Northamptonshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,103 companies were registered in Northamptonshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Northamptonshire UK 2012 1,103 131,491 2011 990 116,391 % change 11.4% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (1,454) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 318 359 426 New companies in 2011 278 313 399 % change 14.4% 14.7% 6.8% Record Year 2008 (456) 2012 (359) 2007 (817)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 569 companies were dissolved in Northamptonshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Northamptonshire UK 2012 569 67,576 2011 813 90,986 % change -30.0% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (813) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 211 203 155 Closed companies in 2011 319 222 272 % change -33.9% -8.6% -43% Record Year 2011 (319) 2011 (222) 2009 (528)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Northamptonshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 534 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Northamptonshire UK 2012 534 63,915 2011 177 25,405 Record Year 2007 (1,017) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 107 156 271 Net growth in 2011 -41 91 127 Record Year 2008 (320) 2005 (175) 2007 (680)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Northamptonshire formed 0.8% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Northamptonshire 2012 0.8% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (1.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% % change -1.9% -1.9% -0.1% Record Year 1975 (2.5%) 1963 (1.5%) 1961 (1.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Northamptonshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.2% of all director appointments in Northamptonshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CO., 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.24% PROPERTY 2.37% TRANSPORT 0.91% TRADING 2.07% TRADING 0.91% DESIGN 1.93% INTERNATIONAL 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.86% ENGINEERING 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.73% BUSINESS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.71% MEDIA 1.72% CARE 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.69% LONDON 1.66% MEDIA 0.63% J 1.54% TECHNOLOGY 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% IT 0.61% GLOBAL 1.50% J 0.57% IT 1.40% DESIGN 0.57% CARE 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TRAINING 0.51% M 1.27% LOGISTICS 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% GROUP 0.49% ENERGY 1.20% R 0.47% S 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,688 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 435 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 303 35,233 74990 - Non-trading company 277 9,729 99999 - Dormant Company 242 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 224 19,704 7499 - Non-trading company 192 9,102 9999 - Dormant Company 186 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 141 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 105 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 100 13,637 49410 - Freight transport by road 99 2,781 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 83 9,892 6024 - Freight transport by road 72 2,121 9305 - Other service activities 66 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 62 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 61 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 60 6,934 86900 - Other human health activities 46 5,066 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 43 2,832
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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