Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 83 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WellingboroughUK
    201283118,868
    2011120114,512
    % change-30.8%3.8%
    Record Year 1999 (149) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012233525
    New companies in 2011343650
    % change-32.4%-2.8%-50.0%
    Record Year1999 (114)2006 (49)2011 (50)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 28.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WellingboroughUK
    20128974,772
    201112572,230
    % change-28.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012362825
    Closed companies in 2011622142
    % change-41.9%33.3%-40%
    Record Year2011 (62)2008 (75)2009 (66)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was -6 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WellingboroughUK
    2012-644,096
    2011-542,282
    Record Year 1999 (129) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012-1370
    Net growth in 2011-28158
    Record Year1999 (108)2005 (26)2002 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Wellingborough
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-39.3%-2.0%-50.6%
    Record Year1999 (0.6%)1971 (0.3%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    31.3% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.15%CONSULTING5.05%
    IRTH1.15%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRANSPORT1.01%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%PROPERTY2.35%
    ENGINEERING0.87%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTING0.72%ENGINEERING1.83%
    R0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CLUB0.72%BUSINESS1.72%
    WISE0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    LOGISTICS0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%LONDON1.67%
    TRAINING0.58%J1.55%
    K0.58%GLOBAL1.53%
    GLOBAL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    IT0.58%IT1.43%
    J0.58%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%CARE1.32%
    CARE0.58%M1.27%
    D0.58%BUILDING1.22%
    G0.58%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    TAVERNS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SMITH0.43%S1.17%
    MAINTENANCE0.43%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied290331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3635,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3533,677
    99999 - Dormant Company2525,035
    49410 - Freight transport by road192,795
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1619,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1414,774
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,716
    62090 - Other information technology service activities117,869
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing93,093
    9305 - Other service activities86,142
    6024 - Freight transport by road81,523
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles72,757
    9999 - Dormant Company712,598
    7260 - Other computer related activities74,979
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet73,712
    7499 - Non-trading company66,164
    74990 - Non-trading company69,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified69,891
    42990 - Construction of other civil engineering projects not elsewhere classified61,347

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08163762 JUMP SUPPORTED HOMES FOR CARE LEAVERS LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08164159 M&R SALES LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08164397 SHC ACADEMY LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08166234 DRIVE WITH DEB LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167676 AAA PRIV&COM ELECTRICIANS LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08167794 G T 'S GRILL UK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168057 VISION DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168829 MCE MOTORSPORT LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08169066 DOSA CHEF LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08172800 WEATHERBYS GENERAL SERVICES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08175137 TECHNOLOGY CONSULTATIONS LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08175507 STEVE BULL RESPONSE MAINTENANCE LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08175857 M & P RENOVATIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177506 CLEVER ADVENTURES LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177878 PEACH BEAUTY LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08180914 C & J DRIVING SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08182987 RB CONSULTANCY EUROPE LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08184147 PROMOTE IT TAVERNS LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08193923 MICHU TRANSPORT LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08181343 K J CARS UK LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08195250 ISOURCE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08163799 BRYAN'S MOTORS LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08182922 O MY GIG LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08183598 CENTRE COLOURS LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08186588 ENERGISE WATER LIMITED 21 Aug 2012