Luton, Bedfordshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 500 companies were registered in Luton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LutonUK
    2013500134,802
    2012443131,491
    % change12.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (500) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013168161171
    New companies in 2012145136162
    % change15.9%18.4%5.6%
    Record Year2013 (168)2013 (161)2007 (180)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 305 companies were dissolved in Luton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 64.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LutonUK
    201330577,914
    201218667,576
    % change64.0%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (305) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20131209293
    Closed companies in 2012627549
    % change93.5%22.7%90%
    Record Year2011 (123)2000 (147)2000 (255)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Luton during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 195 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LutonUK
    201319556,888
    201225763,915
    Record Year 2012 (257) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013486978
    Net growth in 20128361113
    Record Year2012 (83)1998 (82)2007 (120)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Luton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Luton
    20130.4%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change3.9%17.5%9.1%
    Record Year1998 (0.6%)1998 (0.6%)1976 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Luton was in 2008 when 28.5% of all directors were female.

    20.4% of all director appointments in Luton in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CO2.15%CONSULTING5.18%
    CP1.46%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    LUTON1.19%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING1.19%TRADING2.06%
    IT0.96%DESIGN1.79%
    GLOBAL0.88%ENGINEERING1.78%
    BUSINESS0.88%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    SECURITY0.81%LONDON1.72%
    CARE0.69%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENTERPRISE0.62%MEDIA1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRANSPORT0.58%J1.56%
    PROPERTY0.54%CARE1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%IT1.43%
    PERI0.54%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    M0.54%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRADE0.54%M1.25%
    PLC0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    MARKETING0.46%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PROPERTIES0.46%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.46%TRAINING1.17%
    CARS0.46%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,049249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9854,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9324,894
    99999 - Dormant Company9243,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7932,624
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6823,532
    56101 - Licensed restaurants526,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4512,664
    41100 - Development of building projects378,637
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands355,629
    74990 - Non-trading company3314,129
    49410 - Freight transport by road335,834
    86900 - Other human health activities308,465
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2816,448
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles264,684
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles252,653
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate247,507
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified235,062
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified236,954
    62012 - Business and domestic software development228,099

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08427227 ETRV (UK) LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08430714 HOMEMAKER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08434411 PC CLINIC & A1 IT SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08440453 FFIMPORTS LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08443267 ZAFREEN TAKEAWAY LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08447450 MISS M'S CAKE BOUTIQUE LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08447867 RAV SYSTEMS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08451960 WM SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08458697 GYE NYAME ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08458768 G & S LAUNDRY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08459968 PP PROFECTUS SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460060 UNITED INDIA LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08462993 CHAUDRY HEALTHCARE LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08464374 TRADES TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08425172 KENNETH HOUSE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08425982 SMPM SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08429909 QS LEGAL LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08431238 PROJECT LOGIC CONSULTING LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08436644 VELVET AND ROSE LONDON LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08442906 BMC PAINTING LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08443229 DELAVI SERVICE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08451164 GREENLEAF CS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08451856 J CUMBERLAND LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08452301 AAS LUTON LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08459114 I-H.D INJURY HELPDESK LTD 25 Mar 2013