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Luton, Bedfordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 443 companies were registered in Luton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LutonUK
    2012443131,491
    2011384116,391
    % change15.4%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (443) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012145136162
    New companies in 2011110133141
    % change31.8%2.3%14.9%
    Record Year2012 (145)2012 (136)2007 (180)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 186 companies were dissolved in Luton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LutonUK
    201218667,576
    201127990,987
    % change-33.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2000 (477) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012627549
    Closed companies in 20111237878
    % change-49.6%-3.8%-37%
    Record Year2011 (123)2000 (147)2000 (255)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Luton during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 257 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LutonUK
    201225763,915
    201110525,404
    Record Year 2012 (257) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20128361113
    Net growth in 2011-135563
    Record Year2012 (83)1998 (82)2007 (120)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Luton formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Luton
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.9%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change13.0%-12.5%7.5%
    Record Year1968 (1.0%)1962 (0.8%)1968 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 39.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Luton was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.7% of all director appointments in Luton in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LUTON1.29%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.16%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.11%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%TRADING2.07%
    M0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    ENTERPRISES0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.85%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SECURITY0.80%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    GLOBAL0.76%BUSINESS1.73%
    R0.76%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CENTRE0.67%LONDON1.66%
    S0.67%J1.54%
    SPICE0.58%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    (LUTON)0.58%GLOBAL1.50%
    CONSULTING0.58%IT1.40%
    CAR0.53%CARE1.34%
    CARE0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    TRADING0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    IT0.53%M1.27%
    TRANSPORT0.53%BUILDING1.24%
    FINANCIAL0.53%ENERGY1.20%
    ENTERPRISE0.49%S1.20%
    J0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied882216,665
    7487 - Other business activities11852,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6535,233
    99999 - Dormant Company5525,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5514,303
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4919,704
    9999 - Dormant Company4818,617
    5530 - Restaurants404,633
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3313,637
    9305 - Other service activities338,818
    7260 - Other computer related activities337,154
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply266,934
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2612,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities258,145
    7499 - Non-trading company229,102
    41100 - Development of building projects214,984
    49410 - Freight transport by road202,781
    56101 - Licenced restaurants192,051
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities174,132

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07934971 LANDMARK GENERAL BUILDERS LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07937621 DIGITA INFOTECH LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07937647 JOHNSON WARD LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07943964 NSS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944244 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07946480 PROMSERVE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07946662 ELLIOTT QUINCE LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07948296 ROE DEER LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07949962 LUTON PROPERTY SERV LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07959757 RAJ BENGAL BIGGLESWADE LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07959778 JAN AUTOS LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07965717 AKG BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07967653 SPICE ROSHUN LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968858 SOMETHING NATURAL LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07935313 WORK ZONE CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07938991 SAUMYAANOOP LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07943018 SHLINC LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07943150 GARY ANT LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07949991 ALLISTA ENTERPRISE LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07957930 ICT ADMIN LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07969046 JERRY'S PIZZA (LUTON) LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07932306 P R MECHANICAL LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07933598 MURROE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07937370 HABSONS TRADERS LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07953316 RB COMMS LTD. 16 Feb 2012