Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any month in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.
- February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 156 companies were registered in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunstable UK 2014 156 150,722 2013 155 134,802 % change 0.6% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (156) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any month in history.
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 30 60 66 New companies in 2013 63 43 49 % change -52.4% 39.5% 34.7% Record Year 2013 (63) 2014 (60) 2014 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 2.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunstable UK 2014 70 82,370 2013 68 77,914 % change 2.9% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 23 18 29 Closed companies in 2013 21 20 27 % change 9.5% -10.0% 7% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (33) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Dunstable during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 86 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunstable UK 2014 86 68,352 2013 87 56,888 Record Year 2013 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Dunstable when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 7 42 37 Net growth in 2013 42 23 22 Record Year 2013 (42) 2014 (42) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Dunstable formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Dunstable 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -55.4% 28.7% 12.4% Record Year 1987 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Dunstable was in 2006 when 35.4% of all directors were female.
24.3% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.54% CONSULTING 5.22% DESIGN 1.23% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.03% PROPERTY 2.64% ENGINEERING 0.93% TRADING 2.05% ULTIMATE 0.82% LONDON 1.88% HEATING 0.82% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.82% CARE 1.79% LOGISTICS 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% INVESTMENTS 0.62% DESIGN 1.75% TRANS 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CAPITAL 0.62% BUSINESS 1.71% R 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.60% CONSULTANCY 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.60% MAINTENANCE 0.51% GLOBAL 1.58% CARE 0.51% J 1.48% 3D 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TRANSPORT 0.41% MEDIA 1.48% BUSINESS 0.41% IT 1.33% TRADING 0.41% TRANSPORT 1.30% MEDIA 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% 4 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% HOMES 0.41% M 1.21% INSTALLATIONS 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% J 0.41% ELECTRICAL 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 215 280,210 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 27,750 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 31 47,084 49410 - Freight transport by road 29 8,014 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 26,700 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 18 8,155 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,813 43210 - Electrical installation 13 5,885 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,509 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 6,559 86900 - Other human health activities 12 10,273 41100 - Development of building projects 10 9,855 85200 - Primary education 9 1,273 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 9,358 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 9 5,130 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 8 3,103 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 5,988
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08918064 BFT CONSULT LTD 03 Mar 2014 08924793 RECEPTIONAL LIMITED 05 Mar 2014 08929512 MD MARKETING CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Mar 2014 08929567 JW AIRCRAFT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08929900 GILLY ADCOCK LIMITED 10 Mar 2014 08933708 DEL ONE LIMITED 11 Mar 2014 08935912 J M SURVEYORS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08940774 ION TRANS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08943451 SMITHY GREEN CLOTHING LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08943772 SPARC-E LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08951636 BUDESO LIMITED 21 Mar 2014 08954262 CALLPETER LIMITED 24 Mar 2014 08959324 TWP FLOORING LIMITED 26 Mar 2014 08961957 PRO SKY MEDIA LIMITED 27 Mar 2014 08965743 B A R PLANT & HAULAGE CONSULTANTS LTD 28 Mar 2014 08967696 YOYO.EMAIL LIMITED 31 Mar 2014 08926708 SOURCE APPS UK LIMITED 06 Mar 2014 08928800 ICAN (UK) LIMITED 07 Mar 2014 08929449 AJL PROMOTIONS LTD 07 Mar 2014 08936160 MJN FITOUT LIMITED 12 Mar 2014 08940440 VERSO DESIGN LIMITED 14 Mar 2014 08942247 TRIBE OR DIE LIMITED 17 Mar 2014 08949386 TURNHILL CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Mar 2014 08953957 CIANO SPIRITS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014 08967493 THE GENTLEMAN GARDENER LTD 31 Mar 2014
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