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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