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
    08836041 CRYO-U&K LTD 08 Jan 2014
    08836482 LOGISTICS PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Jan 2014
    08843181 EMBANKMENT STORES LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08846889 ACTIVE SOUND CONTROL LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08847489 CHAPEL HEATH LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08848913 NU KBW (TRADING) LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08849336 MEDICOLEGAL EXPERTWITNESS LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08851936 RAIISA LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853273 C & M LGV SERVICES LTD 20 Jan 2014
    08854244 EXODUS LAW LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855052 CTSR LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855618 SANTA HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08860654 BR WEB DESIGN LIMITED 24 Jan 2014
    08860818 TASTY BITES WELLINGBOROUGH LTD 24 Jan 2014
    08862326 BOOKKEEPING AND OFFICE SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2014
    08864235 MAX FOOD SUPERMARKET LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08870227 NENYASHA LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08871288 CANECT EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08838605 EFFICIENT TRANSACTIONS LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08850979 VETERANS RADIO NET LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08853464 STIGUM LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08848531 THE TREE EXPERT LIMITED 16 Jan 2014
    08850998 PARK VIEW PRINT LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08865799 SS CONTRACTING LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08868157 EVELYN WAY 1974 LIMITED 30 Jan 2014