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.

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 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)DunstableUK
    2014156150,722
    2013155134,802
    % change0.6%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (156) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014306066
    New companies in 2013634349
    % change-52.4%39.5%34.7%
    Record Year2013 (63)2014 (60)2014 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)DunstableUK
    20147082,370
    20136877,914
    % change2.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (91) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014231829
    Closed companies in 2013212027
    % change9.5%-10.0%7%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (33)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)DunstableUK
    20148668,352
    20138756,888
    Record Year 2013 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201474237
    Net growth in 2013422322
    Record Year2013 (42)2014 (42)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-55.4%28.7%12.4%
    Record Year1987 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.54%CONSULTING5.22%
    DESIGN1.23%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING1.13%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.03%PROPERTY2.64%
    ENGINEERING0.93%TRADING2.05%
    ULTIMATE0.82%LONDON1.88%
    HEATING0.82%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%CARE1.79%
    LOGISTICS0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.62%DESIGN1.75%
    TRANS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CAPITAL0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    R0.62%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%GLOBAL1.58%
    CARE0.51%J1.48%
    3D0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRANSPORT0.41%MEDIA1.48%
    BUSINESS0.41%IT1.33%
    TRADING0.41%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MEDIA0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    40.41%BUILDING1.24%
    HOMES0.41%M1.21%
    INSTALLATIONS0.41%CAPITAL1.20%
    J0.41%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied215280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4427,750
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4356,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3637,882
    99999 - Dormant Company3147,084
    49410 - Freight transport by road298,014
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2326,700
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified188,155
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1818,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    43210 - Electrical installation135,885
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,509
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings136,559
    86900 - Other human health activities1210,273
    41100 - Development of building projects109,855
    85200 - Primary education91,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet99,358
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles95,130
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade83,103
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets85,988

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918076 LADY DOG WHISPERER LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921340 CONSTANCIA LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08922714 AMAZON STUDIOS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08922887 INFOTECH SYSTEMS LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08940774 ION TRANS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943772 SPARC-E LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08944446 BECKER TRANS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08946149 MCGINLEYS CARPENTRY & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 19 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
    08919982 GO GREEN DUNSTABLE LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08926708 SOURCE APPS UK LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08929579 EPISODE BIKES LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08930608 COMPLIANCE HOMECARE LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08932424 STAINLESS BALUSTRADE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08932833 SRJ HOMES LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08936160 MJN FITOUT LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08940440 VERSO DESIGN LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08951048 DANIEL DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08953957 CIANO SPIRITS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08963447 SAW BRICKWORK LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964525 SPECIALIST CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08967172 ACL IT SOLUTION LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08967669 RJI TECH LIMITED 31 Mar 2014