Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wellingborough UK 2015 157 161,156 2014 181 150,722 % change -13.3% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (181) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 45 37 75 New companies in 2014 53 52 76 % change -15.1% -28.8% -1.3% Record Year 2006 (59) 2014 (52) 2014 (76)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wellingborough UK 2015 77 89,523 2014 54 82,370 % change 42.6% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (119) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 22 24 31 Closed companies in 2014 15 20 19 % change 46.7% 20.0% 63% Record Year 2006 (44) 2004 (44) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wellingborough UK 2015 80 71,633 2014 127 68,352 Record Year 2014 (127) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 23 13 44 Net growth in 2014 38 32 57 Record Year 2014 (38) 2003 (41) 2007 (59)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -16.7% -34.4% -10.1% Record Year 2006 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 2003 (0.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 1.58% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.56% M 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.62% MANAGEMENT 1.09% PROPERTY 2.72% LOGISTICS 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% S 0.89% CARE 2.13% J 0.89% ENGINEERING 2.12% G 0.89% LONDON 1.91% NORTHAMPTON 0.89% TRADING 1.88% HOLDINGS 0.79% TRANSPORT 1.82% C 0.79% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANCY 0.79% DESIGN 1.65% TRADING 0.79% PROPERTIES 1.63% ENTERPRISES 0.79% CO., 1.58% TRAINING 0.79% J 1.55% ENGINEERING 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.69% BUSINESS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.69% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.44% L 0.59% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% GROUNDWORKS 0.59% BUILDING 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.59% IT 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% MEDIA 1.28% D 0.50% M 1.27%
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 236 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 58,522 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 60 9,080 49410 - Freight transport by road 51 12,485 99999 - Dormant Company 39 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 23 30,825 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,862 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 15 5,392 86900 - Other human health activities 15 13,990 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 19,098 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 12 8,607 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 5,331 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 11 6,052 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 6,815 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 10 4,917 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 7,682 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 10 4,256 41100 - Development of building projects 9 11,863
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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