Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Dunstable UK 2015 139 161,156 2014 156 150,722 % change -10.9% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (156) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 44 38 57 New companies in 2014 30 60 66 % change 46.7% -36.7% -13.6% Record Year 2013 (63) 2014 (60) 2014 (66)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Dunstable UK 2015 96 89,523 2014 70 82,370 % change 37.1% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (96) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 23 30 43 Closed companies in 2014 23 18 29 % change 0.0% 66.7% 48% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (33) 2009 (52)
Net Company Growth
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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) Dunstable UK 2015 43 71,633 2014 86 68,352 Record Year 2013 (87) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 21 8 14 Net growth in 2014 7 42 37 Record Year 2013 (42) 2014 (42) 2007 (46)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 43.8% -41.6% -21.3% Record Year 1987 (0.2%) 1998 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.80% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.56% ENGINEERING 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.38% PROPERTY 2.72% TRANS 0.95% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% CARE 2.13% BUSINESS 0.74% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 0.74% LONDON 1.91% HEALTHCARE 0.74% TRADING 1.88% M 0.64% TRANSPORT 1.82% LOGISTICS 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.76% TRANSPORT 0.64% DESIGN 1.65% RED 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.63% SERVICE 0.53% CO., 1.58% HEALTH 0.53% J 1.55% MARKETING 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.54% J 0.53% BUSINESS 1.49% ASSOCIATES 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.49% S 0.53% GLOBAL 1.46% RAIL 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.44% CREATIVE 0.53% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% MAINTENANCE 0.42% BUILDING 1.31% CARE 0.42% IT 1.30% SUPPORT 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% RECRUITMENT 0.42% M 1.27%
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 250 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 48 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 58,522 49410 - Freight transport by road 41 12,485 99999 - Dormant Company 35 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 35 43,081 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 9,080 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 21 13,990 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 19 7,797 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 19,098 43210 - Electrical installation 14 6,139 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,651 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,862 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,392 41100 - Development of building projects 11 11,863 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 6,557 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 10,200 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 5,331 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 9 4,256
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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