Bedford, Bedfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bedford when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Bedford when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 572 companies were registered in Bedford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 26.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bedford UK 2015 572 161,156 2014 451 150,722 % change 26.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (572) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bedford when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedford when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 177 160 235 New companies in 2014 145 151 155 % change 22.1% 6.0% 51.6% Record Year 2015 (177) 2015 (160) 2015 (235)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 290 companies were dissolved in Bedford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bedford UK 2015 290 89,523 2014 227 82,370 % change 27.8% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (290) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 57 99 134 Closed companies in 2014 56 79 92 % change 1.8% 25.3% 46% Record Year 2011 (100) 2012 (100) 2009 (183)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Bedford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 282 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bedford UK 2015 282 71,633 2014 224 68,352 Record Year 2015 (282) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Bedford when compared to any previous January.
January 2015 was a record month for net growth in Bedford when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 120 61 101 Net growth in 2014 89 72 63 Record Year 2015 (120) 2003 (91) 2013 (106)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Bedford formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bedford 2015 0.4% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 19.7% -2.4% 38.2% Record Year 1987 (0.5%) 1996 (0.5%) 1985 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bedford was in 2013 when 35.9% of all directors were female.
29.3% of all director appointments in Bedford in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.49% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CARE 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.62% BEDFORD 1.12% PROPERTY 2.72% HEALTHCARE 1.05% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MANAGEMENT 1.05% CARE 2.13% PROPERTY 1.05% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSULTANTS 0.80% LONDON 1.91% J 0.76% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUILDING 0.69% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.69% DESIGN 1.65% S 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.63% (BEDFORD) 0.58% CO., 1.58% ASSOCIATES 0.58% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% IT 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% CO 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% P 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% HEALTH 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% MEDIA 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% PROPERTIES 0.47% BUILDING 1.31% CARS 0.47% IT 1.30% DESIGN 0.47% MEDIA 1.28% TRANSPORT 0.47% M 1.27%
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 750 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 162 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 154 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 95 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 85 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 78 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 57 13,990 49410 - Freight transport by road 51 12,485 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 12,862 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 42 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 41 11,863 56101 - Licensed restaurants 37 8,909 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 33 5,392 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 30 7,797 86101 - Hospital activities 29 5,043 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 28 9,080 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 27 7,682 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 26 11,600 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 26 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09375620 FILMAR WINDOWS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09378257 PERFECTLINE ACADEMY LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09380434 ANNKAT LTD 08 Jan 2015 09384822 SD BRICKWORK & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09385648 J K WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES LTD. 13 Jan 2015 09391851 GINI LOUNGE LIMITED 16 Jan 2015 09393319 KORUM SOURCING LTD 16 Jan 2015 09398736 CLAPHAM VILLAGE CARS LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09401096 O ZEB MPHARM SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2015 09402956 SEHR INC LTD 23 Jan 2015 09403251 PRIDE KITCHENS LIMITED 23 Jan 2015 09405403 LOW COST BILLS LTD. 26 Jan 2015 09405680 GLOBAL PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 26 Jan 2015 09371740 FRANTON ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09372669 THE LAZY CHEF RANGE LTD 05 Jan 2015 09379854 POLHILL ARMS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015 09371098 VENTO FINANCE LTD 02 Jan 2015 09372204 THE CILEX COMPENSATION FUND 02 Jan 2015 09387202 CJC PROJECT SERVICES LTD 13 Jan 2015 09388957 SUNDEW DOCTORS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015 09393622 MADONNAJOEY LTD 19 Jan 2015 09395891 ABBEY TRADING LIMITED 19 Jan 2015 09396180 E GAY ELECTRICAL LIMITED 20 Jan 2015 09401634 BASIL'S TRADING LIMITED 22 Jan 2015 09408415 MARK'S AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING LTD. 27 Jan 2015
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