Luton, Bedfordshire

Q3 2010 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 309 companies were registered in Luton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LutonUK
    2010309101,492
    200931794,671
    % change-2.5%7.2%
    Record Year 1998 (338) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201010498107
    New companies in 200910311698
    % change1.0%-15.5%9.2%
    Record Year1998 (108)2009 (116)1998 (137)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 251 companies were dissolved in Luton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LutonUK
    201025187,705
    2009342159,401
    % change-26.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 1999 (385) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20107110179
    Closed companies in 20096397182
    % change12.7%4.1%-57%
    Record Year1999 (135)2008 (150)2009 (182)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Luton during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 58 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LutonUK
    20105813,787
    2009-25-64,730
    Record Year 1998 (270) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201033-328
    Net growth in 20094019-84
    Record Year1998 (93)1998 (74)1998 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Luton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Luton
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change-6.1%-23.3%4.7%
    Record Year1968 (0.9%)1966 (1.0%)1969 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 39.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Luton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.4% of all director appointments in Luton in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.60%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    LUTON1.32%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.21%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING1.10%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.99%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.94%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CENTRE0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    (LUTON)0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    GLOBAL0.72%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%MEDIA1.75%
    CAR0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.61%LONDON1.59%
    C0.61%ENGINEERING1.59%
    IT0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    M0.61%CARE1.44%
    TRAINING0.61%J1.44%
    INTERNATIONAL0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SECURITY0.61%GLOBAL1.42%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%IT1.35%
    S0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTY0.55%BUILDING1.32%
    CARE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.50%M1.28%
    D0.50%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRADING0.50%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied788202,902
    7487 - Other business activities14969,802
    9999 - Dormant Company6021,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5125,053
    5530 - Restaurants425,181
    7499 - Non-trading company4113,408
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3814,940
    99999 - Dormant Company3414,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities338,967
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3213,161
    9305 - Other service activities279,454
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply278,183
    56101 - Licensed restaurants232,153
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified237,767
    74990 - Non-trading company227,649
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities228,292
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering217,634
    6024 - Freight transport by road212,771
    62090 - Other information technology service activities185,716
    5552 - Catering152,296

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07361391 RRT ASSOCIATED LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07359479 HEARTBEAT COMMUNITY CARE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07359193 GLOBAL DIGITAL HOLDINGS LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07357573 ROCK WEB DESIGN SERVICES LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07354678 IIM BEDFORD LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353194 STUDIO EFFECT LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07344620 IYNA LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07343453 RITE-TRAINING LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07340506 BANN VALLEA CIC 09 Aug 2010
    07339522 RETT UK 09 Aug 2010
    07338094 DDL139 LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07342233 SSH CONSULTING LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07334325 TOMO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    OC357145 USHER SOLICITORS LLP 13 Aug 2010
    07359685 ARMAAN SPICE LTD 27 Aug 2010
    07351239 UK IMPEXCO LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07344517 GLOBAL CLAIM MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07340138 EASY TRACK IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07335324 H & K CORPORATION (KENT) LTD 04 Aug 2010
    07353524 SKYWAY TRAVEL & TOURISM LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07353324 FFORDE LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07350651 ELEMENT 80 LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07344702 HAFIZ ENTERPRISES LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07343323 MH MOTORS TRADE LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342772 BEECH HILL DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 11 Aug 2010