Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wellingborough when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 104 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WellingboroughUK
    2010104101,492
    200910394,671
    % change1.0%7.2%
    Record Year 1999 (149) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010274334
    New companies in 2009372838
    % change-27.0%53.6%-10.5%
    Record Year1999 (114)2006 (49)2007 (39)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WellingboroughUK
    20108887,705
    2009137159,401
    % change-35.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wellingborough when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010273427
    Closed companies in 2009254666
    % change8.0%-26.1%-59%
    Record Year2010 (27)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 16 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WellingboroughUK
    20101613,787
    2009-34-64,730
    Record Year 1999 (129) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010097
    Net growth in 200912-18-28
    Record Year1999 (108)2005 (26)2004 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Wellingborough
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-32.1%39.5%-14.3%
    Record Year1999 (0.6%)1971 (0.3%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wellingborough was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.4% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    INVESTMENTS1.08%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%CONSULTING4.99%
    CARE0.81%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    M0.81%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING0.68%TRADING2.04%
    G0.68%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTING0.68%DESIGN1.93%
    VUSTA0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    WELLINGBOROUGH0.54%BUSINESS1.80%
    PROPERTY0.54%MEDIA1.75%
    C0.54%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PURE0.54%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGN0.54%ENGINEERING1.59%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%CARE1.44%
    THINK0.54%J1.44%
    SECURITY0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    R0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    LBJT0.54%IT1.35%
    TRAINING0.41%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.41%BUILDING1.32%
    PRODUCTIONS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MAINTENANCE0.41%M1.28%
    PRINT0.41%SYSTEMS1.26%
    KETTERING0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied191202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6469,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3125,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2313,161
    6024 - Freight transport by road212,771
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1814,940
    9305 - Other service activities139,454
    49410 - Freight transport by road131,915
    9999 - Dormant Company1321,484
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering137,634
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    99999 - Dormant Company1014,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    62090 - Other information technology service activities85,716
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores82,205
    4534 - Other building installation72,623
    5530 - Restaurants65,181
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,183
    74990 - Non-trading company67,649

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393150 DINO GRUP LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07386308 SHEARER'S SYSTEMS LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07380157 R & B DRIVE LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379513 AUDIOMOTIV CAMPERS LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07375315 DAWNGLADE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374057 TONIBINAS WHOLESALES LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07372489 GLENDALE FLOORING LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07370935 BUMPSTOP LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07368254 DRONELOVE LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07366736 247TRAVEL LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07364509 POPPADOMS (WELLINGBOROUGH) LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07361627 THRIVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07393218 GARETH THOMAS ASSOCIATES LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07392410 AUSTRALIANA LTD. 30 Sep 2010
    07391559 LEAN FLEXIBLES LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07386664 DVM BAILIFFS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07385734 H A GODDARD & SONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384140 WELL HUNG RIGGING LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07375348 LBJT PEOPLE POWER LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07375191 LBJT LOGISTICS LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373750 PMH CONSULTANTS LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07372418 KD BUILDERS LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07367572 GODDARD SELF STORAGE LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07367420 AS REFRIGERATION LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07384064 PANWALA TAKEAWAY LIMITED 22 Sep 2010