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 08198358 HTK TRANSPORTE LTD 03 Sep 2012 08202681 ZHEJIANG IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADE LTD 05 Sep 2012 OC378220 SAVING MATTERS LLP 06 Sep 2012 08205688 ACCOUNTANCY MARKETING PROFFESSIONALS LTD 07 Sep 2012 08206447 CP CO MIDCO LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206616 CP CO 6 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206632 CP CO 8 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206654 CP CO 7 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206664 CP CO 2 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206674 RAMAGIRI DIGITAL PHOTO STUDIO LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206679 CP CO 15 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206793 CP CO 32 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206849 CP CO 35 LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08208094 BSB SKILLS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08208340 KD HIRE CARS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08208791 CRYSTAL CLARITY CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08216738 SPICE GARDEN OF OLNEY LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08218346 SAABZ LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08218587 ANGEL TOUCH THERAPIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08225206 HAIRDRESSING-DIRECT LTD 24 Sep 2012 08225384 CONDOR ESTATES LIMITED 24 Sep 2012 08226772 MORE2EU LIMITED 24 Sep 2012 08227278 JO STEVEN PROPERTIES LIMITED 25 Sep 2012 08230806 EUROPE IT LIMITED 27 Sep 2012 08231186 SM CLIPPING FREELANCE LTD 27 Sep 2012
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