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
New Company Registrations
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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) Northamptonshire UK 2012 1,261 118,868 2011 1,046 114,512 % change 20.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,261) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 394 420 447 New companies in 2011 332 378 336 % change 18.7% 11.1% 33.0% Record Year 2012 (394) 2012 (420) 2012 (447)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northamptonshire UK 2012 713 74,772 2011 677 72,230 % change 5.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (1,185) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 244 273 196 Closed companies in 2011 231 229 217 % change 5.6% 19.2% -10% Record Year 2012 (244) 2009 (415) 2009 (555)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northamptonshire UK 2012 548 44,096 2011 369 42,282 Record Year 2012 (548) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2012 150 147 251 Net growth in 2011 101 149 119 Record Year 2008 (262) 2002 (176) 2012 (251)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.1% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% % change 6.5% 12.0% 31.6% Record Year 1965 (1.8%) 1983 (1.4%) 1961 (1.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 1.93% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.77% MANAGEMENT 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 1.14% PROPERTY 2.36% TRADING 0.96% TRADING 2.08% CO., 0.87% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.83% INTERNATIONAL 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.83% CARE 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% M 0.69% BUSINESS 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% J 0.69% MEDIA 1.68% ENGINEERING 0.69% LONDON 1.67% CONSULTANTS 0.65% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.65% GLOBAL 1.54% LOGISTICS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.47% D 0.60% IT 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.34% IT 0.58% CARE 1.32% S 0.58% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.54% BUILDING 1.22% MEDIA 0.54% ENTERPRISES 1.21% GROUP 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.52% S 1.17% TRAINING 0.51% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,754 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 397 50,446 74990 - Non-trading company 382 13,641 99999 - Dormant Company 365 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 304 28,990 49410 - Freight transport by road 179 4,503 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 160 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 157 20,742 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 130 14,809 7487 - Other business activities 117 16,361 62090 - Other information technology service activities 102 11,950 9999 - Dormant Company 87 6,793 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 71 4,070 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 68 5,760 86900 - Other human health activities 66 7,550 7499 - Non-trading company 65 3,416 43210 - Electrical installation 60 5,151 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 52 6,008 41100 - Development of building projects 50 7,545 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 47 6,519
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08166143 AKD INC LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08166572 BEN HALL LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08168079 HOUNDGIVER LTD 03 Aug 2012 08168103 SOME THINK DIFFERENT LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08168155 CEREBAL SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Aug 2012 08170794 PRINTSENSE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08171651 HERITAGE PROTECT LTD 08 Aug 2012 08173719 CHEEKIE CHAPPIE LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08173976 BOSSTECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2012 08175072 DAVID NORBURY TRANSPORT LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08175339 PETER HOWLE LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08175726 LEESE TRANSPORT LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08175775 STAFFS DRIVER HIRE LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08177611 SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08180727 FREDERICK PRICE TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08180786 MID SHIRES CLEANING LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08181325 STJ DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08187656 PURE AESTHETIC SOLUTIONS LTD 22 Aug 2012 08189082 ROWELL TRANSPORT LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08189834 PEDRO MAKUFI LIMITED 23 Aug 2012 08189945 NEWLIFE MOTORS LTD 23 Aug 2012 08190219 JH & SJ SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08190591 THE COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION ACADEMY LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08190699 SHAFI & CO LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08193503 SCD TRANSPORT LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
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