Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 175 companies were formed in Leighton Buzzard. This figure is 6.7% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leighton Buzzard occurred in 2007 when a total of 184 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leighton Buzzard UK 2012 175 253,150 2011 164 228,735 % change 6.7% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (184) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 64 companies were registered in Leighton Buzzard during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 24.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leighton Buzzard UK 2012 64 121,659 2011 85 112,344 % change -24.7% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (89) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 25 20 19 New companies in 2011 26 28 31 % change -3.8% -28.6% -38.7% Record Year 2007 (34) 2011 (28) 2003 (35)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 104 companies were dissolved in Leighton Buzzard. This figure is 5.1% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leighton Buzzard occurred in 2009 when a total of 160 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leighton Buzzard UK 2012 104 147,793 2011 99 162,310 % change 5.1% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 52 companies were dissolved in Leighton Buzzard during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leighton Buzzard UK 2012 52 80,218 2011 39 71,324 % change 33.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 10 22 20 Closed companies in 2011 5 22 12 % change 100.0% 0.0% 67% Record Year 2010 (29) 2009 (43) 2009 (34)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Leighton Buzzard increased by 71 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leighton Buzzard UK 2012 71 105,357 2011 65 66,425 Record Year 2007 (96) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Leighton Buzzard during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 12 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leighton Buzzard UK 2012 12 41,441 2011 46 41,020 Record Year 2003 (57) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 15 -2 -1 Net growth in 2011 21 6 19 Record Year 2007 (28) 2006 (17) 2003 (30)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Leighton Buzzard formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leighton Buzzard 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1979 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Leighton Buzzard formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leighton Buzzard 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -19.1% -37.3% -34.5% Record Year 1978 (0.3%) 1961 (0.5%) 1975 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Leighton Buzzard was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in Leighton Buzzard in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Leighton Buzzard was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
33.6% of all director appointments in Leighton Buzzard in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.75% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 0.95% MANAGEMENT 4.74% M 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 0.79% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.79% DESIGN 1.89% TRADING 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.87% CLUB 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.82% IT 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.78% HOUSE 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% PLUMBING 0.63% BUSINESS 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.63% MEDIA 1.69% J 0.63% LONDON 1.68% LONDON 0.63% J 1.57% HEATH 0.48% GLOBAL 1.51% SPORTS 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.48% LEISURE 0.48% IT 1.42% (GB) 0.48% CARE 1.31% CARE 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.31% PROPERTIES 0.48% M 1.26% CO 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.23% DESIGN 0.48% BUILDING 1.23% CONSULTANTS 0.48% SECURITY 1.19% DIGITAL 0.48% S 1.18% ACADEMY 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 153 244,457 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 20,390 7487 - Other business activities 19 47,029 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 15,280 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 15 35,447 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 10,978 99999 - Dormant Company 13 26,088 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 14,220 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 10,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 8,258 74990 - Non-trading company 9 9,706 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 6,356 9999 - Dormant Company 7 16,469 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 4,742 7499 - Non-trading company 6 8,023 7011 - Development & sell real estate 6 1,921 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 3,818 9305 - Other service activities 5 7,926 59112 - Video production activities 5 975 49410 - Freight transport by road 5 2,912
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08052836 SJB COMMERCIALS LIMITED 01 May 2012 08053325 DOG WIZARD SERVICES LTD 01 May 2012 08053757 MARI-JOSH SERVICES LTD 02 May 2012 08054588 MORALLE ELECTRONICS LIMITED 02 May 2012 08055003 BURLEX LIMITED 02 May 2012 08055312 AWA PROPERTIES LIMITED 02 May 2012 08060748 SECTION 136 PRODUCTIONS LTD 08 May 2012 08062267 MERANTUS LIMITED 09 May 2012 08064114 UK SPRAY LIMITED 10 May 2012 08071715 MASTERS SOLUTIONS LTD 16 May 2012 08073472 MINI CLIPPER PROPERTY LIMITED 17 May 2012 08076681 IGOLF LTD 21 May 2012 08078042 NAS & KAY LIMITED 22 May 2012 08080184 THE CLEARANCE HOUSE LTD 23 May 2012 08085038 THE PRETEND GRASS CO LIMITED 28 May 2012 08086248 DELISHA FOODS LIMITED 28 May 2012 08086686 HEALTHTEMPS LIMITED 29 May 2012 08090388 J J CONTRACTORS (MK) LIMITED 31 May 2012 OC374871 KEMPSELL & KEMPSELL LLP 01 May 2012 OC375661 GREGORY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLP 30 May 2012
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