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

  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 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)DunstableUK
    201089101,492
    20098294,671
    % change8.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (106) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010273131
    New companies in 2009341929
    % change-20.6%63.2%6.9%
    Record Year2009 (34)2003 (35)2003 (38)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DunstableUK
    20107387,705
    2009112159,401
    % change-34.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010193717
    Closed companies in 2009323149
    % change-40.6%19.4%-65%
    Record Year2009 (32)2010 (37)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DunstableUK
    20101613,787
    2009-30-64,730
    Record Year 2002 (54) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20108-614
    Net growth in 20092-12-20
    Record Year2008 (25)2003 (27)2002 (25)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.1%48.1%2.4%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1982 (0.4%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    COSTA1.23%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.23%CONSULTING4.99%
    KING1.08%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    BURGER1.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTING1.08%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.92%BUSINESS1.80%
    KENTUCKY0.92%MEDIA1.75%
    CHICKEN0.92%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    FRIED0.92%LONDON1.59%
    DUNSTABLE0.77%ENGINEERING1.59%
    T0.77%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DESIGN0.77%CARE1.44%
    CONSTRUCTION0.77%J1.44%
    TRANSPORT0.77%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PETER0.61%GLOBAL1.42%
    TRADING0.61%IT1.35%
    IT0.61%PROPERTIES1.35%
    M0.61%BUILDING1.32%
    INTERNATIONAL0.61%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    S0.61%M1.28%
    J0.61%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUILDING0.61%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied146202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5269,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967
    9999 - Dormant Company1621,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1514,940
    99999 - Dormant Company1414,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1225,053
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering117,634
    49410 - Freight transport by road111,915
    62090 - Other information technology service activities115,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities108,292
    4534 - Other building installation92,623
    74990 - Non-trading company87,649
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing82,340
    7499 - Non-trading company813,408
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,183
    9305 - Other service activities79,454
    4533 - Plumbing71,728
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified76,460

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07327013 SOUL URGE LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07321405 ALI WEBB GARDEN DESIGN LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07320090 FTL ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07318181 INPROMOTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07305500 N WHEELER PLASTERING & DAMP PROOFING LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07326275 UK LOCKER ROOM LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07325032 3 COUNTIES IT LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07322456 MK BUS LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322009 KEMWEST LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07321631 PETER NEYROUD RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07319026 CHY RENEE UK LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07318145 GMC DOMESTIC APPLIANCES LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07317651 NGN SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07316902 WE R SUPPLIES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316564 ANTHEM CREATIVE LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07316388 UNIPHI COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316278 VOLUNTARY POINT 15 Jul 2010
    07315785 DJ NESTOR LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07314897 B B H HYDRAULICS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07309831 JIT-PAK TECHNICAL LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07306602 FOSTER TLC LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07306383 SMARTMOVE PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07305411 V M PROPERTIES LONDON LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07301650 URBANISUM LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    OC356625 POPPY FLORIST & GIFTS LLP 22 Jul 2010