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Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 140 companies were registered in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 27.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DunstableUK
    2012140131,491
    2011110116,391
    % change27.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (140) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012375152
    New companies in 2011243749
    % change54.2%37.8%6.1%
    Record Year2012 (37)2012 (51)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DunstableUK
    20126667,576
    20118190,987
    % change-18.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012212916
    Closed companies in 2011361926
    % change-41.7%52.6%-38%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (33)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Dunstable during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 74 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)DunstableUK
    20127463,915
    20112925,404
    Record Year 2012 (74) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012162236
    Net growth in 2011-121823
    Record Year2012 (16)2012 (22)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Dunstable formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Dunstable
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change32.3%17.9%-0.7%
    Record Year1963 (0.3%)1964 (0.4%)1962 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    29.5% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.13%CONSULTING5.07%
    ASSOCIATES1.06%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    BUILDING0.93%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%PROPERTY2.37%
    MANAGEMENT0.93%TRADING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.80%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DUNSTABLE0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.80%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    REGIS0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    CLEAN0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    TRAINING0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    TRANSPORT0.66%LONDON1.66%
    HOUSE0.66%J1.54%
    24SEVEN0.66%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    C0.66%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%IT1.40%
    CALL0.53%CARE1.34%
    PLANT0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    S0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    P0.53%M1.27%
    ACADEMY0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    MEDIA0.53%ENERGY1.20%
    MAINTENANCE0.53%S1.20%
    SUPPLIES0.53%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied156216,665
    7487 - Other business activities3852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3535,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,704
    9999 - Dormant Company1918,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities188,145
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1714,303
    99999 - Dormant Company1625,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,637
    49410 - Freight transport by road142,781
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1312,113
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified139,892
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,154
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,931
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply96,934
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing83,228
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,052
    74990 - Non-trading company79,729
    41100 - Development of building projects64,984
    90030 - Artistic creation62,013

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07975059 PROPERTY GUARD (HERTS) LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07978609 EBEJEBE LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07982028 3STECH LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07982624 HOUGHTON REGIS I.T SERVICES LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07982963 SIMPLY ULTRASOUND LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07983201 THDOP LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07983721 REGIS MOTOR CENTRE LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07983907 ROTATIONS UK LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07986757 SJG CONTROLS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07988130 SNACKLINE LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07989460 THE ORIGINAL PLAN LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07989720 SNOW LEOPARD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07971039 PAUL LAWRENCE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07977822 MIND POWER SKILLS LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07979353 APEX WINDOWS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07979781 MICROLODGE LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07982166 SALON DEPOT LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07982280 HEAT YOUR FLOORS LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07983176 CISCO COURIER SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07994765 KABALU LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07998943 NETWORKING @ DUNSTABLE LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000655 AJPT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08006892 ARDLEY HILL ACADEMY 26 Mar 2012
    08009459 MCMAHON RECYCLING LIMITED 28 Mar 2012
    08012468 TRANSFORMING HOPE LTD 29 Mar 2012