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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

  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 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)NorthamptonshireUK
    20121,103131,491
    2011990116,391
    % change11.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (1,454) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012318359426
    New companies in 2011278313399
    % change14.4%14.7%6.8%
    Record Year2008 (456)2012 (359)2007 (817)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)NorthamptonshireUK
    201256967,576
    201181390,986
    % change-30.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (813) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012211203155
    Closed companies in 2011319222272
    % change-33.9%-8.6%-43%
    Record Year2011 (319)2011 (222)2009 (528)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)NorthamptonshireUK
    201253463,915
    201117725,405
    Record Year 2007 (1,017) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012107156271
    Net growth in 2011-4191127
    Record Year2008 (320)2005 (175)2007 (680)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.8%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (1.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.8%0.8%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.8%0.9%
    % change-1.9%-1.9%-0.1%
    Record Year1975 (2.5%)1963 (1.5%)1961 (1.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.56%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CO.,1.54%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.24%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRANSPORT0.91%TRADING2.07%
    TRADING0.91%DESIGN1.93%
    INTERNATIONAL0.89%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.79%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.77%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%BUSINESS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.71%MEDIA1.72%
    CARE0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%LONDON1.66%
    MEDIA0.63%J1.54%
    TECHNOLOGY0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    IT0.61%GLOBAL1.50%
    J0.57%IT1.40%
    DESIGN0.57%CARE1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRAINING0.51%M1.27%
    LOGISTICS0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    GROUP0.49%ENERGY1.20%
    R0.47%S1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,688216,665
    7487 - Other business activities43552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified30335,233
    74990 - Non-trading company2779,729
    99999 - Dormant Company24225,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management22419,704
    7499 - Non-trading company1929,102
    9999 - Dormant Company18618,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy14112,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10514,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10013,637
    49410 - Freight transport by road992,781
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified839,892
    6024 - Freight transport by road722,121
    9305 - Other service activities668,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities627,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities618,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply606,934
    86900 - Other human health activities465,066
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles432,832

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07897406 BRIAN HARRADINE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07897410 BEST MOVE PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07904316 IKATCHA MARKETING LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07918517 TREBOR'S ANGLE LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07925802 LEE GARLAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07895769 JAMES R W LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07901443 CMC TYRES LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07906226 JTS MOBILE TYRES LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07918444 BUILDING INVESTMENTS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07918837 TAFF KNIGHTS LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07919491 NENE BUILD LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07919542 BEE INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920924 M M K CIVIL ENGINEERS LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07898682 DIAMOND CAR WASH AND VALETING SERVICES LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07910959 SHAXTED LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07912676 MGT DESIGN LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07915580 MAXIM BOOKS UK LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07922308 MRTS MARK ROLLINS TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07924900 EVENSTAR SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07928420 DYNAPTA LTD 30 Jan 2012
    07894778 SHANNON-HARRIS INVESTMENTS LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07899649 KLEENCLUBZ LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07902441 HEALTHPORTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07904144 HEMZ LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07912611 CO-MISSION LTD 17 Jan 2012