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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wellingborough UK 2014 181 150,722 2013 154 134,802 % change 17.5% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (181) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 53 52 76 New companies in 2013 53 42 59 % change 0.0% 23.8% 28.8% Record Year 2006 (59) 2014 (52) 2014 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wellingborough UK 2014 54 82,370 2013 54 77,914 % change 0.0% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 15 20 19 Closed companies in 2013 26 8 20 % change -42.3% 150.0% -5% Record Year 2011 (44) 2004 (44) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wellingborough UK 2014 127 68,352 2013 100 56,888 Record Year 2014 (127) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2014 38 32 57 Net growth in 2013 27 34 39 Record Year 2014 (38) 2003 (41) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -6.5% 14.3% 7.5% Record Year 2006 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 2003 (0.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage J 1.60% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.67% WELLINGBOROUGH 0.96% CONSULTANCY 3.49% R 0.96% PROPERTY 2.64% S 0.85% TRADING 2.05% M 0.75% LONDON 1.88% G 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.86% PLUMBING 0.75% CARE 1.79% P 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% L 0.64% DESIGN 1.75% DESIGN 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.64% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSULTANCY 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.60% TRANSPORT 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.60% MARKETING 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% LOGISTICS 0.53% J 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% D 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% F 0.53% IT 1.33% ELECTRICAL 0.43% TRANSPORT 1.30% CAR 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MEDIA 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.43% M 1.21% BUSINESS 0.43% CAPITAL 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 228 280,210 49410 - Freight transport by road 45 8,014 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 32 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 25 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 18,491 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 15 5,130 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 15 7,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,813 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 8,155 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 9,358 52219 - Other service activities incidental to land transportation, not elsewhere classified 10 358 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 9 3,708 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 7,313 41100 - Development of building projects 8 9,855 43290 - Other construction installation 8 3,231 68310 - Real estate agencies 7 3,447 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 7 4,039
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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