Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Q3 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.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 126 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 51.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wellingborough UK 2013 126 132,684 2012 83 118,868 % change 51.8% 11.6% Record Year 2006 (140) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 43 42 41 New companies in 2012 23 35 25 % change 87.0% 20.0% 64.0% Record Year 1999 (114) 2006 (49) 2011 (50)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wellingborough UK 2013 93 86,170 2012 89 75,908 % change 4.5% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (137) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 25 31 37 Closed companies in 2012 36 28 25 % change -30.6% 10.7% 48% Record Year 2011 (62) 2008 (75) 2009 (66)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Wellingborough during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 33 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wellingborough UK 2013 33 46,514 2012 -6 42,960 Record Year 2007 (77) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 18 11 4 Net growth in 2012 -13 7 0 Record Year 1999 (108) 2005 (26) 2004 (28)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Wellingborough 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 67.3% 10.1% 43.9% Record Year 1999 (0.6%) 2008 (0.2%) 1996 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wellingborough was in 2007 when 35.3% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DESIGN 0.86% CONSULTING 5.27% S 0.75% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MEDIA 0.75% CONSULTANCY 3.45% TRANSPORT 0.75% PROPERTY 2.53% HOUSE 0.65% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTING 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANCY 0.54% LONDON 1.79% J 0.54% DESIGN 1.78% CARE 0.54% BUSINESS 1.74% ROOFING 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% 4 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.69% WELLINGBOROUGH 0.54% CARE 1.64% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PROPERTY 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% LOGISTICS 0.43% J 1.54% MARKETING 0.43% MEDIA 1.54% RECRUITMENT 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.53% EAST 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.45% IT 0.43% IT 1.39% DEVELOPMENTS 0.43% M 1.25% MANAGEMENT 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.43% BUILDING 1.19% P 0.43% CAPITAL 1.19% SERVICE 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TECHNICAL 0.43% TRAINING 1.15%
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 183 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 40 46,169 49410 - Freight transport by road 40 6,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 17,715 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 13 6,651 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 4,955 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 8,475 52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified 10 372 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,228 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 5,382 56302 - Public houses and bars 8 5,437 43210 - Electrical installation 8 5,724 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 8 3,713 56101 - Licensed restaurants 8 7,531 41100 - Development of building projects 8 9,271
Recent Companies
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