Northamptonshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,261 companies were registered in Northamptonshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthamptonshireUK
    20121,261118,868
    20111,046114,512
    % change20.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,261) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012394420447
    New companies in 2011332378336
    % change18.7%11.1%33.0%
    Record Year2012 (394)2012 (420)2012 (447)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 713 companies were dissolved in Northamptonshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthamptonshireUK
    201271374,772
    201167772,230
    % change5.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,185) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012244273196
    Closed companies in 2011231229217
    % change5.6%19.2%-10%
    Record Year2012 (244)2009 (415)2009 (555)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Northamptonshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 548 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)NorthamptonshireUK
    201254844,096
    201136942,282
    Record Year 2012 (548) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012150147251
    Net growth in 2011101149119
    Record Year2008 (262)2002 (176)2012 (251)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Northamptonshire formed 1.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Northamptonshire
    20121.1%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (1.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.9%1.0%0.9%
    % change6.5%12.0%31.6%
    Record Year1965 (1.8%)1983 (1.4%)1961 (1.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Northamptonshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.5% of all director appointments in Northamptonshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.93%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING1.54%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%PROPERTY2.36%
    TRADING0.96%TRADING2.08%
    CO.,0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    INTERNATIONAL0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CARE0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    M0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    J0.69%MEDIA1.68%
    ENGINEERING0.69%LONDON1.67%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.65%GLOBAL1.54%
    LOGISTICS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    D0.60%IT1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%PROPERTIES1.34%
    IT0.58%CARE1.32%
    S0.58%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.54%BUILDING1.22%
    MEDIA0.54%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    GROUP0.52%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.52%S1.17%
    TRAINING0.51%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,754228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified39750,446
    74990 - Non-trading company38213,641
    99999 - Dormant Company36537,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30428,990
    49410 - Freight transport by road1794,503
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16021,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15720,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified13014,809
    7487 - Other business activities11716,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10211,950
    9999 - Dormant Company876,793
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles714,070
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet685,760
    86900 - Other human health activities667,550
    7499 - Non-trading company653,416
    43210 - Electrical installation605,151
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified526,008
    41100 - Development of building projects507,545
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate476,519

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08129455 M BEASLEY HAULAGE LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130354 ADDOBE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130432 JIMMY MC LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08132202 GLEBE TRADING LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08132583 SHARON'S DIVINE CAKES LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08133137 M & S H CANTERBURY LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08134850 LOUI TRANSPORT LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135211 MOORE MACHINE TOOLS LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08140667 JAMES WALSH HAULAGE LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08142597 STEVEN RANSON SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144251 CUCOS VASILE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08149669 PAUL HORSFIELD LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08149867 COTGRAVE & SON LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151759 R BIRKETT SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151994 B H C TRANSPORT LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152130 NO NONSENSE INC LTD. 20 Jul 2012
    08154655 FLAVANN1 LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08158713 DEAN MUNDAY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159172 CHRIS KELLY TRANSPORT LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08160386 GUY WETTON SERVICES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08161214 OMARS TRUCKING LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162029 R COUNSELL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08162557 ANDY MCGREGOR DRIVING LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08163276 U T DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08126920 D FLETCHER LIMITED 02 Jul 2012