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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Dunstable UK 2012 140 131,491 2011 110 116,391 % change 27.3% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (140) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 37 51 52 New companies in 2011 24 37 49 % change 54.2% 37.8% 6.1% Record Year 2012 (37) 2012 (51) 2007 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dunstable UK 2012 66 67,576 2011 81 90,987 % change -18.5% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 21 29 16 Closed companies in 2011 36 19 26 % change -41.7% 52.6% -38% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (33) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dunstable UK 2012 74 63,915 2011 29 25,404 Record Year 2012 (74) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 16 22 36 Net growth in 2011 -12 18 23 Record Year 2012 (16) 2012 (22) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 32.3% 17.9% -0.7% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1964 (0.4%) 1962 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.13% CONSULTING 5.07% ASSOCIATES 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.74% BUILDING 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.93% PROPERTY 2.37% MANAGEMENT 0.93% TRADING 2.07% ELECTRICAL 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% J 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.86% DUNSTABLE 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% REGIS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% CLEAN 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% TRAINING 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% TRANSPORT 0.66% LONDON 1.66% HOUSE 0.66% J 1.54% 24SEVEN 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.51% C 0.66% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTANTS 0.53% IT 1.40% CALL 0.53% CARE 1.34% PLANT 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% S 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% P 0.53% M 1.27% ACADEMY 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% MEDIA 0.53% ENERGY 1.20% MAINTENANCE 0.53% S 1.20% SUPPLIES 0.53% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 156 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 38 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 28 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 19 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 8,145 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 17 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 16 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,637 49410 - Freight transport by road 14 2,781 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 12,113 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,892 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 7,154 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 3,931 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 6,934 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 3,228 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 3,052 74990 - Non-trading company 7 9,729 41100 - Development of building projects 6 4,984 90030 - Artistic creation 6 2,013
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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