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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Northamptonshire UK 2015 1,535 161,156 2014 1,477 150,722 % change 3.9% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (1,535) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 473 470 592 New companies in 2014 460 489 528 % change 2.8% -3.9% 12.1% Record Year 2015 (473) 2014 (489) 2007 (817)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Northamptonshire UK 2015 785 89,523 2014 662 82,370 % change 18.6% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (813) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 200 263 322 Closed companies in 2014 204 240 218 % change -2.0% 9.6% 48% Record Year 2011 (319) 2015 (263) 2009 (528)
Net Company Growth
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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) Northamptonshire UK 2015 750 71,633 2014 815 68,352 Record Year 2007 (1,017) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 273 207 270 Net growth in 2014 256 249 310 Record Year 2008 (320) 2013 (357) 2007 (680)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 1.0% 2014 1.0% 2013 1.1% 2012 0.8% 2011 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (1.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% UK formation share in 2014 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% % change 0.9% -11.5% 2.2% Record Year 2008 (1.5%) 2014 (1.0%) 2007 (1.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 2.64% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.62% DRIVING 1.19% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.15% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CARE 1.02% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 0.95% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSTRUCTION 0.93% LONDON 1.91% CO., 0.93% TRADING 1.88% TRANS 0.92% TRANSPORT 1.82% HAULAGE 0.82% ELECTRICAL 1.76% LOGISTICS 0.82% DESIGN 1.65% ENGINEERING 0.76% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.76% CO., 1.58% NORTHAMPTON 0.76% J 1.55% S 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TRADING 0.67% BUSINESS 1.49% HEALTHCARE 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.46% HOLDINGS 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.65% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.62% BUILDING 1.31% D 0.56% IT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.55% MEDIA 1.28% C 0.52% M 1.27%
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 2,426 288,953 49410 - Freight transport by road 1,872 12,485 99999 - Dormant Company 481 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 457 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 424 58,522 74990 - Non-trading company 280 13,794 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 255 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 212 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 149 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 145 19,098 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 139 9,080 62090 - Other information technology service activities 102 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 93 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 92 10,200 86101 - Hospital activities 83 5,043 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 82 11,600 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 82 5,392 62012 - Business and domestic software development 71 9,651 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 69 6,557 56302 - Public houses and bars 68 6,355
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09420100 A Z CALL CENTER LTD 03 Feb 2015 09421327 FILTERCARE SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2015 09424661 WHITEY SPORTS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2015 09433039 HEY PESTO PASTA LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09435119 JOHNJOHN85 LTD 11 Feb 2015 09435581 SOFT SETUP LTD 12 Feb 2015 09436454 SALCEY TREE SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09436573 SALCEY TREE UK LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09445499 THE COLONIC CLINIC LIMITED 18 Feb 2015 09448686 GVL LOGISTIC LTD 19 Feb 2015 09451774 CASTLE COACHWORKS (NORTHAMPTON) PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Feb 2015 09454250 ABLEW TRANSPORT LIMITED 23 Feb 2015 09457340 RICHARD TAYLOR DRIVERS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015 09461084 EAT SLEEP DRINK LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09461507 NIMFA DELOS SANTOS LTD 26 Feb 2015 09416506 ALBERTO LOGISTIC LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09420192 TAMANNA'S KITCHEN LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09420445 NORTHANTS TRAINING LTD 03 Feb 2015 09425454 AUTO STOPCOCK SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2015 09425879 TENGERI DRIVING LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09433792 T J PUBS LTD 11 Feb 2015 09441500 LINDA P RYAN CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Feb 2015 09451626 JAB SPARES LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09417363 ONTHEHOLIDAY.CO.UK LIMITED 02 Feb 2015 09419004 SELBY HOLDINGS LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
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