Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Dunstable during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DunstableUK
    2013134132,684
    2012102118,868
    % change31.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (134) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013464147
    New companies in 2012283737
    % change64.3%10.8%27.0%
    Record Year2013 (46)2013 (41)2013 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 54.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DunstableUK
    20138586,170
    20125575,908
    % change54.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013232537
    Closed companies in 2012281512
    % change-17.9%66.7%208%
    Record Year2009 (32)2010 (37)2009 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Dunstable during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)DunstableUK
    20134946,514
    20124742,960
    Record Year 2011 (53) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013231610
    Net growth in 201202225
    Record Year2008 (25)2003 (27)2011 (29)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Dunstable
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change47.0%1.6%11.4%
    Record Year1997 (0.1%)1994 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Dunstable was in 2006 when 34.2% of all directors were female.

    32.3% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.57%CONSULTING5.27%
    DESIGN1.46%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.15%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ENGINEERING0.73%PROPERTY2.53%
    PROPERTY0.73%TRADING2.08%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.63%LONDON1.79%
    RECRUITMENT0.63%DESIGN1.78%
    LOGISTICS0.52%BUSINESS1.74%
    CARE0.52%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.52%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    HOUSE0.52%CARE1.64%
    ASSOCIATES0.42%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    C0.42%GLOBAL1.59%
    BUSINESS0.42%J1.54%
    E0.42%MEDIA1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.42%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    RUTHERFORD0.42%PROPERTIES1.45%
    INVESTMENTS0.42%IT1.39%
    MEDIA0.42%M1.25%
    CONTROL0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ACADEMY0.42%BUILDING1.19%
    TECH0.42%CAPITAL1.19%
    TAX0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    SERVICE0.31%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied180260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4354,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4226,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4134,970
    49410 - Freight transport by road316,904
    99999 - Dormant Company2546,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2325,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1917,715
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified167,590
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,516
    86900 - Other human health activities129,203
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,039
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,104
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,382
    41100 - Development of building projects99,271
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet88,475
    85200 - Primary education81,132
    56302 - Public houses and bars85,437
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade73,022
    43210 - Electrical installation75,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08672953 GARDVILLE LIMITED 02 Sep 2013
    08681101 CRAYON PIRATE LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08693393 THE PRODUCTION SQUAD LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08701693 BIG RAY IMPORTS LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702724 GSG REFURBISHMENTS LTD 24 Sep 2013
    08705209 ADVERTAXING LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08707684 COACH HIRE 4 U LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08674132 LIBERTY DUNE LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08675388 JOOLEX LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08675897 NIELD SERVICES LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08681413 CONSULT BROADCASTING LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08681808 VESTA FACILITIES LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08681905 MAGNA LIFE LTD. 09 Sep 2013
    08685712 BREEDEN CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08686582 BRIGHT BAY DESIGN LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08687014 BICESTER ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08694633 C&G BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08697158 BASSETT PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08697901 TRIFIELD AUDIO LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08699391 BEECROFT ACADEMY 20 Sep 2013
    08704661 TEMPLETON U A E LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08707030 JONQUIL FLORAL DESIGN LTD. 26 Sep 2013
    08707843 WILDEFLOWER MUSIC LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08711553 TORQUE COMMUNICATIONS & TRAINING LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08711639 IT SYSMAN LIMITED 30 Sep 2013