Bedfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 1,118 companies were registered in Bedfordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 1,118 118,868 2011 967 114,512 % change 15.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (1,118) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 358 355 405 New companies in 2011 301 350 316 % change 18.9% 1.4% 28.2% Record Year 2012 (358) 2012 (355) 2012 (405)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 601 companies were dissolved in Bedfordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 601 74,772 2011 568 72,230 % change 5.8% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (970) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 222 208 171 Closed companies in 2011 168 208 192 % change 32.1% 0.0% -11% Record Year 2009 (225) 2008 (390) 2009 (471)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Bedfordshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 517 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedfordshire UK 2012 517 44,096 2011 399 42,282 Record Year 2012 (517) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 136 147 234 Net growth in 2011 133 142 124 Record Year 2008 (238) 2012 (147) 2012 (234)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Bedfordshire formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bedfordshire 2012 0.9% 2011 0.8% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% % change 6.8% 2.2% 26.8% Record Year 1976 (1.4%) 1982 (1.6%) 1969 (2.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bedfordshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.1% of all director appointments in Bedfordshire in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.78% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.77% CONSULTANCY 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CO 1.27% PROPERTY 2.36% PROPERTY 1.02% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.91% DESIGN 1.87% M 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.83% CP 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% J 0.68% BUSINESS 1.72% MEDIA 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GLOBAL 0.62% MEDIA 1.68% CARE 0.62% LONDON 1.67% SECURITY 0.62% J 1.55% IT 0.62% GLOBAL 1.54% S 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.47% CONSULTANTS 0.61% IT 1.43% R 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.34% BUILDING 0.61% CARE 1.32% LUTON 0.59% M 1.27% BUSINESS 0.59% BUILDING 1.22% TRADING 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.21% TRANSPORT 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ACADEMY 0.51% S 1.17% DESIGN 0.49% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,921 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 316 50,446 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 303 28,990 99999 - Dormant Company 246 37,912 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 226 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 168 20,742 62090 - Other information technology service activities 133 11,950 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 110 14,809 7487 - Other business activities 107 16,361 74990 - Non-trading company 97 13,641 49410 - Freight transport by road 87 4,503 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 70 6,008 41100 - Development of building projects 69 7,545 56101 - Licensed restaurants 68 6,004 86900 - Other human health activities 67 7,550 9999 - Dormant Company 62 6,793 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 57 4,705 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 56 5,760 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 55 4,070 62012 - Business and domestic software development 52 6,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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