Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2012)

    A total of 102 companies were registered in Dunstable during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DunstableUK
    2012102118,868
    2011105114,512
    % change-2.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (106) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012283737
    New companies in 2011332943
    % change-15.2%27.6%-14.0%
    Record Year2009 (34)2012 (37)2011 (43)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 55 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DunstableUK
    20125574,772
    20115272,230
    % change5.8%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012281512
    Closed companies in 2011172114
    % change64.7%-28.6%-14%
    Record Year2009 (32)2010 (37)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Dunstable during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 47 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)DunstableUK
    20124744,096
    20115342,282
    Record Year 2002 (54) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201202225
    Net growth in 201116829
    Record Year2008 (25)2003 (27)2011 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Dunstable
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-23.8%28.6%-14.9%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)1982 (0.4%)1970 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dunstable was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.6% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.16%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.03%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ACADEMY1.03%PROPERTY2.35%
    DUNSTABLE0.78%TRADING2.08%
    C0.78%DESIGN1.87%
    S0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRANSPORT0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TRANS0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUILDING0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PLANNING0.52%MEDIA1.67%
    SYSTEMS0.52%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.52%J1.55%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%GLOBAL1.53%
    REGIS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HEATING0.52%IT1.43%
    PROJECT0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%CARE1.32%
    ENGINEERING0.39%M1.27%
    RECRUITMENT0.39%BUILDING1.22%
    CIC0.39%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ROOFING0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MAINTENANCE0.39%S1.17%
    J0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied263331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3733,677
    7487 - Other business activities2835,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2819,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,774
    9999 - Dormant Company1712,598
    62090 - Other information technology service activities177,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1613,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified159,891
    49410 - Freight transport by road142,795
    99999 - Dormant Company1225,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy108,437
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,943
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings83,086
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply74,997
    9305 - Other service activities66,142
    86900 - Other human health activities64,998
    6024 - Freight transport by road61,523
    90030 - Artistic creation62,031
    43320 - Joinery installation51,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08168245 ST AUGUSTINE'S ACADEMY TRUST 03 Aug 2012
    08172379 SNAPPY SOCKS LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08174145 EPHRAIM CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08180850 BIOTEKA LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181415 TECHNO DISCOVER LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08191416 GIVE TRAINING LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08192125 DOME GLOBAL LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08192400 PULSE ENVELOPES LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08164640 PROJECT METALCRAFT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165645 TOP SHOP SKEGBY LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08169595 SIMPLY SYNDICATES LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08169890 ROSSCOMMS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171669 LISA VINCENT EVENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08171985 STATIM HEALTHCARE LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08177242 KENSWORTH SUPERMARKET LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08179760 PEN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179800 HAJOTO LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179967 MH PALLETS LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08183078 A. FORSYTH PLANNING LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08185107 EPO4 LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08187309 OAKSAFE LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189188 C & A FLOORING PROJECTS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189209 THE ACADEMY EARLY YEARS CHILDCARE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190964 SAM LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08176458 123 BUDGET HOTELS LIMITED 13 Aug 2012