Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Wellingborough when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 181 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 17.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WellingboroughUK
    2014181150,722
    2013154134,802
    % change17.5%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous March.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Wellingborough when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014535276
    New companies in 2013534259
    % change0.0%23.8%28.8%
    Record Year2006 (59)2014 (52)2014 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WellingboroughUK
    20145482,370
    20135477,914
    % change0.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014152019
    Closed companies in 201326820
    % change-42.3%150.0%-5%
    Record Year2011 (44)2004 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 127 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WellingboroughUK
    201412768,352
    201310056,888
    Record Year 2014 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Wellingborough when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014383257
    Net growth in 2013273439
    Record Year2014 (38)2003 (41)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Wellingborough
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.5%14.3%7.5%
    Record Year2006 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)2003 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    22.9% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    J1.60%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.28%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    WELLINGBOROUGH0.96%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    R0.96%PROPERTY2.64%
    S0.85%TRADING2.05%
    M0.75%LONDON1.88%
    G0.75%ENGINEERING1.86%
    PLUMBING0.75%CARE1.79%
    P0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    L0.64%DESIGN1.75%
    DESIGN0.64%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.64%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TRANSPORT0.64%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    MARKETING0.53%GLOBAL1.58%
    LOGISTICS0.53%J1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.53%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    D0.53%MEDIA1.48%
    F0.53%IT1.33%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CAR0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MEDIA0.43%BUILDING1.24%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.43%M1.21%
    BUSINESS0.43%CAPITAL1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.43%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied228280,210
    49410 - Freight transport by road458,014
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4056,411
    99999 - Dormant Company3247,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2537,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2227,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2026,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1718,491
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles155,130
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands157,300
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified148,155
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet129,358
    52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified10358
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating93,708
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,313
    41100 - Development of building projects89,855
    43290 - Other construction installation83,231
    68310 - Real estate agencies73,447
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes74,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08920704 STEVE DENT RECOVERY LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08921247 OKRA INDIAN CUISINE LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08922823 G BOWMAN LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08922999 ROBERT ROCHE LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08923505 ANTHONY BRAWN LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08924126 P KENNY LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08924249 JEZILE-IT LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08924273 DANIEL J HARDY LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926757 AUTOWERX LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08929877 EXPRESS ROOFING LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931996 GREAT LITTLE GRAINS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932508 K & A COURIER SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08933371 STEVEN WARD LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08936779 STEPHEN MATTHEWS LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08937066 M WATTS LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08949365 M F JEFFS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08949511 P J JEFFS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08950851 ISABELLA LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08953652 VELOCITY ACCESSORIES LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08959998 P F LIBICH LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08966438 M J R RICHARDSON LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08934186 THAT EXTRA MILE LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08937698 WOLLASTON CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08943002 AINSWORTH & WOODCOCK ENGINEERING CO. LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08951924 NOVUSSTYLE LIMITED 21 Mar 2014