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

  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 (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)DunstableUK
    2010111105,137
    20098491,034
    % change32.1%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010353244
    New companies in 2009242634
    % change45.8%23.1%29.4%
    Record Year2008 (36)2004 (36)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DunstableUK
    20109182,677
    200981108,060
    % change12.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010243037
    Closed companies in 2009161352
    % change50.0%130.8%-29%
    Record Year2004 (27)2008 (33)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DunstableUK
    20102022,460
    20093-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (73) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101127
    Net growth in 2009813-18
    Record Year2005 (16)2007 (22)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change35.4%5.4%7.5%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1964 (0.4%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.25%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.10%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSTRUCTION0.94%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    DUNSTABLE0.78%PROPERTY2.50%
    MANAGEMENT0.78%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%TRADING1.93%
    SECURITY0.78%DESIGN1.91%
    SPORTS0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    IT0.63%MEDIA1.84%
    COMMERCIAL0.63%BUSINESS1.74%
    GLOBAL0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    D0.47%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    BUILDING0.47%ENGINEERING1.54%
    T0.47%J1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%LONDON1.45%
    DISTRIBUTION0.47%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ECO0.47%GROUP1.37%
    TRANSPORT0.47%GLOBAL1.35%
    TRAINING0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    NETWORK0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    SALES0.47%CARE1.33%
    BUILD0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%M1.28%
    TRADING0.47%SYSTEMS1.25%
    TECHNIQUE0.47%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied154228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7774,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2014,007
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1817,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1626,974
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,340
    74990 - Non-trading company138,149
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities139,943
    49410 - Freight transport by road122,152
    4534 - Other building installation122,840
    99999 - Dormant Company1113,808
    7260 - Other computer related activities1110,331
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply109,659
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering99,325
    9305 - Other service activities89,038
    6024 - Freight transport by road83,665
    7499 - Non-trading company815,398
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,143
    43210 - Electrical installation73,163

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07169861 ALLSTARCOMPANIES LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07165642 ETHAN & HAYDEN LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07160494 WELLNESSRADAR LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159818 CYBER SMOKE INFOTECH LTD 17 Feb 2010
    07157770 REPORTBRAIN LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07155670 LITTLE WOLF ENTERTAINMENT LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07149738 LOCALANDSCAPES LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07143380 RAY OF SUN LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142756 MAYNE ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07169253 IMPULSE HEATING LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168089 HAMILTON DAY LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166172 SUNRISE PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07160193 PROCESS FOUR LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159560 RENAISSANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07159555 GATEWAY ECS LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07159533 EDUCATION FINANCE LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158666 INTERLAKE HOMES LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07158145 MICHAEL KENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Feb 2010
    07154479 NETWORK DRIVER TRAINING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07153467 VENNERWORKS LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07152378 TAYLORED CHANGE PROJECTS LTD 10 Feb 2010
    07151022 HARPENDEN BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07146989 COMMERCIAL KITCHENS HYGIENE LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146225 WS RECRUITMENT SOUTH EAST LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07142805 STRICTLY VEHICLES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010