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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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)BedfordUK
    2013430134,802
    2012371131,491
    % change15.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (430) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013125137168
    New companies in 2012103120148
    % change21.4%14.2%13.5%
    Record Year2013 (125)2013 (137)2013 (168)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BedfordUK
    201323477,914
    201225167,576
    % change-6.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (271) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013878562
    Closed companies in 20126610085
    % change31.8%-15.0%-27%
    Record Year2011 (100)2012 (100)2009 (183)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BedfordUK
    201319656,888
    201212063,915
    Record Year 2013 (196) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20133852106
    Net growth in 2012372063
    Record Year2003 (65)2003 (91)2013 (106)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change8.8%13.3%17.4%
    Record Year1987 (0.5%)1996 (0.5%)1985 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.53%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY0.90%PROPERTY2.44%
    BEDFORD0.85%TRADING2.06%
    ENGINEERING0.67%DESIGN1.79%
    J0.63%ENGINEERING1.78%
    S0.58%BUSINESS1.77%
    (BEDFORD)0.58%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    GREEN0.58%LONDON1.72%
    DESIGN0.58%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    MEDICAL0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    CENTRE0.49%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%J1.56%
    T0.49%CARE1.46%
    M0.49%IT1.43%
    PROJECT0.45%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    D0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    IT0.45%M1.25%
    C0.45%BUILDING1.21%
    MEDIA0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ROAD0.45%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    ASSOCIATES0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    HOUSE0.45%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied611249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14232,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11354,531
    99999 - Dormant Company10943,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8124,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5923,532
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4916,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4312,664
    74990 - Non-trading company4014,129
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified316,954
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet287,199
    86900 - Other human health activities278,465
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified255,062
    56101 - Licensed restaurants256,894
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing255,145
    41100 - Development of building projects238,637
    7487 - Other business activities237,556
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation224,332
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles224,684
    49410 - Freight transport by road225,834

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08434791 BOLDLIGHT LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08441240 S III LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08449231 ACCENT OFFICE INTERIORS MANAGEMENT LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08449620 JAZZYS RESTAURANT LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08453992 RED GIANT PUBLISHING LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08462151 ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI ACADEMIES TRUST 26 Mar 2013
    08465637 NUMBER 8 PARTNERS LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08466319 SHAHRAFF LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08466436 NORMANDY HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08429284 BLUE XPS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08431177 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES (BEDFORD) LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08448382 ASHCROFT BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08461510 MEHREEN & NABEEL ENTERPRISES LTD. 25 Mar 2013
    08431492 ROBERICK LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08433623 Q-AUTOWORKS LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08439371 KEANDEM LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08439903 MITIKAS LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08442468 BARKET FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08446733 DJG WHEELS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08453600 BEDFORD AQUATICS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08427873 HUDSON VENTURES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08435155 RITCHIEPLAN LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08442767 METNANO LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08443316 MATTON ENGINEERING LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08445661 JUST COPIERS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013

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