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
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