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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