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
New Company Registrations
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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) Dunstable UK 2011 110 116,391 2010 111 105,137 % change -0.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 24 37 49 New companies in 2010 35 32 44 % change -31.4% 15.6% 11.4% Record Year 2008 (36) 2011 (37) 2007 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dunstable UK 2011 81 90,986 2010 91 82,677 % change -11.0% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 36 19 26 Closed companies in 2010 24 30 37 % change 50.0% -36.7% -30% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (33) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dunstable UK 2011 29 25,405 2010 20 22,460 Record Year 2007 (73) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -12 18 23 Net growth in 2010 11 2 7 Record Year 2005 (16) 1998 (22) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -40.9% 1.8% 6.2% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1964 (0.4%) 1962 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.46% CONSULTING 5.04% DESIGN 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% PROPERTY 2.38% MANAGEMENT 1.02% TRADING 2.10% CHICKEN 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% FRIED 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BURGER 0.87% BUSINESS 1.87% KING 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% COSTA 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.76% KENTUCKY 0.87% MEDIA 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.61% TRANSPORT 0.73% LONDON 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.73% CARE 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.73% J 1.45% SYSTEMS 0.73% GLOBAL 1.44% PROPERTY 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MEDIA 0.58% IT 1.41% DUNSTABLE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.36% P 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% S 0.58% M 1.30% TRADING 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.28% K 0.58% S 1.24% J 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% N 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 150 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 36 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 20 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 19 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 15 19,765 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,996 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,789 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 12,916 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 10,246 74990 - Non-trading company 10 8,695 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 2,707 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,788 41100 - Development of building projects 9 3,921 7499 - Non-trading company 8 11,316 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 2,167 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 7 6,183 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 3,436 4533 - Plumbing 7 1,451 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 3,097
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07505913 RED SALAMANDER LTD 26 Jan 2011 07504527 SCROOGEIT LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07504088 COLIN WALSH DESIGN LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07501913 PRO-WIN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07497385 VALIANT INNS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011 07493695 WEBALGO SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2011 07487712 POYNTERS NEWS LTD 11 Jan 2011 07487299 MARIO LOGISTIC AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 10 Jan 2011 07484930 S K DAVIS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011 07483172 DP LUTON LTD 05 Jan 2011 07482375 FOXON CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 05 Jan 2011 OC360841 COUNTY COACHES (UK) LLP 12 Jan 2011 OC361252 MILL END NURSERY LLP 27 Jan 2011 07509365 ELECTRA-LOCKS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011 07508731 SPEEDLINE TAXIS DUNSTABLE LIMITED 27 Jan 2011 07505410 MR ENGINEERING CONSULTANT LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07505183 WINGHOLD LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07504559 BXT DESIGN LTD 25 Jan 2011 07497424 A & A INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011 07493083 S MCVEY CONTRACTS LIMITED 14 Jan 2011 07489435 METROTECH TRADING LTD 11 Jan 2011 07489392 ASPIRITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07488895 VIVA EVERYTHING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07483621 KRP MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
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