Northamptonshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures 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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 1,535 companies were registered in Northamptonshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.9% 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)NorthamptonshireUK
    20151,535161,156
    20141,477150,722
    % change3.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (1,535) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015473470592
    New companies in 2014460489528
    % change2.8%-3.9%12.1%
    Record Year2015 (473)2014 (489)2007 (817)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 785 companies were dissolved in Northamptonshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 18.6% 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)NorthamptonshireUK
    201578589,523
    201466282,370
    % change18.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (813) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Northamptonshire when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015200263322
    Closed companies in 2014204240218
    % change-2.0%9.6%48%
    Record Year2011 (319)2015 (263)2009 (528)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Northamptonshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 750 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)NorthamptonshireUK
    201575071,633
    201481568,352
    Record Year 2007 (1,017) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015273207270
    Net growth in 2014256249310
    Record Year2008 (320)2013 (357)2007 (680)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Northamptonshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Northamptonshire
    20151.0%
    20141.0%
    20131.1%
    20120.8%
    20110.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (1.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.0%0.9%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20141.0%1.0%1.0%
    % change0.9%-11.5%2.2%
    Record Year2008 (1.5%)2014 (1.0%)2007 (1.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Northamptonshire was in 2007 when 31.4% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Northamptonshire 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT2.64%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.67%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    DRIVING1.19%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CARE1.02%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTY0.95%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.93%LONDON1.91%
    CO.,0.93%TRADING1.88%
    TRANS0.92%TRANSPORT1.82%
    HAULAGE0.82%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    LOGISTICS0.82%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.76%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.76%CO.,1.58%
    NORTHAMPTON0.76%J1.55%
    S0.72%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.67%BUSINESS1.49%
    HEALTHCARE0.67%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.66%GLOBAL1.46%
    HOLDINGS0.66%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.65%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%BUILDING1.31%
    D0.56%IT1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%MEDIA1.28%
    C0.52%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,426288,953
    49410 - Freight transport by road1,87212,485
    99999 - Dormant Company48149,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management45743,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified42458,522
    74990 - Non-trading company28013,794
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities25530,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified21229,218
    86900 - Other human health activities14913,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified14519,098
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1399,080
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10212,862
    41100 - Development of building projects9311,863
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet9210,200
    86101 - Hospital activities835,043
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate8211,600
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles825,392
    62012 - Business and domestic software development719,651
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets696,557
    56302 - Public houses and bars686,355

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09472385 PTAK CAR CENTRE LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09476604 F MARA LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09479256 LAS APPTIME & CO LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09487372 XPLICIT NORTHAMPTON LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09488927 EAGLES SERVICES UK LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09491326 UNUSUAL MEDIA LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492154 NORTHANTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09498545 TA BROTHERS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09501901 OAK TREE NORTHAMPTON LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09503030 FILTON PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09504237 DNS UNITED LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09504675 PAGAGE LTD 23 Mar 2015
    09505252 HEALING WORKS LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09508763 FOX FUELS LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09509103 TASHI VALET CAR WASH LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09509646 JCE DEBT RECOVERY LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09514841 HIS STOREHOUSE LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09515423 MILOPIZ LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09515776 KASTOM RECRUITMENT LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09517461 ABINGTON CHIMNEYS LTD 30 Mar 2015
    09489657 SUPERCARS NORTHAMPTON LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09492298 LIBERATION LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09492343 CLINSCI CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Mar 2015
    09502882 GS COMMS LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09514221 RUTS SERVICES LIMITED 27 Mar 2015