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Companies in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire has 1.09% of the UK's active companies registered among its towns and cities, ranking 3rd for company formations in the East Midlands and 25th for the UK as a whole. Out of 110,558 total company incorporations, 50% have been dissolved, with 7,034 ceasing trading in the last 12 months.The most active industry in Northamptonshire is wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, making up 14% of active companies, and ranking 28th nationally for this category.

Northamptonshire Quick Company Stats

Out of Northamptonshire's 110,558 total incorporated companies, 9,033 were formed in the last 12 months ending the 06th of December 2023.

All Time

110,558

Total Incorporations

All Time

54,277

Active Companies

All Time

55,557

Total Dissolved

Last 12 Months

9,033

Incorporations

Last 12 Months

8,905

Active Companies

Last 12 Months

7,034

Dissolved

Northamptonshire's Industries & Business Types

The most common industries in Northamptonshire are wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles; professional, scientific and technical activities; and construction. Looking at specific business type classifications, most companies in Northamptonshire are classified as other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; freight transport by road; and management consultancy activities other than financial management.

Top 20 Northamptonshire Industries

Industry Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Administrative and support service activities 14,238 6,318 8,441
Real estate activities 6,313 4,993 1,716
Transportation and storage 10,321 4,486 6,479
Information and communication 8,050 3,691 4,773
Human health and social work activities 5,826 3,422 2,850
Manufacturing 5,319 2,925 2,519
Other service activities 5,727 2,885 3,079
Accommodation and food service activities 4,869 2,466 2,563
Financial and insurance activities 2,722 1,888 965
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2,655 1,446 1,348
Education 2,239 1,286 1,074
Activities of households as employers 1,028 878 283
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 705 454 257
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 350 216 154
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 370 192 184
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 232 125 107
Mining and Quarrying 58 23 39

Top 20 Business Type Classifications in Northamptonshire

Business Classification Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Other business support service activities 7,367 2,552 5,013
Buying and selling of own real estate 2,229 1,779 581
Other service activities 3,378 1,554 1,940
Construction of domestic buildings 2,258 1,487 924
Information technology consultancy activities 3,270 1,378 2,120
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 2,397 1,374 1,174
Other human health activities 2,225 1,311 1,049
Development of building projects 2,096 1,232 932
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 1,998 1,059 999
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 1,281 963 396
Temporary employment agency activities 1,375 906 488
Other specialised construction activities 2,215 893 1,360
Activities of other holding companies 945 847 137
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 1,453 845 707
Residents property management 933 837 218
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 1,266 747 581
Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 2,927 724 2,260

Businesses Statistics for Northamptonshire's Towns, Cities, and Villages

We have collected business information and formation statistics for 228 locations within Northamptonshire.

