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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Luton UK 2013 500 134,802 2012 443 131,491 % change 12.9% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (500) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 168 161 171 New companies in 2012 145 136 162 % change 15.9% 18.4% 5.6% Record Year 2013 (168) 2013 (161) 2007 (180)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Luton UK 2013 305 77,914 2012 186 67,576 % change 64.0% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (305) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 120 92 93 Closed companies in 2012 62 75 49 % change 93.5% 22.7% 90% Record Year 2011 (123) 2000 (147) 2000 (255)
Net Company Growth
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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) Luton UK 2013 195 56,888 2012 257 63,915 Record Year 2012 (257) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 48 69 78 Net growth in 2012 83 61 113 Record Year 2012 (83) 1998 (82) 2007 (120)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change 3.9% 17.5% 9.1% Record Year 1998 (0.6%) 1998 (0.6%) 1976 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO 2.15% CONSULTING 5.18% CP 1.46% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.30% LUTON 1.19% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTING 1.19% TRADING 2.06% IT 0.96% DESIGN 1.79% GLOBAL 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.78% BUSINESS 0.88% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANCY 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.75% SECURITY 0.81% LONDON 1.72% CARE 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENTERPRISE 0.62% MEDIA 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.62% GLOBAL 1.57% TRANSPORT 0.58% J 1.56% PROPERTY 0.54% CARE 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% IT 1.43% PERI 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% M 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRADE 0.54% M 1.25% PLC 0.50% BUILDING 1.21% MARKETING 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PROPERTIES 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.18% TECHNOLOGIES 0.46% TRAINING 1.17% CARS 0.46% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,049 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 98 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 93 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 92 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 79 32,624 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 68 23,532 56101 - Licensed restaurants 52 6,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 45 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 37 8,637 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 35 5,629 74990 - Non-trading company 33 14,129 49410 - Freight transport by road 33 5,834 86900 - Other human health activities 30 8,465 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 28 16,448 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 26 4,684 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 25 2,653 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 24 7,507 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 23 5,062 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,954 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 8,099
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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