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
    09374405 ANGLIA FORD LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374461 KAM DRIVING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09382318 NW TRANSPORT LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09385141 GOBBY DRIVER SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385213 FAZIL LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09400047 DERNGATE WINE BAR LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09403780 DREAMRIDE LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09404945 ALLEN ARMSTRONG LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09406601 ANTONI TRUCKS LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09408021 SUGAR FREE PRODUCTIONS LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09409619 BRITTEN NUTRITION LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09411723 SMART BUILD PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09414666 M&M PIZZA LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09372557 MARK TAYLOR (NORTHANTS) LTD. 05 Jan 2015
    09381555 MABA TRANS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09383053 HUDSON HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385572 PHAM FOOD SERVICES LTD. 13 Jan 2015
    09393755 SMART SNAKE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397869 AUTOMOTIVE GLAZING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09399540 JEMEK ENTERPRISE LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09399770 GOOD HOME GAS SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09406692 EKANAYAKE LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407889 SPO (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09409182 ION COCHIOR LOGISTICS UK LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09409542 DIGI MOBILE LTD 28 Jan 2015