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Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dunstable when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 110 companies were registered in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DunstableUK
    2011110116,391
    2010111105,137
    % change-0.9%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011243749
    New companies in 2010353244
    % change-31.4%15.6%11.4%
    Record Year2008 (36)2011 (37)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DunstableUK
    20118190,986
    20109182,677
    % change-11.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Dunstable when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011361926
    Closed companies in 2010243037
    % change50.0%-36.7%-30%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (33)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Dunstable during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 29 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)DunstableUK
    20112925,405
    20102022,460
    Record Year 2007 (73) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-121823
    Net growth in 20101127
    Record Year2005 (16)1998 (22)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Dunstable formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Dunstable
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-40.9%1.8%6.2%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1964 (0.4%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Dunstable was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.2% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.46%CONSULTING5.04%
    DESIGN1.31%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.31%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%PROPERTY2.38%
    MANAGEMENT1.02%TRADING2.10%
    CHICKEN0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    FRIED0.87%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BURGER0.87%BUSINESS1.87%
    KING0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    COSTA0.87%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    KENTUCKY0.87%MEDIA1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.87%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRANSPORT0.73%LONDON1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%CARE1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%J1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.73%GLOBAL1.44%
    PROPERTY0.73%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MEDIA0.58%IT1.41%
    DUNSTABLE0.58%PROPERTIES1.36%
    P0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    S0.58%M1.30%
    TRADING0.58%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    K0.58%S1.24%
    J0.58%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    N0.44%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied150202,798
    7487 - Other business activities3660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2730,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2016,150
    99999 - Dormant Company1918,336
    9999 - Dormant Company1519,765
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,996
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,789
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    74990 - Non-trading company108,695
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing102,707
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,788
    41100 - Development of building projects93,921
    7499 - Non-trading company811,316
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,167
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering76,183
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities73,436
    4533 - Plumbing71,451
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified73,097

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543882 MYSEX LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07542388 A. CORRIE BUILDERS LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07540115 ANGI LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07537461 XXI SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07536532 D.R.S BRICKWORK SPECIALISTS LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07533872 GLF DESIGNS LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07532508 DEEP RHYTHM MUSIC LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07529632 MAULDEN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07526667 MACHINE TOOL TRADING LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524925 KAREAREA SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07515449 STENOR VENTURES LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07514570 DJH SALES CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07540372 LEMONGRANGE LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07539059 NICHOLLS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07535515 SHALTIEL LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532006 RS DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07528553 FREE YOUR STYLE LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07526712 JUST BUFFET LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07524516 CUSTOM CARPENTRY 1 UK LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07522329 J P MORRISS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07517894 GLP CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516808 PROVIATION LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07515676 DEVOTION BAR & CATERING LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07512829 JANES (RETAIL) LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07512804 RESOURCE MARKETING LONDON LIMITED 01 Feb 2011