Luton, Bedfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Luton when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous June.
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous May.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous April.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Luton when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 886 companies were formed in Luton. This figure is 18.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Luton occurred in 2012 when a total of 886 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton UK 2012 886 253,150 2011 750 228,735 % change 18.1% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (886) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 443 companies were registered in Luton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 21.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Luton UK 2012 443 121,659 2011 366 112,344 % change 21.0% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (443) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
June 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous June.
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous May.
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 139 171 133 New companies in 2011 113 136 117 % change 23.0% 25.7% 13.7% Record Year 2012 (139) 2012 (171) 2012 (133)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 433 companies were dissolved in Luton. This figure is 7.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Luton occurred in 2009 when a total of 796 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton UK 2012 433 147,793 2011 469 162,310 % change -7.7% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (796) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 247 companies were dissolved in Luton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 30.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Luton UK 2012 247 80,218 2011 190 71,324 % change 30.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 81 90 76 Closed companies in 2011 49 86 55 % change 65.3% 4.7% 38% Record Year 2009 (158) 2009 (217) 2009 (120)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Luton increased by 453 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton UK 2012 453 105,357 2011 281 66,425 Record Year 1998 (544) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Luton during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 196 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Luton UK 2012 196 41,441 2011 176 41,020 Record Year 1998 (296) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 58 81 57 Net growth in 2011 64 50 62 Record Year 1997 (113) 1998 (82) 2008 (117)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Luton formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Luton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Luton 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 3.6% 10.2% 21.4% Record Year 1998 (0.7%) 1998 (0.6%) 1967 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 39.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 38.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Luton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
19.6% of all director appointments in Luton in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Luton was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Luton in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTY 1.34% CONSULTING 5.07% LUTON 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ENTERPRISES 0.99% PROPERTY 2.35% M 0.90% TRADING 2.10% R 0.86% DESIGN 1.89% PERI 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.87% SECURITY 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.82% GLOBAL 0.86% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTANCY 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% FINANCIAL 0.73% BUSINESS 1.70% BUSINESS 0.73% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTING 0.69% LONDON 1.68% CONSULTANTS 0.69% J 1.57% SPICE 0.69% GLOBAL 1.51% CARE 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% IT 1.42% J 0.65% CARE 1.31% CENTRE 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.31% S 0.60% M 1.26% TRAINING 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.23% ASSOCIATES 0.56% BUILDING 1.23% TRADING 0.56% SECURITY 1.19% INVESTMENTS 0.56% S 1.18% (LUTON) 0.52% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 989 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 105 47,029 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 60 15,280 99999 - Dormant Company 58 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 52 20,390 9999 - Dormant Company 45 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 36 14,220 5530 - Restaurants 34 4,037 9305 - Other service activities 30 7,926 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 6,456 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 8,258 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 6,356 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 10,978 74990 - Non-trading company 23 9,706 56101 - Licenced restaurants 22 2,540 41100 - Development of building projects 21 5,149 49410 - Freight transport by road 20 2,912 7499 - Non-trading company 18 8,023 86900 - Other human health activities 18 5,222
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08016674 CLOTHES THING LTD 02 Apr 2012 08019710 ACCOUNTAX ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08022627 YOUNGLAND LTD 10 Apr 2012 08022777 SIMPLY HIJABS LTD 10 Apr 2012 08024661 AMEER HAMZA LTD 11 Apr 2012 08030326 BLUE PROPERTY (UK) LTD 13 Apr 2012 08030439 NIAMOTH LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08031154 GLOBAL PACKAGING UK PARTNERS LTD 16 Apr 2012 08031531 RCI LUTON LIMITED 16 Apr 2012 08036612 ADVANCE VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08037273 BRICKLAND PROPERTY LTD 19 Apr 2012 08044431 FOOTPRINTS AFRICA LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08045103 RA PROPERTIES INVESTMENTS LIMITED 25 Apr 2012 08046397 HATTERS CAR SALES (LUTON) LIMITED 26 Apr 2012 08047952 ALIS TAKEAWAY LIMITED 26 Apr 2012 08051225 K & T CLARK LTD 30 Apr 2012 08019907 OUTSIDE THE BOX ELECTRONICS LIMITED 04 Apr 2012 08022837 BA XPRESS LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08026448 VULCAN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08034060 S & T PVT LTD 17 Apr 2012 08044070 RD NOBLE LTD 24 Apr 2012 08050578 GILL EQUINE MANAGEMENT THOROUGHBREDS LTD 30 Apr 2012 08050911 RUPOSHI E-COMMERCE LIMITED 30 Apr 2012 08019914 KINGFISHER FOUNDRY LTD 04 Apr 2012 08024071 CODE WARRIOR LTD 10 Apr 2012
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