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Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wellingborough when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2011)

    A total of 104 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WellingboroughUK
    2011104116,391
    2010114105,137
    % change-8.8%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011224339
    New companies in 2010293550
    % change-24.1%22.9%-22.0%
    Record Year2006 (59)2003 (47)2007 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Wellingborough when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 119 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 36.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WellingboroughUK
    201111990,986
    20108782,677
    % change36.8%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011443738
    Closed companies in 2010202938
    % change120.0%27.6%0%
    Record Year2006 (44)2004 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -15 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)WellingboroughUK
    2011-1525,405
    20102722,460
    Record Year 2003 (112) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-2261
    Net growth in 20109612
    Record Year2003 (30)2003 (41)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Wellingborough
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-34.6%8.1%-25.6%
    Record Year1975 (0.2%)1969 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wellingborough was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.5% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    M1.52%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING0.97%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%PROPERTY2.38%
    J0.83%TRADING2.10%
    MAINTENANCE0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    CARE0.69%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    PROPERTY0.69%BUSINESS1.87%
    (NORTHANTS)0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.55%MEDIA1.69%
    WELLINGBOROUGH0.55%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (WELLINGBOROUGH)0.55%LONDON1.60%
    LBJT0.55%CARE1.45%
    TRANSPORT0.55%J1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    TO0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADING0.42%IT1.41%
    SPICE0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    B0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    PLUS0.42%M1.30%
    R0.42%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    SIGNS0.42%S1.24%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    GO0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied183202,798
    7487 - Other business activities5860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3830,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,765
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,336
    49410 - Freight transport by road132,167
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,085
    6024 - Freight transport by road122,299
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,996
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores81,957
    74990 - Non-trading company88,695
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified71,486
    5530 - Restaurants74,898
    5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors61,397

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07510404 JACKMAN CONSULTANTS LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509709 A RIGHT MOVE LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07509119 MANGO GRAPHICS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07504960 VINE THINKING LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07504683 D CHAMBERS TESTING LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07504266 CODI SR LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07501590 SPARKYS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07495921 PENLINE CONSULTING LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07493933 ROCKINGHAM CONCRETE PUMPING LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07493174 J & L FASHIONSTAR LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07491161 BUBBA FUNKYS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07488151 MAI DESIGN & CLOTHING LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07488114 SHARP INNS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07487377 MM TRADING ENTERPRISE LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07487047 MIDSHIRES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485933 R BROWNE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07482127 NURANI LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07481841 WDC SERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07481505 AMBIKA (UK) LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07500652 LINGOR LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07482529 DRAUGHT EXCLUSION SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07481623 JPT SOFTWARE LTD 04 Jan 2011