Bedford, Bedfordshire
Q3 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
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bedford when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 345 companies were registered in Bedford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bedford UK 2013 345 132,684 2012 360 118,868 % change -4.2% 11.6% Record Year 2005 (365) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 129 108 108 New companies in 2012 131 122 107 % change -1.5% -11.5% 0.9% Record Year 2005 (146) 2011 (128) 2005 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 230 companies were dissolved in Bedford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 18.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bedford UK 2013 230 86,170 2012 194 75,908 % change 18.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (331) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Bedford when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 92 55 83 Closed companies in 2012 67 69 58 % change 37.3% -20.3% 43% Record Year 2013 (92) 2008 (141) 2009 (147)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Bedford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 115 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bedford UK 2013 115 46,514 2012 166 42,960 Record Year 2005 (230) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 37 53 25 Net growth in 2012 64 53 49 Record Year 2005 (107) 2011 (66) 2005 (85)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Bedford formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Bedford 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1990 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -11.9% -18.8% -11.5% Record Year 2005 (0.5%) 1971 (0.5%) 1990 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bedford was in 2004 when 34.1% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Bedford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.76% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.40% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTANCY 1.08% PROPERTY 2.53% BEDFORD 0.95% TRADING 2.08% CARE 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.83% DESIGN 0.72% LONDON 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% DESIGN 1.78% BUSINESS 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% J 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.63% CARE 1.64% C 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.61% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% IT 0.54% J 1.54% (BEDFORD) 0.54% MEDIA 1.54% HOUSE 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.53% PROJECT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.45% S 0.50% IT 1.39% CONSULTANTS 0.50% M 1.25% PROPERTIES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HEALTH 0.50% BUILDING 1.19% TRAINING 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% SYSTEMS 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% B 0.45% TRAINING 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 635 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 150 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 137 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 97 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 90 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 80 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 62 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 47 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 35 9,203 74990 - Non-trading company 33 14,228 56101 - Licensed restaurants 32 7,531 41100 - Development of building projects 32 9,271 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 29 7,590 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 29 5,382 49410 - Freight transport by road 29 6,904 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 28 8,475 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 5,859 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 9,104 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 25 5,576 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 24 5,706
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08633826 UNIQUE FUSION LIMITED 01 Aug 2013 08640454 VICTORIAN MANORS LTD 06 Aug 2013 08643098 CENTRAL CARS BEDFORD LTD 08 Aug 2013 08647307 CROUCHERS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 08648151 I&M ENTERPRISES LIMITED 13 Aug 2013 08649132 PERFECT DAY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2013 08655067 SATIN NIGHTLIFE LTD 19 Aug 2013 08659421 SOFT TECH GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013 08660383 TSIMAS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2013 08663233 FAIRWAY CHIPPY LIMITED 27 Aug 2013 08667847 ADEDITORIAL LTD 29 Aug 2013 08670198 HVN LTD 30 Aug 2013 08634513 BEDFORD VEHICLE ENGINEERING LTD 01 Aug 2013 08649146 JOHOUNIVERSE LTD 13 Aug 2013 08650806 PARK HILL MANAGEMENT (AMPTHILL) LIMITED 14 Aug 2013 08661967 O'BRIEN BUTCHERS LTD 23 Aug 2013 08667715 SHORTCUTS CHILDRENS SALON LTD 29 Aug 2013 08634422 4N6 LIMITED 01 Aug 2013 08654406 R & S BARNWELL LTD 16 Aug 2013 08653144 DEASY RADIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Aug 2013 08657405 ZEVEN XPONENTIAL LIMITED 20 Aug 2013 08664577 INSPIRATION PHARMA LTD 27 Aug 2013 08647182 WHITE RHINO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013 08648798 CAFEX COMMUNICATIONS LTD 13 Aug 2013 08650253 WHYTESTONE CONSULTING LTD 14 Aug 2013
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