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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)BedfordshireUK
    20121,118118,868
    2011967114,512
    % change15.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (1,118) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012358355405
    New companies in 2011301350316
    % change18.9%1.4%28.2%
    Record Year2012 (358)2012 (355)2012 (405)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BedfordshireUK
    201260174,772
    201156872,230
    % change5.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (970) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012222208171
    Closed companies in 2011168208192
    % change32.1%0.0%-11%
    Record Year2009 (225)2008 (390)2009 (471)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BedfordshireUK
    201251744,096
    201139942,282
    Record Year 2012 (517) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012136147234
    Net growth in 2011133142124
    Record Year2008 (238)2012 (147)2012 (234)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.9%
    20110.8%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (1.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.9%0.9%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%0.9%0.8%
    % change6.8%2.2%26.8%
    Record Year1976 (1.4%)1982 (1.6%)1969 (2.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.78%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING1.51%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CO1.27%PROPERTY2.36%
    PROPERTY1.02%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.91%DESIGN1.87%
    M0.74%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    CP0.72%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.70%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    MEDIA0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    GLOBAL0.62%MEDIA1.68%
    CARE0.62%LONDON1.67%
    SECURITY0.62%J1.55%
    IT0.62%GLOBAL1.54%
    S0.62%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%IT1.43%
    R0.61%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUILDING0.61%CARE1.32%
    LUTON0.59%M1.27%
    BUSINESS0.59%BUILDING1.22%
    TRADING0.53%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    TRANSPORT0.51%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ACADEMY0.51%S1.17%
    DESIGN0.49%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,921228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified31650,446
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30328,990
    99999 - Dormant Company24637,912
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities22621,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified16820,742
    62090 - Other information technology service activities13311,950
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified11014,809
    7487 - Other business activities10716,361
    74990 - Non-trading company9713,641
    49410 - Freight transport by road874,503
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified706,008
    41100 - Development of building projects697,545
    56101 - Licensed restaurants686,004
    86900 - Other human health activities677,550
    9999 - Dormant Company626,793
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing574,705
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet565,760
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles554,070
    62012 - Business and domestic software development526,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08127624 MESSAGE GIFTS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128970 I CARS LUTON LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129723 CALHERMIT ENTERPRISES CO LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130554 GLOBAL IT NETWORKING & CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130992 SILVERFRAME ENTERPRISE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08139795 H & Z ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08140262 DELUXE TEXTILES LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08141059 LGV NETWORK LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08143048 A V CLASSIC CARS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08146772 CARERS TODAY LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08151699 MIGUSTO LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08158534 DHALIWAL ESTATES UK LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08161466 B.A. SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08162502 HAYYAT LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08162509 SEABROOK EUROPE LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08126005 ACE SANDWICH BAR LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08130291 WILMAR ACCESS SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08135280 AMAHEY LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08136179 SLALOM ENGINEERING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08146331 COMMERCIAL GAS SYSTEMS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08150333 TBS FOODS LTD. 19 Jul 2012
    08154305 ACP1 LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154610 BRACKETS4.TV LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08128576 FORTIUS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129646 BORSHA LTD 04 Jul 2012