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.

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 (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)LutonUK
    2012497118,868
    2011378114,512
    % change31.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (497) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012147149201
    New companies in 2011119131128
    % change23.5%13.7%57.0%
    Record Year2012 (147)2012 (149)2012 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LutonUK
    201226474,772
    201122572,230
    % change17.3%3.5%
    Record Year 1999 (385) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012989373
    Closed companies in 2011698472
    % change42.0%10.7%1%
    Record Year1999 (135)2008 (150)2009 (182)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LutonUK
    201223344,096
    201115342,282
    Record Year 1998 (270) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20124956128
    Net growth in 2011504756
    Record Year1998 (93)1998 (74)2012 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change10.9%14.6%55.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.9%)1966 (1.0%)1969 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO2.09%CONSULTING5.05%
    CP1.56%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    LUTON1.07%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY0.98%TRADING2.08%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTING0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    R0.86%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SECURITY0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GLOBAL0.82%BUSINESS1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.74%MEDIA1.67%
    PERI0.74%LONDON1.67%
    FINANCIAL0.74%J1.55%
    M0.70%GLOBAL1.53%
    SPICE0.66%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CARE0.62%IT1.43%
    J0.62%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.62%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.62%M1.27%
    IT0.62%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HIRE0.53%S1.17%
    EXPRESS0.53%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,263331,455
    7487 - Other business activities7835,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5914,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5433,677
    99999 - Dormant Company4925,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4719,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3413,716
    9999 - Dormant Company3412,598
    9305 - Other service activities256,142
    7260 - Other computer related activities244,979
    74990 - Non-trading company239,203
    5530 - Restaurants233,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities227,869
    56101 - Licenced restaurants222,563
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply214,997
    7414 - Business & management consultancy198,437
    41100 - Development of building projects194,965
    86900 - Other human health activities174,998
    49410 - Freight transport by road172,795
    62012 - Business and domestic software development164,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08127477 ZHOU'S LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08130554 GLOBAL IT NETWORKING & CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130992 SILVERFRAME ENTERPRISE LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08136166 XPE LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08141059 LGV NETWORK LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08143617 IPMCARE LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144171 MR SOFTTECH LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08149095 ACE DIGITAL LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150013 UK SAFE SECURITY LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08155459 ASSETTRUST HOUSING MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08158534 DHALIWAL ESTATES UK LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159338 CMF TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 27 Jul 2012
    08160292 VARA TECH LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08161680 WEISMANN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08126005 ACE SANDWICH BAR LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127835 HEAVENLY TASTES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08128680 BURRHOUSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08136179 SLALOM ENGINEERING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08144453 INSTANT MANAGEMENT & CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08146331 COMMERCIAL GAS SYSTEMS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08154305 ACP1 LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154480 ASSERTIVE MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08128880 BLACK HILL CONSULTING LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08131683 MCINTYRE CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08134136 SERVO-RECO LTD 09 Jul 2012