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Luton, Bedfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 378 companies were registered in Luton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 22.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LutonUK
    2011378114,512
    2010309101,492
    % change22.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (378) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011119131128
    New companies in 201010498107
    % change14.4%33.7%19.6%
    Record Year2011 (119)2011 (131)1998 (137)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 225 companies were dissolved in Luton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LutonUK
    201122572,230
    201025187,705
    % change-10.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 1999 (385) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011698472
    Closed companies in 20107110179
    % change-2.8%-16.8%-9%
    Record Year1999 (135)2008 (150)2009 (182)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Luton during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 153 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LutonUK
    201115342,282
    20105813,787
    Record Year 1998 (270) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011504756
    Net growth in 201033-328
    Record Year1998 (93)1998 (74)1998 (103)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Luton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Luton
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change4.7%12.5%8.0%
    Record Year1968 (0.9%)1966 (1.0%)1969 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    24.9% of all director appointments in Luton in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.20%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LUTON1.11%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANTS0.96%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.91%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING0.87%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    IT0.77%BUSINESS1.82%
    (LUTON)0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CO0.77%ENGINEERING1.74%
    SECURITY0.77%MEDIA1.72%
    CAR0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    HIRE0.72%LONDON1.63%
    ENTERPRISES0.72%J1.47%
    CARS0.72%GLOBAL1.46%
    M0.67%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    GLOBAL0.67%CARE1.42%
    S0.67%IT1.38%
    BUSINESS0.63%BUILDING1.30%
    CLAIMS0.58%PROPERTIES1.28%
    TRADING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    C0.53%M1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.53%ENERGY1.22%
    DESIGN0.53%TRAINING1.21%
    LONDON0.48%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied812204,493
    7487 - Other business activities14465,177
    9999 - Dormant Company5722,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5629,245
    5530 - Restaurants465,640
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4215,760
    99999 - Dormant Company3918,281
    7260 - Other computer related activities388,686
    9305 - Other service activities3810,525
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3214,755
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply328,345
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3110,018
    7499 - Non-trading company3011,543
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2810,137
    62090 - Other information technology service activities236,798
    56101 - Licensed restaurants212,332
    6024 - Freight transport by road192,601
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    8042 - Adult and other education172,521
    41100 - Development of building projects163,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690138 AWS TEL-SEC LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07690292 ORTAKOY CPF UK1 LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07690296 ORTAKOY CPF UK2 LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07693185 PICKETT PANEL PRODUCTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07694098 PROGENY STALLIONS LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07695062 CARTER HEALTH & SAFETY LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07696670 THE KITCHEN SOCIAL ACADEMY LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07700485 A&D MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07711593 WIZZARD FURNITURE LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07714723 EASTERN FOOD 4 U LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07715513 AITVARAS LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07718118 BEAUTYSPOT COSMETICS ONLINE LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07722701 YES WE CAN (UK) LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07693951 S BENCH SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07699918 ADAGO LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07705926 RNEXUS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07709030 PICASSO HAIR STYLIST LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07711990 VAW ROBOTICS LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07718261 ZERIZUS CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07696392 METHI IT LTD 07 Jul 2011
    07698331 GLOBAL PROTECTION SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07700001 HELMAND LINGUISTIC & TUITION LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07709596 NAZAM SHAZAD LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07712980 COMFORT CAR HIRE LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07694466 AL-IHSAN TRAVEL & TOUR LIMITED 05 Jul 2011