Luton, Bedfordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Luton UK 2010 309 101,492 2009 317 94,671 % change -2.5% 7.2% Record Year 1998 (338) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 104 98 107 New companies in 2009 103 116 98 % change 1.0% -15.5% 9.2% Record Year 1998 (108) 2009 (116) 1998 (137)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Luton UK 2010 251 87,705 2009 342 159,401 % change -26.6% -45.0% Record Year 1999 (385) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 71 101 79 Closed companies in 2009 63 97 182 % change 12.7% 4.1% -57% Record Year 1999 (135) 2008 (150) 2009 (182)
Net Company Growth
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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) Luton UK 2010 58 13,787 2009 -25 -64,730 Record Year 1998 (270) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 33 -3 28 Net growth in 2009 40 19 -84 Record Year 1998 (93) 1998 (74) 1998 (103)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change -6.1% -23.3% 4.7% Record Year 1968 (0.9%) 1966 (1.0%) 1969 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.60% MANAGEMENT 5.06% LUTON 1.32% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTING 1.10% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCTION 0.99% TRADING 2.04% ASSOCIATES 0.94% ASSOCIATES 2.01% CENTRE 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% (LUTON) 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% GLOBAL 0.72% BUSINESS 1.80% CONSULTANTS 0.66% MEDIA 1.75% CAR 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.61% LONDON 1.59% C 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.59% IT 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% M 0.61% CARE 1.44% TRAINING 0.61% J 1.44% INTERNATIONAL 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% SECURITY 0.61% GLOBAL 1.42% ELECTRICAL 0.55% IT 1.35% S 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTY 0.55% BUILDING 1.32% CARE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.50% M 1.28% D 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.26% TRADING 0.50% S 1.24%
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 788 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 149 69,802 9999 - Dormant Company 60 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 25,053 5530 - Restaurants 42 5,181 7499 - Non-trading company 41 13,408 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 14,940 99999 - Dormant Company 34 14,072 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 8,967 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 13,161 9305 - Other service activities 27 9,454 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 8,183 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 2,153 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,767 74990 - Non-trading company 22 7,649 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 8,292 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 7,634 6024 - Freight transport by road 21 2,771 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 5,716 5552 - Catering 15 2,296
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07329145 MPC CARPENTRY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07328373 DESERTS ROSE CAFE LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07324325 MAZTECH INFOTECH LIMITED 23 Jul 2010 07320328 ALENAA LUTON LTD 20 Jul 2010 07317257 SPORTS BAR LTD 16 Jul 2010 07313410 VFM COASTAL LTD 13 Jul 2010 07303858 FFK ENGINEERING LTD 05 Jul 2010 07303648 F E HAWKES & CO LIMITED 05 Jul 2010 07301806 ACCOLADE DEVELOPMENTS (WATER LANE) LIMITED 01 Jul 2010 OC356726 F E HAWKES & CO ACCOUNTING SERVICES LLP 26 Jul 2010 07327205 MUUM LIMITED 27 Jul 2010 07324987 LIBRA BEAUTY LIMITED 23 Jul 2010 07317712 RELENTLESS B.V. LTD 16 Jul 2010 07312807 BGGM LIMITED 13 Jul 2010 07303290 BEDS BOUNCY CASTLES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010 07300941 M S N DAIRY LTD 01 Jul 2010 07330698 DATAMICRO DESIGN LTD 29 Jul 2010 07319405 R&EV LTD 20 Jul 2010 07309557 15 STAR LTD 09 Jul 2010 07300891 INFOTECHSOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Jul 2010 07328888 WOODBRIDGE PLANT SALES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07324357 BLUELIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010 07324014 KA FACILITIES LIMITED 23 Jul 2010 07317546 RED GINGER (BUSHEY) LIMITED 16 Jul 2010 07314527 MAHROSH ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Jul 2010
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