09424024 GMB TRANSPORT LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 09425939 LAMYDIC LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09426550 PAULICA LOGISTICS LTD 06 Feb 2015 09430613 SINCERITY KOMMITMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09433972 DAVID & DANIEL SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2015 09434712 AU'S TRADING COMPANY LTD 11 Feb 2015 09435119 JOHNJOHN85 LTD 11 Feb 2015 09440054 SALCEY TREE SURGEONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09443208 JARO SMART REPAIRS LTD 17 Feb 2015 09445499 THE COLONIC CLINIC LIMITED 18 Feb 2015 09447760 JL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09449959 FASHION BY MARIO LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09450627 QUICK-LEE LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09454840 CROYWEST LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09459565 DR LYDIA WALSH LTD 26 Feb 2015 09420192 TAMANNA'S KITCHEN LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09434072 BARE INNOVATIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09439695 TOTAL WEIGHING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09451626 JAB SPARES LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09451787 THE GIFT SHACK LIMITED 21 Feb 2015 09454132 CHANTOSA SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09458319 F JAPAJAPA LTD 25 Feb 2015 09458626 BACK AND BODY LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
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