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Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 120 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WellingboroughUK
    2011120114,512
    2010104101,492
    % change15.4%12.8%
    Record Year 1999 (149) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011343650
    New companies in 2010274334
    % change25.9%-16.3%47.1%
    Record Year1999 (114)2006 (49)2011 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 125 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 42.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WellingboroughUK
    201112572,230
    20108887,705
    % change42.0%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011622142
    Closed companies in 2010273427
    % change129.6%-38.2%56%
    Record Year2011 (62)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -5 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WellingboroughUK
    2011-542,282
    20101613,787
    Record Year 1999 (129) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-28158
    Net growth in 2010097
    Record Year1999 (108)2005 (26)2002 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Wellingborough
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.2%-29.6%32.9%
    Record Year1999 (0.6%)1971 (0.3%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    26.7% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.67%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.53%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    M1.39%PROPERTY2.41%
    WELLINGBOROUGH0.70%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%DESIGN1.94%
    TRANSPORT0.70%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    J0.70%BUSINESS1.82%
    DESIGN0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.70%ENGINEERING1.74%
    COMMERCIAL0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    CATERING0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.56%LONDON1.63%
    CENTRE0.56%J1.47%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    MAINTENANCE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    D0.56%CARE1.42%
    DIRECT0.56%IT1.38%
    INSTALLATIONS0.42%BUILDING1.30%
    K0.42%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CLEANING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ASHTON0.42%M1.25%
    PLUS0.42%ENERGY1.22%
    MEDIA0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    SALES0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied175204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7265,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3729,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1715,760
    9305 - Other service activities1610,525
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,281
    9999 - Dormant Company1522,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1314,755
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,049
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1110,137
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    6024 - Freight transport by road112,601
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,018
    5530 - Restaurants95,640
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,798
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified92,917
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,321
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified81,354
    5248 - Other retail specialised stores82,240
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing72,545

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07723516 SOMETHING BORROWED LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07725758 FIRST CHOICE AARDVARK LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727178 SMAKUS LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07727276 THE VICARAGE FARM HOUSE LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07727345 SALEANDLET LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07737987 GIACOPAZZI TESTING LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07739331 CONNECTORS 'R' US LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07741609 ASHTON ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07741658 ASHTON COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07743122 ONLYWHAT MEDIA LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07747123 BIJRAX INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07748246 HEATHERWOOD RISK MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07749508 PANCH DESIGN LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07750319 FIRMUS AGO LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07750736 BARTON APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07753651 DAVID HADINGHAM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07754071 THE PUMP HOUSE CAFE LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07755337 PAMUSAH LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07755573 WHITAKERS BATHROOMS AND BUILDING LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07735944 LANDLINE ENGINEERING 2 LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07742594 MP GROWTH LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07753979 SAFE FAMILY APP LTD. 26 Aug 2011
    OC367578 CLT EQUESTRIAN MANAGEMENT LLP 25 Aug 2011
    07748746 NORTHANTS LIGHT HAULAGE LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07740406 YOUR BUSINESS-MENTOR LIMITED 15 Aug 2011