Bedfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 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 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 1,695 companies were registered in Bedfordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 19.4% 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) Bedfordshire UK 2015 1,695 161,156 2014 1,420 150,722 % change 19.4% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (1,695) 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 Bedfordshire when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Bedfordshire when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 521 513 661 New companies in 2014 439 470 511 % change 18.7% 9.1% 29.4% Record Year 2015 (521) 2015 (513) 2015 (661)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 913 companies were dissolved in Bedfordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 24.4% 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) Bedfordshire UK 2015 913 89,523 2014 734 82,370 % change 24.4% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (913) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 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 2015 212 334 367 Closed companies in 2014 221 240 273 % change -4.1% 39.2% 34% Record Year 2011 (305) 2015 (334) 2009 (531)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Bedfordshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 782 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bedfordshire UK 2015 782 71,633 2014 686 68,352 Record Year 2015 (782) 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 Bedfordshire when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 309 179 294 Net growth in 2014 218 230 238 Record Year 2015 (309) 2014 (230) 2007 (312)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Bedfordshire formed 1.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Bedfordshire 2015 1.1% 2014 0.9% 2013 1.0% 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (1.2%) 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 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% % change 16.4% 0.6% 17.9% Record Year 1998 (1.2%) 1998 (1.2%) 1998 (1.3%)
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 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% 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 Bedfordshire was in 2007 when 31.4% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in Bedfordshire 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 1.76% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTANCY 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 1.40% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.92% CARE 2.13% HEALTHCARE 0.92% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.84% LONDON 1.91% J 0.75% TRADING 1.88% TRANSPORT 0.74% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% M 0.69% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUILDING 0.65% CO., 1.58% IT 0.61% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.54% HEALTH 0.60% BUSINESS 1.49% LUTON 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DESIGN 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.57% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.57% BUILDING 1.31% PROPERTIES 0.57% IT 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.54% MEDIA 1.28% GLOBAL 0.54% 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 2,777 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 424 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 385 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 358 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 276 58,522 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 262 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 172 13,990 49410 - Freight transport by road 170 12,485 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 159 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 139 12,862 56101 - Licensed restaurants 134 8,909 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 116 11,600 41100 - Development of building projects 114 11,863 86101 - Hospital activities 103 5,043 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 99 10,200 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 97 8,607 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 97 7,797 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 97 9,080 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 94 7,682 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 86 5,014
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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