Bedfordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,188 companies were registered in Bedfordshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 1,188 131,491 2011 992 116,391 % change 19.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (1,188) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 358 394 436 New companies in 2011 269 340 383 % change 33.1% 15.9% 13.8% Record Year 2012 (358) 2012 (394) 2007 (492)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 610 companies were dissolved in Bedfordshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 610 67,576 2011 700 90,986 % change -12.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (783) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 174 248 188 Closed companies in 2011 305 184 211 % change -43.0% 34.8% -11% Record Year 2011 (305) 2012 (248) 2009 (531)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Bedfordshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 578 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 578 63,915 2011 292 25,405 Record Year 2012 (578) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 184 146 248 Net growth in 2011 -36 156 172 Record Year 2012 (184) 2003 (166) 2007 (312)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Bedfordshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bedfordshire 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% % change 14.1% -0.9% 6.5% Record Year 1979 (1.7%) 1964 (1.7%) 1968 (1.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bedfordshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.9% of all director appointments in Bedfordshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.75% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.71% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.37% J 0.83% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% M 0.79% ASSOCIATES 1.84% LUTON 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% IT 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% BUILDING 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% S 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.64% J 1.54% R 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENGINEERING 0.62% GLOBAL 1.50% ELECTRICAL 0.62% IT 1.40% SECURITY 0.62% CARE 1.34% BUSINESS 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.31% D 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ACADEMY 0.56% M 1.27% TRADING 0.56% BUILDING 1.24% TRAINING 0.56% ENERGY 1.20% MEDIA 0.54% S 1.20% CARE 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,820 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 336 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 223 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 212 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 186 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 146 14,303 9999 - Dormant Company 144 18,617 7414 - Business & management consultancy 115 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 115 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 97 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 81 7,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 78 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 71 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 70 9,729 9305 - Other service activities 69 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 59 9,892 5530 - Restaurants 58 4,633 49410 - Freight transport by road 56 2,781 41100 - Development of building projects 49 4,984 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 48 3,931
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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