Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 2015)

    A total of 139 companies were registered in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DunstableUK
    2015139161,156
    2014156150,722
    % change-10.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (156) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015443857
    New companies in 2014306066
    % change46.7%-36.7%-13.6%
    Record Year2013 (63)2014 (60)2014 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Dunstable during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 37.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DunstableUK
    20159689,523
    20147082,370
    % change37.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (96) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015233043
    Closed companies in 2014231829
    % change0.0%66.7%48%
    Record Year2011 (36)2008 (33)2009 (52)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Dunstable during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 43 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)DunstableUK
    20154371,633
    20148668,352
    Record Year 2013 (87) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201521814
    Net growth in 201474237
    Record Year2013 (42)2014 (42)2007 (46)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Dunstable formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Dunstable
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.8%-41.6%-21.3%
    Record Year1987 (0.2%)1998 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    30.8% of all director appointments in Dunstable in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.80%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.48%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING1.38%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.38%PROPERTY2.72%
    TRANS0.95%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%CARE2.13%
    BUSINESS0.74%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.74%LONDON1.91%
    HEALTHCARE0.74%TRADING1.88%
    M0.64%TRANSPORT1.82%
    LOGISTICS0.64%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    TRANSPORT0.64%DESIGN1.65%
    RED0.53%PROPERTIES1.63%
    SERVICE0.53%CO.,1.58%
    HEALTH0.53%J1.55%
    MARKETING0.53%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    J0.53%BUSINESS1.49%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    RAIL0.53%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CREATIVE0.53%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    MAINTENANCE0.42%BUILDING1.31%
    CARE0.42%IT1.30%
    SUPPORT0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    RECRUITMENT0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied250288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4830,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4358,522
    49410 - Freight transport by road4112,485
    99999 - Dormant Company3549,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3543,081
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified239,080
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2229,218
    86900 - Other human health activities2113,990
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings197,797
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1719,098
    43210 - Electrical installation146,139
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,651
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,862
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,392
    41100 - Development of building projects1111,863
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets106,557
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1010,200
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation95,331
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating94,256

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09421307 TOESTART LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09421730 JD HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09422779 GILES DRY LINERS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09427008 LITTLE ANGELS CENTRE LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09433917 JS FLOORING (LUTON) LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09439755 MONTY & MUM LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09444415 CORVUS RAIL LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09449619 ABIFLORAS LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09449737 LUKDAB LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09450022 M A CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09453847 THERE2CARE LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09454318 ARCHITECTURE STUDIO 5 LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09457396 THE CHAINSET AND SPROCKET LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09422263 ALLIED GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Feb 2015
    09423015 ULTRA LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09423924 TFP PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09427291 LILLYGATE DEVELOPMENTS (ASTON) LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09430984 345 PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09435079 SELECT SCAFFOLDING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09436529 CALISTO TRAVEL UK LTD 12 Feb 2015
    09440808 MICKY BLUE LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09444137 LMW FLOORING LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09445376 CANAL GROVE STABLES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09459035 J ABLE BATHROOMS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09459347 ESSENTIAL ENGLISH LIMITED 26 Feb 2015