Bedfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q2.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 2,257 companies were formed in Bedfordshire. This figure is 14.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bedfordshire occurred in 2012 when a total of 2,257 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bedfordshire UK 2012 2,257 253,150 2011 1,966 228,735 % change 14.8% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (2,257) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 1,069 companies were registered in Bedfordshire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 1,069 121,659 2011 974 112,344 % change 9.8% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (1,069) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 359 386 324 New companies in 2011 307 331 336 % change 16.9% 16.6% -3.6% Record Year 2012 (359) 2012 (386) 2011 (336)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,264 companies were dissolved in Bedfordshire. This figure is 4.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Bedfordshire occurred in 2009 when a total of 2,072 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bedfordshire UK 2012 1,264 147,793 2011 1,214 162,310 % change 4.1% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (2,072) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 654 companies were dissolved in Bedfordshire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 27.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 654 80,217 2011 514 71,324 % change 27.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (1,289) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 210 232 212 Closed companies in 2011 118 242 154 % change 78.0% -4.1% 38% Record Year 2009 (382) 2009 (577) 2009 (330)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Bedfordshire increased by 993 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bedfordshire UK 2012 993 105,357 2011 752 66,425 Record Year 2003 (1,063) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Bedfordshire during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 415 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 415 41,442 2011 460 41,020 Record Year 2003 (505) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 149 154 112 Net growth in 2011 189 89 182 Record Year 1997 (272) 2003 (162) 2008 (250)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Bedfordshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.9%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Bedfordshire 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (1.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Bedfordshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Bedfordshire 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.8% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (1.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% % change -1.5% 2.2% 3.0% Record Year 1997 (1.3%) 1977 (1.5%) 1970 (2.0%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Bedfordshire was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Bedfordshire in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Bedfordshire was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Bedfordshire in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.83% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.13% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 0.84% TRADING 2.10% BUILDING 0.82% DESIGN 1.89% J 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.87% M 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.82% S 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% R 0.68% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% MEDIA 1.69% LUTON 0.66% LONDON 1.68% MEDIA 0.66% J 1.57% IT 0.62% GLOBAL 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.62% IT 1.42% DESIGN 0.61% CARE 1.31% SECURITY 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRADING 0.59% M 1.26% BUSINESS 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.23% CENTRE 0.57% BUILDING 1.23% GLOBAL 0.57% SECURITY 1.19% D 0.57% S 1.18% TRAINING 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 2,087 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 305 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 223 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 214 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 177 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 163 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 129 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 117 14,220 7414 - Business & management consultancy 106 10,978 62090 - Other information technology service activities 92 8,258 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 75 10,271 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 73 6,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 73 6,456 74990 - Non-trading company 71 9,706 7499 - Non-trading company 64 8,023 9305 - Other service activities 62 7,926 49410 - Freight transport by road 57 2,912 5530 - Restaurants 49 4,037 86900 - Other human health activities 49 5,222 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 47 4,091
Recent Companies
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