Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 2015)

    A total of 157 companies were registered in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WellingboroughUK
    2015157161,156
    2014181150,722
    % change-13.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (181) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015453775
    New companies in 2014535276
    % change-15.1%-28.8%-1.3%
    Record Year2006 (59)2014 (52)2014 (76)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 42.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WellingboroughUK
    20157789,523
    20145482,370
    % change42.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015222431
    Closed companies in 2014152019
    % change46.7%20.0%63%
    Record Year2006 (44)2004 (44)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Wellingborough during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 80 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)WellingboroughUK
    20158071,633
    201412768,352
    Record Year 2014 (127) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015231344
    Net growth in 2014383257
    Record Year2014 (38)2003 (41)2007 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Wellingborough formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Wellingborough
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-16.7%-34.4%-10.1%
    Record Year2006 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)2003 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    27.9% of all director appointments in Wellingborough in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT1.58%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.39%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    M1.19%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%PROPERTY2.72%
    LOGISTICS0.99%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    S0.89%CARE2.13%
    J0.89%ENGINEERING2.12%
    G0.89%LONDON1.91%
    NORTHAMPTON0.89%TRADING1.88%
    HOLDINGS0.79%TRANSPORT1.82%
    C0.79%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%DESIGN1.65%
    TRADING0.79%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.79%CO.,1.58%
    TRAINING0.79%J1.55%
    ENGINEERING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%BUSINESS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.69%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    L0.59%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    GROUNDWORKS0.59%BUILDING1.31%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%IT1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%MEDIA1.28%
    D0.50%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied236288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7058,522
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified609,080
    49410 - Freight transport by road5112,485
    99999 - Dormant Company3949,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3243,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2529,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2330,825
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles155,392
    86900 - Other human health activities1513,990
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1519,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands128,607
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation115,331
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing116,052
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment106,815
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes104,917
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,682
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating104,256
    41100 - Development of building projects911,863

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372032 NORTHAMPTON LAZEEZ LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09378807 PENDULUM INVESTMENTS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09388953 HOMEPOINT HEALTHCARE SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09392916 K&P INC LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09393991 STORELOCK LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395237 CRISIS LOGISTICS LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395952 LANGLEY LANDSCAPES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09397825 VIVIFOSS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09399816 NU BLESSING SERVICES LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09402536 BSA CONTRACTORS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09402863 JOHN I MARLOW LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09403590 ADI TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09406052 X3 ASSOCIATES LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09406345 ALESSIA & SERENA LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407115 JOE CLARK ENGINEERING LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09413424 STREET HOME SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09379175 POLARIS CONTRACTS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09379300 SANDHU TRADING LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09379796 FRESHWRISTS LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09395377 HARVEY MOON VINTAGE STYLE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09399195 VIRGINIA LEKANI LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09373448 THINSTAGRAM LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09375918 MILEHI LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09376504 RS FIRE TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09383051 A S VEHICLE SALES LTD 12 Jan 2015