Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 114 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wellingborough UK 2010 114 105,137 2009 97 91,034 % change 17.5% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 29 35 50 New companies in 2009 24 35 38 % change 20.8% 0.0% 31.6% Record Year 2006 (59) 2003 (47) 2007 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wellingborough UK 2010 87 82,677 2009 98 108,060 % change -11.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 20 29 38 Closed companies in 2009 18 15 65 % change 11.1% 93.3% -42% Record Year 2006 (44) 2004 (44) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 27 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wellingborough UK 2010 27 22,460 2009 -1 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (112) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 9 6 12 Net growth in 2009 6 20 -27 Record Year 2003 (30) 2003 (41) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wellingborough 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 12.2% -14.3% 9.4% Record Year 1975 (0.2%) 1969 (0.4%) 1961 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wellingborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DESIGN 0.94% MANAGEMENT 5.01% DEVELOPMENTS 0.94% CONSULTING 4.60% C 0.94% CONSULTANCY 2.87% J 0.81% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 0.81% ASSOCIATES 2.04% INVESTMENTS 0.81% TRADING 1.93% BUSINESS 0.81% DESIGN 1.91% PROPERTY 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% INTERNATIONAL 0.67% MEDIA 1.84% MANAGEMENT 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% VUSTA 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CARE 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.54% TRAINING 0.54% J 1.48% TRADING 0.54% LONDON 1.45% MEDIA 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.45% SECURITY 0.54% GROUP 1.37% ENGINEERING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.35% R 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% L 0.54% CARE 1.33% S 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CATERING 0.40% M 1.28% CONSULTING 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.25% DIAMOND 0.40% S 1.23%
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 193 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 61 74,904 6024 - Freight transport by road 30 3,665 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 26,974 9999 - Dormant Company 28 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 14,007 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 2,152 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 9,325 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,154 9305 - Other service activities 11 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 10,331 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 9,659 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 6,340 74990 - Non-trading company 8 8,149 4534 - Other building installation 8 2,840 6022 - Taxi operation 7 724 99999 - Dormant Company 7 13,808 7499 - Non-trading company 6 15,398 41100 - Development of building projects 6 4,513
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07138320 THE SOLAR_COMPANY LTD 27 Jan 2010 07138072 PURE TRADE WINDOWS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010 07137380 CCCR LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07135531 GR8 PAT TESTERS LTD 26 Jan 2010 07134483 INTERSALES MUSIC LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07134353 WATCHTHEMARKET LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07132286 PLAY IN THE SHADE LTD 21 Jan 2010 07131441 THE JUNIOR GOLF SHOP LTD 20 Jan 2010 07130495 BARSULTIMA LTD 20 Jan 2010 07129086 VIGO XPRESS LTD 19 Jan 2010 07128482 LEXICAT LTD 18 Jan 2010 07127058 CHURCHILLS RENTALS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07124790 MAG HANDLING LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07122751 L AND M FABRICATIONS LTD 12 Jan 2010 07122736 FADARA LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07122271 KRG HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07119841 KETTERING BEARINGS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07119653 VBC INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07117956 OPEN ROADS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE LIMITED 06 Jan 2010 07116178 WKF LIMITED 05 Jan 2010 07140824 THORN LOGISTICS LIMITED 29 Jan 2010 07139383 3 COUNTIES P M LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07135369 PLANNING BUREAU DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07125874 GEMINI DEBT RECOVERY LIMITED 14 Jan 2010 07122963 WIRES 4 SOUND LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
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