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
New Company Registrations
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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) Wellingborough UK 2011 104 116,391 2010 114 105,137 % change -8.8% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 22 43 39 New companies in 2010 29 35 50 % change -24.1% 22.9% -22.0% Record Year 2006 (59) 2003 (47) 2007 (73)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wellingborough UK 2011 119 90,986 2010 87 82,677 % change 36.8% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 44 37 38 Closed companies in 2010 20 29 38 % change 120.0% 27.6% 0% Record Year 2006 (44) 2004 (44) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wellingborough UK 2011 -15 25,405 2010 27 22,460 Record Year 2003 (112) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -22 6 1 Net growth in 2010 9 6 12 Record Year 2003 (30) 2003 (41) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -34.6% 8.1% -25.6% Record Year 1975 (0.2%) 1969 (0.4%) 1961 (0.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage M 1.52% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.25% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 0.83% PROPERTY 2.38% J 0.83% TRADING 2.10% MAINTENANCE 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% CARE 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PROPERTY 0.69% BUSINESS 1.87% (NORTHANTS) 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% INVESTMENTS 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.55% MEDIA 1.69% WELLINGBOROUGH 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.61% (WELLINGBOROUGH) 0.55% LONDON 1.60% LBJT 0.55% CARE 1.45% TRANSPORT 0.55% J 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.44% TO 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRADING 0.42% IT 1.41% SPICE 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.36% B 0.42% BUILDING 1.34% PLUS 0.42% M 1.30% R 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.28% SIGNS 0.42% S 1.24% ASSOCIATES 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% GO 0.42% SYSTEMS 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 183 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 58 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 16,150 9999 - Dormant Company 16 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 14 18,336 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 2,167 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,740 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 12,916 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,085 6024 - Freight transport by road 12 2,299 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 10,246 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 6,183 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,789 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 6,996 5248 - Other retail specialised stores 8 1,957 74990 - Non-trading company 8 8,695 42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified 7 1,486 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,898 5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors 6 1,397
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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