Bedford, Bedfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any month in history.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous January.
- March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bedford when compared to any previous March.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Bedford was in 2013 when 35.9% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 430 companies were registered in Bedford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bedford UK 2013 430 134,802 2012 371 131,491 % change 15.9% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (430) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous March.
March 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any month in history.
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 125 137 168 New companies in 2012 103 120 148 % change 21.4% 14.2% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (125) 2013 (137) 2013 (168)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 234 companies were dissolved in Bedford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bedford UK 2013 234 77,914 2012 251 67,576 % change -6.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (271) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 87 85 62 Closed companies in 2012 66 100 85 % change 31.8% -15.0% -27% Record Year 2011 (100) 2012 (100) 2009 (183)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Bedford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 196 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bedford UK 2013 196 56,888 2012 120 63,915 Record Year 2013 (196) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
March 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Bedford when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 38 52 106 Net growth in 2012 37 20 63 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (91) 2013 (106)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Bedford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bedford 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 8.8% 13.3% 17.4% Record Year 1987 (0.5%) 1996 (0.5%) 1985 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bedford was in 2013 when 35.9% of all directors were female.
35.9% of all director appointments in Bedford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 0.90% PROPERTY 2.44% BEDFORD 0.85% TRADING 2.06% ENGINEERING 0.67% DESIGN 1.79% J 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.78% S 0.58% BUSINESS 1.77% (BEDFORD) 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.75% GREEN 0.58% LONDON 1.72% DESIGN 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.71% MEDICAL 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% MEDIA 1.63% CENTRE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.49% J 1.56% T 0.49% CARE 1.46% M 0.49% IT 1.43% PROJECT 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.41% D 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.36% IT 0.45% M 1.25% C 0.45% BUILDING 1.21% MEDIA 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ROAD 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.18% ASSOCIATES 0.45% TRAINING 1.17% HOUSE 0.45% SECURITY 1.15%
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 611 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 142 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 109 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 81 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 23,532 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 40 14,129 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 31 6,954 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 28 7,199 86900 - Other human health activities 27 8,465 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 25 5,062 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 6,894 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 25 5,145 41100 - Development of building projects 23 8,637 7487 - Other business activities 23 7,556 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 22 4,332 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 22 4,684 49410 - Freight transport by road 22 5,834
Recent Companies
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