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
    07351315 A & N ENGINEERING (BEDFORDSHIRE) LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07347687 EINSTEIN IDEAS LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07346103 BAAIMS LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07343593 ECLIPSE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07340937 WSKI TRANSPORT LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07339453 DE FACTO 1779 LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339401 DE FACTO 1780 LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339172 DE FACTO 1781 LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07337557 RR DEBT COLLECTORS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07333827 R COOPER LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07360807 JP CLINICS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07359630 LARK RISE ACADEMY TRUST, DUNSTABLE 27 Aug 2010
    07357071 CRI REELS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07355689 HARRIS CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352305 POINT TO PLACES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351936 T SPARKS ELECTRICAL LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07346036 MISS ZIM UK LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07345821 SHEPHARDS REMOVE LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07345484 KHM NURSERY MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07343422 EMINENCE FLOORING LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07340709 EASY ON THE POCKET LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340242 LABRUMS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07340145 STAPLETON OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07334309 E TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333051 TIME2SWIM LTD 02 Aug 2010