Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any quarter in history.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 154 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 38.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WellingboroughUK
    2013154134,802
    2012111131,491
    % change38.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (154) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013534259
    New companies in 2012313248
    % change71.0%31.3%22.9%
    Record Year2006 (59)2003 (47)2007 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WellingboroughUK
    20135477,914
    20128067,576
    % change-32.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 201326820
    Closed companies in 2012302327
    % change-13.3%-65.2%-26%
    Record Year2011 (44)2004 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 100 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WellingboroughUK
    201310056,888
    20123163,915
    Record Year 2013 (100) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013273439
    Net growth in 20121921
    Record Year2003 (30)2003 (41)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Wellingborough
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change53.2%30.2%27.1%
    Record Year2006 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)2003 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.1% 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 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wellingborough was in 2011 when 32.8% of all directors were female.

    18.2% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.00%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT0.87%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CARE0.87%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.87%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.75%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%ENGINEERING1.78%
    40.62%BUSINESS1.77%
    ROOFING0.62%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    S0.62%LONDON1.72%
    J0.62%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    IRTH0.50%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%MEDIA1.63%
    (NORTHANTS)0.50%GLOBAL1.57%
    1ST0.50%J1.56%
    HIRE0.50%CARE1.46%
    CLEAN0.50%IT1.43%
    R0.50%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TRAINING0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    T0.50%M1.25%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    P0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    MEDIA0.50%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    E0.37%TRAINING1.17%
    DRIVER0.37%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied196249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4654,531
    49410 - Freight transport by road365,834
    99999 - Dormant Company3543,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2324,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2232,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2223,532
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,129
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet137,199
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles124,684
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands125,629
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,664
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified10355
    56101 - Licensed restaurants106,894
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,145
    68310 - Real estate agencies83,382
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified86,954
    56302 - Public houses and bars84,952
    43210 - Electrical installation85,625

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08425398 C KENNEDY & SONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08427970 L.A ELITE SECURITY SERVICES LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08428014 MOTIVO MEDIA LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08428797 ONEFOR INVESTMENTS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08432071 JAR CARE AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432133 KT SIGN AND GRAPHIC INSTALLATIONS LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08432414 MATHURA PROPERTIES LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08434838 123 RECRUITMENT LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08439364 NORN CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08442749 ZAWITRANS LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08453564 BIGDOG RETAIL LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08455754 HOUSESELLINGADVICE.COM LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08456854 INFINITIC LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08457557 ROBSON IT LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08457958 POWER 2 PROGRESS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458127 RISHAY LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08463651 AMBIENCE LANDSCAPES (UK) LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08464157 POLKADOT AFRO LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08433221 PENN BROTHERS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08438532 SENTINEL CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08446978 SOULBROOK PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08449385 SIMKIC LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08449568 ONE SOLUTION FIVE LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08452111 WALKES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08467063 MIND BODY HEALTH LIMITED 28 Mar 2013