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
New Company Registrations
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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) Luton UK 2012 443 131,491 2011 384 116,391 % change 15.4% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (443) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 145 136 162 New companies in 2011 110 133 141 % change 31.8% 2.3% 14.9% Record Year 2012 (145) 2012 (136) 2007 (180)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Luton UK 2012 186 67,576 2011 279 90,987 % change -33.3% -25.7% Record Year 2000 (477) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 62 75 49 Closed companies in 2011 123 78 78 % change -49.6% -3.8% -37% Record Year 2011 (123) 2000 (147) 2000 (255)
Net Company Growth
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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) Luton UK 2012 257 63,915 2011 105 25,404 Record Year 2012 (257) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 83 61 113 Net growth in 2011 -13 55 63 Record Year 2012 (83) 1998 (82) 2007 (120)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 13.0% -12.5% 7.5% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1962 (0.8%) 1968 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LUTON 1.29% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.20% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 1.11% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANTS 0.89% TRADING 2.07% M 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% ENTERPRISES 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SECURITY 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% GLOBAL 0.76% BUSINESS 1.73% R 0.76% MEDIA 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CENTRE 0.67% LONDON 1.66% S 0.67% J 1.54% SPICE 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.51% (LUTON) 0.58% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTING 0.58% IT 1.40% CAR 0.53% CARE 1.34% CARE 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRADING 0.53% ELECTRICAL 1.27% IT 0.53% M 1.27% TRANSPORT 0.53% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.53% ENERGY 1.20% ENTERPRISE 0.49% S 1.20% J 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 882 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 118 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 55 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 55 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 49 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 48 18,617 5530 - Restaurants 40 4,633 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 33 8,818 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 7,154 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 26 6,934 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 8,145 7499 - Non-trading company 22 9,102 41100 - Development of building projects 21 4,984 49410 - Freight transport by road 20 2,781 56101 - Licenced restaurants 19 2,051 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07899235 PERSONA GRATA LTD 05 Jan 2012 07900082 BENCHMARK MEDIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07903046 IKSYSTEMS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07905912 ATP SOCIAL INNOVATION LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07906334 MOLIERE FINE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07907056 SW SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07909746 OMEUSURESUPPLY LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07911569 N S AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07911664 MKS SERVICE & SALES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07918925 DINA STORE LTD 23 Jan 2012 07925058 BUSIINESS CONSULTANTS UK LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07926495 LG SUPPLY CO., LTD 27 Jan 2012 07897742 CHARTWELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07902760 TATTOO ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07908747 PAJ LTD 13 Jan 2012 07912811 KANFIND SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07916749 DELSERV LTD 19 Jan 2012 07921054 GENERAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATES LTD 24 Jan 2012 07921414 ALFAISAL MALL LTD 24 Jan 2012 07924432 PHARMACO (SUFFOLK) LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07928908 VISIO INGENII LTD 30 Jan 2012 07929978 GOLDEN TEAM ENTERPRISES LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07897486 MIHSA LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07899954 SHOBHA'S PERSONAL TOUCH LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07902297 PSYCHO EVENTS LTD 09 Jan 2012
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