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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Dunstable UK 2013 155 134,802 2012 140 131,491 % change 10.7% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (155) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 63 43 49 New companies in 2012 37 51 52 % change 70.3% -15.7% -5.8% Record Year 2013 (63) 2012 (51) 2007 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dunstable UK 2013 68 77,914 2012 66 67,576 % change 3.0% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 21 20 27 Closed companies in 2012 21 29 16 % change 0.0% -31.0% 69% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (33) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dunstable UK 2013 87 56,888 2012 74 63,915 Record Year 2013 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 42 23 22 Net growth in 2012 16 22 36 Record Year 2013 (42) 2013 (23) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 52.6% -16.3% -2.6% Record Year 1987 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.27% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 0.92% MANAGEMENT 4.78% DESIGN 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ACADEMY 0.81% PROPERTY 2.44% S 0.81% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTING 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.69% BUSINESS 1.77% ELECTRICAL 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.75% C 0.58% LONDON 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTANTS 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% COURIERS 0.46% MEDIA 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.46% GLOBAL 1.57% TRADING 0.46% J 1.56% CONTROL 0.46% CARE 1.46% CARE 0.46% IT 1.43% HEATING 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% I 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% LOGISTICS 0.46% M 1.25% TRANS 0.46% BUILDING 1.21% RECRUITMENT 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% DEVELOPMENTS 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.18% WRIGHT 0.35% TRAINING 1.17% BUILD 0.35% SECURITY 1.15%
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 182 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 23,532 49410 - Freight transport by road 27 5,834 99999 - Dormant Company 26 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,664 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,954 86900 - Other human health activities 12 8,465 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 5,372 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 5,145 90030 - Artistic creation 9 3,719 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,625 41100 - Development of building projects 8 8,637 85200 - Primary education 7 1,018 56302 - Public houses and bars 7 4,952 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 7 5,062 7487 - Other business activities 7 7,556
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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