Name Companies Incorporated Active Companies Dissolved
Abthorpe 32 10 22
Adstone 9 6 3
Althorp 23 12 11
Apethorpe 12 6 6
Ashley 98 76 22
Ashton 42 26 15
Ashton 41 25 16
Aston le Walls 21 6 15
Aynho 91 44 47
Badby 59 27 32
Barby 120 69 51
Barnwell 70 41 29
Barton Seagrave 342 178 163
Billing 922 447 473
Blakesley 81 43 38
Blisworth 570 359 210
Boddington 126 71 55
Boughton 246 135 111
Bozeat 162 57 104
Brackley 2,176 1,261 912
Brafield on the Green 36 21 15
Braunston 195 114 81
Braybrooke 140 82 58
Brigstock 111 60 51
Brington 49 23 26
Brixworth 554 293 259
Brockhall 17 8 9
Broughton 189 98 90
Bugbrooke 176 89 87
Burton Latimer 738 382 354
Byfield 113 53 60
Castle Ashby 33 15 18
Catesby 13 7 6
Chacombe 63 39 24
Charwelton 38 18 20
Chelveston cum Caldecott 66 33 33
Chipping Warden and Edgcote 73 42 31
Church with Chapel Brampton 103 45 58
Clipston 67 34 33
Cogenhoe and Whiston 97 52 45
Cold Ashby 18 7 11
Cold Higham 88 71 17
Collingtree 160 92 67
Corby 7,736 3,770 3,957
Cosgrove 74 20 53
Cotterstock 10 6 4
Cottesbrooke 12 4 8
Cottingham 92 51 41
Cranford 75 45 30
Creaton 83 49 34
Crick 282 132 149
Croughton 129 77 52
Culworth 69 27 42
Daventry 3,089 1,566 1,518
Deanshanger 330 162 166
Deene 30 16 14
Deenethorpe 17 11 6
Denford 30 14 16
Denton 54 28 26
Desborough 855 376 479
Dingley 52 35 17
Draughton 9 5 4
Duddington-with-Fineshade 37 17 20
Duston 1,205 640 564
Earls Barton 533 277 255
East Farndon 32 22 10
East Haddon 126 86 40
Easton Maudit 14 9 5
Easton on the Hill 94 50 43
Ecton 97 81 16
Evenley 66 39 27
Everdon 41 17 24
Eydon 39 19 20
Farthinghoe 110 66 43
Farthingstone 22 14 8
Fawsley 3 3 0
Finedon 338 186 152
Flore 138 76 61
Gayton 64 25 38
Geddington 142 71 70
Grange Park 819 441 376
Great Addington 78 58 20
Great Doddington 76 35 41
Great Harrowden 41 39 2
Great Houghton 285 167 117
Great Oxendon 40 20 20
Greatworth 88 41 46
Greens Norton 174 98 76
Grendon 156 81 74
Gretton 136 70 66
Guilsborough 112 52 60
Hackleton 320 159 160
Hannington 57 39 18
Hardingstone 1,611 976 630
Hargrave 25 11 14
Harlestone 111 54 57
Harpole 105 56 48
Harrington 27 16 11
Harringworth 35 16 19
Hartwell 140 71 69
Hellidon 27 14 13
Helmdon 65 30 35
Higham Ferrers 1,294 557 734
Hinton-in-the-Hedges 30 20 10
Holcot 68 22 46
Holdenby 29 19 10
Hollowell 65 34 31
Irchester 284 136 146
Irthlingborough 636 289 345
Isham 130 91 39
Islip 98 48 50
Kelmarsh 12 5 7
Kettering 7,075 3,640 3,424
Kilsby 125 58 67
King's Cliffe 135 68 66
Kings Sutton 185 109 76
Kislingbury 92 54 38
Lamport 91 47 44
Lilford-cum-Wigsthorpe 25 18 7
Litchborough 50 27 22
Little Addington 47 29 18
Little Harrowden 93 58 35
Little Houghton 119 75 44
Loddington 117 27 89
Long Buckby 531 243 287
Lowick 41 22 19
Luddington 7 6 1
Lutton 26 14 12
Maidwell 28 12 16
Marston St Lawrence 32 17 15
Mawsley 168 86 82
Middleton 41 17 24
Middleton Cheney 289 139 150
Milton Malsor 84 47 37
Moreton Pinkney 46 23 23
Moulton 449 248 201
Naseby 59 35 24
Nassington 186 61 125
Nether Heyford 132 71 61
Newbottle 37 22 15
Newton and Little Oakley 24 12 12
Northampton 37,206 17,300 19,310
Norton 45 19 26
Old 58 32 26
Old Stratford 549 280 267
Orlingbury 51 24 27
Oundle 1,034 674 358
Overstone 116 73 43
Overthorpe 35 23 12
Pattishall 159 66 93
Paulerspury 1,036 706 330
Pitsford 389 325 62
Polebrook 74 39 35
Potterspury 182 84 97
Preston Capes 48 25 23
Pytchley 64 36 28
Quinton 25 15 10
Raunds 658 332 326
Ravensthorpe 54 29 25
Ringstead 263 141 121
Roade 260 121 139
Rockingham 10 7 3
Rothersthorpe 45 20 24
Rothwell 594 282 312
Rushden 3,246 1,628 1,612
Rushton 91 47 43
Scaldwell 45 28 17
Shutlanger 79 39 40
Sibbertoft 38 21 17
Silverstone 383 206 176
Slapton 22 11 11
Southwick 30 18 12
Spratton 116 57 59
Stanford 7 2 5
Stanion 345 192 153
Stanwick 172 71 101
Staverton 77 44 33
Stoke Albany 28 16 12
Stoke Bruerne 42 31 11
Stowe IX Churches 182 80 102
Strixton 22 12 10
Sudborough 31 16 15
Sulby 17 14 3
Sulgrave 50 24 26
Sutton Bassett 10 7 3
Syresham 149 84 65
Sywell 640 386 253
Tansor 28 18 10
Thenford 15 9 6
Thornby 21 9 12
Thorpe Malsor 17 11 6
Thrapston 1,037 557 478
Thurning 18 8 10
Tiffield 43 18 25
Titchmarsh 57 31 26
Towcester 1,326 740 585
Upper Heyford 14 10 4
Upton 898 517 379
Walgrave 102 64 37
Wappenham 42 25 17
Warkton 20 15 5
Warmington 74 35 39
Watford 62 39 23
Weedon Bec 301 151 149
Weekley 331 252 79
Weldon 945 552 393
Welford 162 82 80
Wellingborough 10,745 3,905 6,819
Welton 58 27 31
West Haddon 159 86 73
Weston and Weedon 28 12 16
Weston by Welland 27 19 8
Whilton 49 33 16
Whitfield 21 9 12
Whittlebury 118 73 44
Wicken 59 29 30
Wilbarston 94 44 50
Wilby 56 27 27
Wollaston 299 168 131
Woodend 11 4 7
Woodford 103 58 44
Woodford cum Membris 414 253 159
Woodnewton 43 27 16
Wootton 1,678 799 877
Yardley Gobion 100 51 49
Yardley Hastings 88 50 38
Yarwell 34 20 14
Yelvertoft 67 34 33

Frequently Asked Questions about Business in Northamptonshire

How many companies are there in Northamptonshire?

There are 54,277 active companies in Northamptonshire as of Dec 2023. In total, 110,558 companies have been incorporated, and 55,557 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Northamptonshire?

Most companies in Northamptonshire are categorised under: administrative and support service activities. This accounts for 6,318 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Northamptonshire?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Northamptonshire are: other business support service activities; buying and selling of own real estate; and other service activities.

Last updated: 06 Dec 2023 00:00