Bedford, Bedfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 360 companies were registered in Bedford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 10.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedford UK 2012 360 118,868 2011 327 114,512 % change 10.1% 3.8% Record Year 2005 (365) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 131 122 107 New companies in 2011 100 128 99 % change 31.0% -4.7% 8.1% Record Year 2005 (146) 2011 (128) 2005 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 190 companies were dissolved in Bedford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedford UK 2012 190 74,772 2011 185 72,230 % change 2.7% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 67 69 54 Closed companies in 2011 53 62 70 % change 26.4% 11.3% -23% Record Year 2009 (84) 2008 (141) 2009 (147)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Bedford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 170 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedford UK 2012 170 44,096 2011 142 42,282 Record Year 2005 (230) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 64 53 53 Net growth in 2011 47 66 29 Record Year 2005 (107) 2011 (66) 2005 (85)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Bedford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedford 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 17.6% -3.9% 6.9% Record Year 1965 (0.6%) 1965 (1.4%) 1969 (1.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bedford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
29.1% of all director appointments in Bedford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.76% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.58% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.30% CONSULTANCY 3.28% BEDFORD 0.88% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 0.88% TRADING 2.08% S 0.74% DESIGN 1.87% M 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.83% BUILDING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.76% D 0.56% BUSINESS 1.72% CENTRE 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.51% MEDIA 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.51% LONDON 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.46% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.46% GLOBAL 1.53% MEDICAL 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.46% R 0.46% IT 1.43% MEDIA 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.34% (BEDFORD) 0.46% CARE 1.32% J 0.46% M 1.27% CARE 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% CAR 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HOME 0.42% S 1.17% GLOBAL 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 890 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 96 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 91 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 61 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 46 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 40 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 40 13,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 31 8,437 7499 - Non-trading company 27 6,164 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 9,891 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 26 2,607 74990 - Non-trading company 25 9,203 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 4,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 19 3,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 4,997 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 16 3,093 56101 - Licenced restaurants 16 2,563 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 3,712
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08167223 TOBINS CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167344 HUMPHRISS & BURGESS OPTOMETRISTS LTD 03 Aug 2012 08172019 PROPOLY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 OC377637 ULTRABASE PHARMA LLP 14 Aug 2012 08184389 BIG BARGAINS MAXI LTD 20 Aug 2012 08187278 ASCENTIUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 08187902 TRUE GRIP 4X4 LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 08187944 ONTIME GLOBAL LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 08192397 PROWESSINCEPTION LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08193079 DEESI LTD 28 Aug 2012 08198003 THROSTLE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 08171010 SHL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 07 Aug 2012 08181394 AJ PENIEL LTD 16 Aug 2012 08190993 WINE INTEGRITY PROJECT LTD 24 Aug 2012 08192865 BOXCOBRA LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08179892 OPTIMIS CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08181938 29GOLD LIMITED 16 Aug 2012 08183527 STAINLESS STEEL PACKAGING LIMITED 17 Aug 2012 08192385 RAINSNET & CO LTD 28 Aug 2012 08164335 APPLE GREEN DUCK LTD 01 Aug 2012 08164912 TOTALLY FRANK UK FINANCE LTD 01 Aug 2012 08174418 TRANSENTIA LTD 09 Aug 2012 08176999 CHRISTOPHER DAWKINS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012 08179446 BLOMS BULBS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179779 BEDFORD FC & SPORTS CENTRE LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
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