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 09467981 EVOQUE LOGISTICS LTD 03 Mar 2015 09469295 FLEETMAC LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09471247 INTERQUICK DELIVERY SERVICES LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09473063 CEILING SYSTEM SPECIALISTS LTD 05 Mar 2015 09488798 BLUE 2 TRAVEL LTD 13 Mar 2015 09488958 NIGTRANS LTD 13 Mar 2015 09491487 NAGHIM SERVICES LTD 16 Mar 2015 09497028 THL MOTORHOMES UK LIMITED 18 Mar 2015 09505852 MASTER TRANSPORT LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09506449 CROSS COUNTRY TRANSPORT LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09507211 KERI TRANS LTD 24 Mar 2015 09518889 WESTBURY DOORS LIMITED 31 Mar 2015 09520207 MGS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015 09465061 JG WEB DEVELOPMENT LTD 02 Mar 2015 09476352 LTC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09478734 SCRUMDIDDLYUMPTIOUS LTD 09 Mar 2015 09479325 J P CARPENTRY SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Mar 2015 09492118 ANTHEM CREATIVE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09493242 AK MALLIK & CO LTD 17 Mar 2015 09501144 HOPPER HQ LTD 20 Mar 2015 09502409 S.N. TECH SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2015 09503417 AKROYD ROGERS CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09507423 GIVE ULTRA LTD 24 Mar 2015 09509785 GKB HEALTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09513269 NED AND BOO LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
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