Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 155 companies were registered in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)DunstableUK
    2013155134,802
    2012140131,491
    % change10.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (155) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous January.

    January 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013634349
    New companies in 2012375152
    % change70.3%-15.7%-5.8%
    Record Year2013 (63)2012 (51)2007 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 68 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)DunstableUK
    20136877,914
    20126667,576
    % change3.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013212027
    Closed companies in 2012212916
    % change0.0%-31.0%69%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (33)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Dunstable during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 87 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)DunstableUK
    20138756,888
    20127463,915
    Record Year 2013 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Dunstable when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013422322
    Net growth in 2012162236
    Record Year2013 (42)2013 (23)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Dunstable formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Dunstable
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change52.6%-16.3%-2.6%
    Record Year1987 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Dunstable was in 2006 when 35.4% of all directors were female.

    34.9% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.27%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    DESIGN0.92%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ACADEMY0.81%PROPERTY2.44%
    S0.81%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTING0.69%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%BUSINESS1.77%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    C0.58%LONDON1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    COURIERS0.46%MEDIA1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.46%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.46%J1.56%
    CONTROL0.46%CARE1.46%
    CARE0.46%IT1.43%
    HEATING0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    I0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    LOGISTICS0.46%M1.25%
    TRANS0.46%BUILDING1.21%
    RECRUITMENT0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.35%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    WRIGHT0.35%TRAINING1.17%
    BUILD0.35%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied182249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4554,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4132,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3724,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2923,532
    49410 - Freight transport by road275,834
    99999 - Dormant Company2643,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1816,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,664
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified136,954
    86900 - Other human health activities128,465
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings115,372
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,145
    90030 - Artistic creation93,719
    43210 - Electrical installation95,625
    41100 - Development of building projects88,637
    85200 - Primary education71,018
    56302 - Public houses and bars74,952
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified75,062
    7487 - Other business activities77,556

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344952 GOODWOOD INTERIORS LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08349450 WANG-OLA LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08359311 RG BUILDING & LANDSCAPE SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08380586 ENRG INSTALLATIONS LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08344251 GXMANUFACTURING LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08345083 CHALK LEASE LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08349403 SDS STEEL DESIGN LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08349456 JENSEN TECH LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08351351 A NEW ONE LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08351494 SEKISUI ALVEO (GB) LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353042 FOUR COUNTIES CHURCH PARTNERSHIP 09 Jan 2013
    08353638 CREATIVE TALE LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08355616 VP100 LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356676 VIPEE'S 2013 LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08364484 EVENTIQUE LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08364829 FIRST. DIVISION LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08366468 LIGHTFOOT CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08366779 LEAMORE FRUIT & VEG LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08368794 LIFE PRACTICE MILTON KEYNES LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08372016 DAGBOURNE LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08376811 CHELTENHAM SHORTLIST LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08377127 A.STAR MAINTENANCE & SERVICES LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08377332 DONNOLLY AVIATION LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
    08380032 HUNTERS REAL ESTATE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08348950 COMPUNERVE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Jan 2013