Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 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)WellingboroughUK
    2010114105,137
    20099791,034
    % change17.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010293550
    New companies in 2009243538
    % change20.8%0.0%31.6%
    Record Year2006 (59)2003 (47)2007 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WellingboroughUK
    20108782,677
    200998108,060
    % change-11.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (98) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010202938
    Closed companies in 2009181565
    % change11.1%93.3%-42%
    Record Year2006 (44)2004 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WellingboroughUK
    20102722,460
    2009-1-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (112) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20109612
    Net growth in 2009620-27
    Record Year2003 (30)2003 (41)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change12.2%-14.3%9.4%
    Record Year1975 (0.2%)1969 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DESIGN0.94%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.94%CONSULTING4.60%
    C0.94%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    J0.81%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    INVESTMENTS0.81%TRADING1.93%
    BUSINESS0.81%DESIGN1.91%
    PROPERTY0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INTERNATIONAL0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    MANAGEMENT0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    VUSTA0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CARE0.67%ENGINEERING1.54%
    TRAINING0.54%J1.48%
    TRADING0.54%LONDON1.45%
    MEDIA0.54%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    SECURITY0.54%GROUP1.37%
    ENGINEERING0.54%GLOBAL1.35%
    R0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    L0.54%CARE1.33%
    S0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CATERING0.40%M1.28%
    CONSULTING0.40%SYSTEMS1.25%
    DIAMOND0.40%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied193228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6174,904
    6024 - Freight transport by road303,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3026,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2819,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2517,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2414,007
    49410 - Freight transport by road182,152
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering129,325
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified118,154
    9305 - Other service activities119,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities1010,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply99,659
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,340
    74990 - Non-trading company88,149
    4534 - Other building installation82,840
    6022 - Taxi operation7724
    99999 - Dormant Company713,808
    7499 - Non-trading company615,398
    41100 - Development of building projects64,513

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209856 STEVENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07206469 THINK 3E LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07202791 EAST MIDLANDS LONDON LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07196832 THINK 3E COMPLIANCE LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195317 SILVER SECURITY SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07194218 WJ CUMMINGS LTD 18 Mar 2010
    07192020 SPARROWHAWK ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07191489 INGRAM ELECTRICS LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07189986 SIMON BURKE LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07189212 CLASSICAL BUILDING MATERIALS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07188563 BAHAL LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07187802 DREAM SUPERBIKES LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187166 TICK PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07184420 BHP PERFORMANCE LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07184144 R L HUITSON LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07180326 THN LTD 05 Mar 2010
    07176291 CONWAY LOGISTIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07172787 TALK B2B LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07199053 BHALA LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07190120 THE HEWITT BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07182801 LAPLAS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07175211 BROOKWELL ESTATES LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07208534 SMALL BUSINESS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES UK LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07197095 DANIEL MURRAY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07193392 CREATIVE FUTURES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Mar 2010