Luton, Bedfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous September.
- September 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Luton when compared to any month in history.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous July.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous September.
- September 2012 was a record month for net growth in Luton when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 497 companies were registered in Luton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 31.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Luton UK 2012 497 118,868 2011 378 114,512 % change 31.5% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (497) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous September.
September 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Luton when compared to any month in history.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 147 149 201 New companies in 2011 119 131 128 % change 23.5% 13.7% 57.0% Record Year 2012 (147) 2012 (149) 2012 (201)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 264 companies were dissolved in Luton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 17.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Luton UK 2012 264 74,772 2011 225 72,230 % change 17.3% 3.5% Record Year 1999 (385) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 98 93 73 Closed companies in 2011 69 84 72 % change 42.0% 10.7% 1% Record Year 1999 (135) 2008 (150) 2009 (182)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Luton during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 233 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Luton UK 2012 233 44,096 2011 153 42,282 Record Year 1998 (270) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous September.
September 2012 was a record month for net growth in Luton when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 49 56 128 Net growth in 2011 50 47 56 Record Year 1998 (93) 1998 (74) 2012 (128)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Luton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) 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 Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 10.9% 14.6% 55.3% Record Year 1968 (0.9%) 1966 (1.0%) 1969 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 38.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Luton was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.2% of all director appointments in Luton in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO 2.09% CONSULTING 5.05% CP 1.56% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.28% LUTON 1.07% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 0.98% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.94% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTING 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.84% R 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.83% SECURITY 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% GLOBAL 0.82% BUSINESS 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.74% MEDIA 1.67% PERI 0.74% LONDON 1.67% FINANCIAL 0.74% J 1.55% M 0.70% GLOBAL 1.53% SPICE 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CARE 0.62% IT 1.43% J 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.62% CARE 1.32% TRADING 0.62% M 1.27% IT 0.62% BUILDING 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONSULTANTS 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HIRE 0.53% S 1.17% EXPRESS 0.53% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,263 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 78 35,545 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 59 14,774 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 49 25,035 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 34 12,598 9305 - Other service activities 25 6,142 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 4,979 74990 - Non-trading company 23 9,203 5530 - Restaurants 23 3,142 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 7,869 56101 - Licenced restaurants 22 2,563 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 21 4,997 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 8,437 41100 - Development of building projects 19 4,965 86900 - Other human health activities 17 4,998 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 2,795 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 4,584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08164002 INVESTMORE LTD 01 Aug 2012 08166230 ROSE AND GARNET LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08167361 LEISTON STORES LTD 03 Aug 2012 08168850 ROWLEDGE COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08169425 SFG WORLDWIDE BIZ TRADE LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08169758 RAJ CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08170150 NETCOM GLOBAL SERVICES LTD. 07 Aug 2012 08172391 488 SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012 08175602 FAHAD FINANCIAL CONSULTANT LIMITED 10 Aug 2012 08187849 E-TEC ENTERPRISE LIMITED 22 Aug 2012 08193051 SNOWHITE CLEANING LIMITED 28 Aug 2012 08195696 BMLK CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08169413 MIAH DRINKS LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08171167 GREAT GOLDEN WAFFLES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08172138 OVECO LTD 08 Aug 2012 08175582 FORCEPS UK LTD 10 Aug 2012 08177182 DAMIAN TEO CONSTRUCTION LTD 13 Aug 2012 08185849 DIF ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2012 08191275 ZOEEN HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 24 Aug 2012 08192659 GOEA LTD. 28 Aug 2012 08196689 A HAND TO HOLD LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08163803 K-BIBI PROPERTIES LIMITED 01 Aug 2012 08169303 TOUCH PEOPLE LIMITED 06 Aug 2012 08170057 QUODOX ENERGY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08171471 KEBABISH RESTURANT LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
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