Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 111 companies were registered in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 32.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dunstable UK 2010 111 105,137 2009 84 91,034 % change 32.1% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 35 32 44 New companies in 2009 24 26 34 % change 45.8% 23.1% 29.4% Record Year 2008 (36) 2004 (36) 2007 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dunstable UK 2010 91 82,677 2009 81 108,060 % change 12.3% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 24 30 37 Closed companies in 2009 16 13 52 % change 50.0% 130.8% -29% Record Year 2004 (27) 2008 (33) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Dunstable during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 20 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dunstable UK 2010 20 22,460 2009 3 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (73) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 11 2 7 Net growth in 2009 8 13 -18 Record Year 2005 (16) 2007 (22) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Dunstable formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Dunstable 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 35.4% 5.4% 7.5% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1964 (0.4%) 1962 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dunstable was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
33.8% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.25% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.10% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSTRUCTION 0.94% CONSULTANCY 2.87% DUNSTABLE 0.78% PROPERTY 2.50% MANAGEMENT 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.78% TRADING 1.93% SECURITY 0.78% DESIGN 1.91% SPORTS 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% IT 0.63% MEDIA 1.84% COMMERCIAL 0.63% BUSINESS 1.74% GLOBAL 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% D 0.47% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUILDING 0.47% ENGINEERING 1.54% T 0.47% J 1.48% ELECTRICAL 0.47% LONDON 1.45% DISTRIBUTION 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ECO 0.47% GROUP 1.37% TRANSPORT 0.47% GLOBAL 1.35% TRAINING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% NETWORK 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% SALES 0.47% CARE 1.33% BUILD 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% M 1.28% TRADING 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.25% TECHNIQUE 0.47% S 1.23%
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 154 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 77 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 26,974 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,340 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,149 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 9,943 49410 - Freight transport by road 12 2,152 4534 - Other building installation 12 2,840 99999 - Dormant Company 11 13,808 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 10,331 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 9,659 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 8 9,038 6024 - Freight transport by road 8 3,665 7499 - Non-trading company 8 15,398 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,143 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,163
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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