Bedford, Bedfordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 320 companies were registered in Bedford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bedford UK 2010 320 101,492 2009 301 94,671 % change 6.3% 7.2% Record Year 2005 (365) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 102 94 124 New companies in 2009 100 94 107 % change 2.0% 0.0% 15.9% Record Year 2005 (146) 2007 (94) 2005 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 224 companies were dissolved in Bedford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bedford UK 2010 224 87,705 2009 331 159,401 % change -32.3% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 69 88 67 Closed companies in 2009 84 100 147 % change -17.9% -12.0% -54% Record Year 2009 (84) 2008 (141) 2009 (147)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Bedford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 96 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bedford UK 2010 96 13,787 2009 -30 -64,730 Record Year 2005 (230) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 33 6 57 Net growth in 2009 16 -6 -40 Record Year 2005 (107) 2003 (55) 2005 (85)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Bedford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Bedford 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -5.2% -9.3% 11.1% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1965 (1.4%) 1969 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bedford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Bedford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.65% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.54% CONSULTING 4.99% BEDFORD 0.90% CONSULTANCY 3.12% PROPERTY 0.90% PROPERTY 2.38% ASSOCIATES 0.80% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.01% J 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% PLUMBING 0.74% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% MEDIA 1.75% HEATING 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CARE 0.64% LONDON 1.59% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.59% HOMES 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.49% (BEDFORD) 0.58% CARE 1.44% INTERIORS 0.58% J 1.44% DESIGN 0.53% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% P 0.53% GLOBAL 1.42% LANDMARK 0.48% IT 1.35% M 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% VENTURES 0.48% BUILDING 1.32% ENGINEERING 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% R 0.48% M 1.28% MEDIA 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.26% BUILDING 0.43% S 1.24%
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 535 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 161 69,802 7414 - Business & management consultancy 64 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 60 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 57 21,484 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 54 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 25,053 7260 - Other computer related activities 39 8,967 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 8,292 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 31 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,767 9305 - Other service activities 30 9,454 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 5,716 7499 - Non-trading company 27 13,408 5530 - Restaurants 23 5,181 74990 - Non-trading company 23 7,649 43210 - Electrical installation 20 2,747 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 8,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 6,460 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 16 2,440
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07328087 34 GOLDINGTON AVENUE BEDFORD LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07326218 PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE MEDIA LIMITED 26 Jul 2010 07325753 T MACK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 26 Jul 2010 07320156 J C PERFORMANCE LIMITED 20 Jul 2010 07315905 BEMEDIA WEB SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07308030 AARDVARK CARPENTRY & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 08 Jul 2010 07304107 DUBZILLA LIMITED 05 Jul 2010 07308382 EITRONIC LIMITED 08 Jul 2010 07331579 T M CARS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010 07315571 APPLETON & CO LTD 15 Jul 2010 07306167 M AND M FITNESS LTD 06 Jul 2010 07305502 CONSTRUKT LTD 06 Jul 2010 07328514 LLAMA KARMA ENTERPRISES LTD 28 Jul 2010 07326522 HB PIPELINE LTD 27 Jul 2010 07323838 THE BEES KNEES EVENTS LTD 22 Jul 2010 07300839 SAMAD POWER LTD 01 Jul 2010 07331338 FROODS AUTOSERVICES LIMITED 30 Jul 2010 07323120 ELBRUS VENTURES LTD 22 Jul 2010 07323059 JUNGFRAU VENTURES LTD 22 Jul 2010 07308673 CROWE PROPERTY AGENCY LIMITED 08 Jul 2010 07329961 MULBERRY GROVE HOMES LTD 29 Jul 2010 07324513 T CONSTRUCTION LTD 23 Jul 2010 07323235 TAYLOR-GOSS LTD 22 Jul 2010 07320144 LAS FURNITURE LIMITED 20 Jul 2010 07304581 DFW FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
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