Business Services in Northampton

Northampton Company Scorecard

Out of Northampton's 37,184 total incorporated companies, 3,295 were formed in the last 12 months.

Northampton's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Northampton include the 2,491 companies working in construction, 2,388 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 1,926 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 48 active companies, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 33 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 3 active companies.

Company Trends in Northampton

Looking at the big changes in Northampton's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.19% of active businesses, a total of 1,070 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.37% of active businesses in Northampton, a change of 106% from the 1.64% percentage share seen in 2018. Construction of domestic buildings also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.65% of Northampton's active companies.

Notable changes in Northampton's business sectors include a rise of 53% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 19% in construction, and rise of 20% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles.