Bedford, Bedfordshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous August.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bedford when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 327 companies were registered in Bedford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bedford UK 2011 327 114,512 2010 320 101,492 % change 2.2% 12.8% Record Year 2005 (365) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 100 128 99 New companies in 2010 102 94 124 % change -2.0% 36.2% -20.2% Record Year 2005 (146) 2011 (128) 2005 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 185 companies were dissolved in Bedford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 17.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bedford UK 2011 185 72,230 2010 224 87,705 % change -17.4% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 53 62 70 Closed companies in 2010 69 88 67 % change -23.2% -29.5% 4% Record Year 2009 (84) 2008 (141) 2009 (147)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Bedford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 142 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bedford UK 2011 142 42,282 2010 96 13,787 Record Year 2005 (230) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Bedford when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 47 66 29 Net growth in 2010 33 6 57 Record Year 2005 (107) 2011 (66) 2005 (85)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Bedford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Bedford 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change -10.3% 14.6% -27.9% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1965 (1.4%) 1969 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bedford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.0% of all director appointments in Bedford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.49% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.18% MANAGEMENT 4.75% J 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 0.87% PROPERTY 2.41% (BEDFORD) 0.87% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.77% DESIGN 1.94% BUILDING 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.85% BEDFORD 0.77% BUSINESS 1.82% IT 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% VENTURES 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.74% D 0.67% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.62% LONDON 1.63% INTERNATIONAL 0.62% J 1.47% ACADEMY 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.57% CARE 1.42% BUSINESS 0.51% IT 1.38% B 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% G 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.28% DESIGN 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SYSTEMS 0.46% M 1.25% M 0.46% ENERGY 1.22% SECURITY 0.41% TRAINING 1.21% CARS 0.41% S 1.21%
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 536 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 158 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 15,760 99999 - Dormant Company 70 18,281 9999 - Dormant Company 70 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 29,245 7414 - Business & management consultancy 57 14,755 7499 - Non-trading company 37 11,543 7260 - Other computer related activities 37 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 10,137 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 6,798 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 8,345 9305 - Other service activities 26 10,525 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 10,018 74990 - Non-trading company 24 8,064 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 23 6,321 5530 - Restaurants 19 5,640 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 17 2,087 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 2,545 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 17 2,917
Recent Companies
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