Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunstable when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 89 companies were registered in Dunstable during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunstable UK 2010 89 101,492 2009 82 94,671 % change 8.5% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (106) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 27 31 31 New companies in 2009 34 19 29 % change -20.6% 63.2% 6.9% Record Year 2009 (34) 2003 (35) 2003 (38)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunstable UK 2010 73 87,705 2009 112 159,401 % change -34.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
August 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Dunstable when compared to any previous August.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 19 37 17 Closed companies in 2009 32 31 49 % change -40.6% 19.4% -65% Record Year 2009 (32) 2010 (37) 2009 (49)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Dunstable during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 16 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunstable UK 2010 16 13,787 2009 -30 -64,730 Record Year 2002 (54) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 8 -6 14 Net growth in 2009 2 -12 -20 Record Year 2008 (25) 2003 (27) 2002 (25)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Dunstable formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Dunstable 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -26.1% 48.1% 2.4% Record Year 1976 (0.4%) 1982 (0.4%) 1970 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Dunstable was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
30.8% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage COSTA 1.23% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.23% CONSULTING 4.99% KING 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.12% BURGER 1.08% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.08% TRADING 2.04% ASSOCIATES 1.08% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CONSULTING 1.08% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.92% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.92% BUSINESS 1.80% KENTUCKY 0.92% MEDIA 1.75% CHICKEN 0.92% CONSULTANTS 1.73% FRIED 0.92% LONDON 1.59% DUNSTABLE 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.59% T 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DESIGN 0.77% CARE 1.44% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% J 1.44% TRANSPORT 0.77% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% PETER 0.61% GLOBAL 1.42% TRADING 0.61% IT 1.35% IT 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% M 0.61% BUILDING 1.32% INTERNATIONAL 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.30% S 0.61% M 1.28% J 0.61% SYSTEMS 1.26% BUILDING 0.61% S 1.24%
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 146 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 52 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 13,161 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,967 9999 - Dormant Company 16 21,484 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 14 14,072 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 12 25,053 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 7,634 49410 - Freight transport by road 11 1,915 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 5,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 8,292 4534 - Other building installation 9 2,623 74990 - Non-trading company 8 7,649 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,340 7499 - Non-trading company 8 13,408 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 7 9,454 4533 - Plumbing 7 1,728 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 6,460
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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