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Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q1 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WellingboroughUK
    2012111131,491
    2011104116,391
    % change6.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (146) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012313248
    New companies in 2011224339
    % change40.9%-25.6%23.1%
    Record Year2006 (59)2003 (47)2007 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WellingboroughUK
    20128067,576
    201111990,987
    % change-32.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012302327
    Closed companies in 2011443738
    % change-31.8%-37.8%-29%
    Record Year2011 (44)2004 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 31 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WellingboroughUK
    20123163,915
    2011-1525,404
    Record Year 2003 (112) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20121921
    Net growth in 2011-2261
    Record Year2003 (30)2003 (41)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Wellingborough
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change20.9%-36.3%15.1%
    Record Year1975 (0.2%)1969 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    30.5% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.23%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENGINEERING1.09%PROPERTY2.37%
    TRANSPORT0.96%TRADING2.07%
    WELLINGBOROUGH0.68%DESIGN1.93%
    R0.68%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PROPERTY0.68%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    GLOBAL0.68%BUSINESS1.73%
    WISE0.68%MEDIA1.72%
    M0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SALES0.55%LONDON1.66%
    DIRECT0.55%J1.54%
    IRTH0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    D0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    DESIGN0.55%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%CARE1.34%
    MEDIA0.55%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CAFE0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TRADING0.55%M1.27%
    S0.55%BUILDING1.24%
    IT0.55%ENERGY1.20%
    CENTRE0.55%S1.20%
    SOLAR0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5652,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3835,233
    99999 - Dormant Company2625,084
    49410 - Freight transport by road202,781
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1719,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1614,303
    9999 - Dormant Company1318,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,637
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing103,228
    6024 - Freight transport by road92,121
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,931
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles82,832
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering75,169
    7414 - Business & management consultancy712,113
    5530 - Restaurants74,633
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified69,892

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07976180 HLR GLOBAL LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07983956 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07987060 KS FINANCE LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07988100 M & JAE ENTERPRISES LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07990846 PROP-SEARCH.COM (NORTHAMPTON & MILTON KEYNES) LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07995703 BSMART ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07996922 ARAGAN LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07997233 ADAMS APPLE FRESH PRODUCE LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07997394 SYNERGI TRADING LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000727 GIVING INSIGHT LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000962 PITSTOP AUTO CARE LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08004500 FRONTLINE PROTECTION CONSULTANTS LTD 23 Mar 2012
    08008692 FOOD INGREDIENTS FOR INDUSTRY LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08009050 THE FOREST MUSHROOM COMPANY LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08009356 V.BENOIST LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    OC373360 PROP-SEARCH.COM (NORTHAMPTON & MK) LLP 14 Mar 2012
    07982740 HUXLOW SCIENCE COLLEGE 08 Mar 2012
    07984314 FAMILY INNS & TAVERNS (GLOUCESTER) LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07987030 GREENBIRO LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07997520 GLT PROTECTION LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000881 ABBY'S PIG PERFECT LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08009571 PRIGMORE HAULAGE LTD 28 Mar 2012
    07976302 PBS33 LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07979884 NENE COLOUR DISPERSIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    08011897 WALKING TALL (UK) 29 Mar 2012