Luton, Bedfordshire
2013 Half Year 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
- The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Luton when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
- June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous June.
- April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous April.
- April 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Luton when compared to any month in history.
- April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous April.
- April 2013 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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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The first half of 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2013 was a record first half year for company registrations in Luton when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2013 a total of 1,069 companies were formed in Luton. This figure is 20.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Luton occurred in 2013 when a total of 1,069 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton UK 2013 1,069 269,432 2012 886 253,150 % change 20.7% 6.4% Record Year 2013 (1,069) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Q2 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 569 companies were registered in Luton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 28.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Luton UK 2013 569 134,630 2012 443 121,659 % change 28.4% 10.7% Record Year 2013 (569) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
June 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous June.
April 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous April.
April 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Luton when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 232 160 177 New companies in 2012 139 171 133 % change 66.9% -6.4% 33.1% Record Year 2013 (232) 2012 (171) 2013 (177)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 609 companies were dissolved in Luton. This figure is 40.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Luton occurred in 2009 when a total of 796 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton UK 2013 609 155,192 2012 433 147,794 % change 40.6% 5.0% Record Year 2009 (796) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 304 companies were dissolved in Luton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is an increase of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Luton UK 2013 304 77,278 2012 247 80,218 % change 23.1% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (495) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 99 100 105 Closed companies in 2012 81 90 76 % change 22.2% 11.1% 38% Record Year 2009 (158) 2009 (217) 2009 (120)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Luton increased by 460 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton UK 2013 460 114,240 2012 453 105,356 Record Year 1998 (544) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Luton during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 265 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Luton UK 2013 265 57,352 2012 196 41,441 Record Year 2013 (265) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
April 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous April.
April 2013 was a record month for net growth in Luton when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 133 60 72 Net growth in 2012 58 81 57 Record Year 2013 (133) 1998 (82) 2008 (117)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Luton formed 0.4% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Luton 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Luton formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Luton 2013 0.4% 2012 0.4% 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 (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 40.2% -9.1% 20.4% Record Year 1998 (0.7%) 1998 (0.6%) 1998 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 39.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Luton was 2008 when 26.4% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Luton in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Luton was in 2010 when 26.4% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Luton in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CO 2.08% CONSULTING 5.25% CP 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.80% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.41% LUTON 1.29% PROPERTY 2.48% CONSULTING 1.18% TRADING 2.05% IT 1.15% ENGINEERING 1.81% CONSULTANCY 0.90% DESIGN 1.79% GLOBAL 0.86% LONDON 1.77% BUSINESS 0.86% BUSINESS 1.77% TRADING 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.68% SECURITY 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% TRANSPORT 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.67% ENTERPRISE 0.68% GLOBAL 1.59% CARE 0.68% MEDIA 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.57% CARE 1.55% TRADE 0.57% J 1.53% BOND 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% CARS 0.54% IT 1.40% ASSOCIATES 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.40% CONSTRUCTION 0.50% M 1.26% PROPERTIES 0.50% BUILDING 1.22% ENERGY 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.19% CONSULTANTS 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.18% BUILDING 0.43% CAPITAL 1.16% TRADERS 0.43% TRAINING 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 1,106 257,517 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 99 54,555 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 98 25,583 99999 - Dormant Company 92 44,817 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 74 33,633 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 72 24,324 56101 - Licensed restaurants 56 7,148 62090 - Other information technology service activities 49 12,578 49410 - Freight transport by road 39 6,273 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 37 6,140 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 17,095 41100 - Development of building projects 34 8,876 74990 - Non-trading company 33 14,303 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 29 7,871 86900 - Other human health activities 29 8,687 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 28 2,817 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 25 5,319 62012 - Business and domestic software development 25 8,590 80100 - Private security activities 24 2,841 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,212
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08512980 J L KENYON & SON PLASTERING LTD 01 May 2013 08514663 RAM IT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 May 2013 08522324 RADSTONE PLACE LIMITED 09 May 2013 08524586 VAUXHALL RECREATION CLUB LIMITED 10 May 2013 08526876 GRAINGER HELLAND LIMITED 13 May 2013 08526895 RELUV LIMITED 13 May 2013 08527560 COMPAS ACADEMY LTD 13 May 2013 08533427 TRADE MOTOR CENTRE LIMITED 17 May 2013 08533758 JB (IND) LTD 17 May 2013 08534845 STEADFAST LANDSCAPING LIMITED 17 May 2013 08536048 JESSOP & CO LTD 20 May 2013 08536173 ZINC MARKETING LIMITED 20 May 2013 08538638 EDEN LAC LTD 21 May 2013 08541675 S.W.A.T MANAGEMENT LTD 23 May 2013 08544248 FOURTY SEVEN LEGAL LIMITED 24 May 2013 08547985 AAPPA KADAI (EAST HAM) LIMITED 29 May 2013 08512655 MHR CONSTRUCTION LTD 01 May 2013 08529751 BMB CREATIVE LTD 15 May 2013 08531627 REDESIGNSPORT LIMITED 16 May 2013 08539247 SYNERGYMC2 LIMITED 22 May 2013 08541718 REDMV C.I.C. 23 May 2013 08545755 HOT BUNS BAKERY LTD 28 May 2013 08515111 DIVERSE COMMUNITY MEDIA & TRAINING LTD 02 May 2013 08515870 GB GARDENERS LIMITED 03 May 2013 08520639 TRADEFIN EQUITY BOND LIMITED 08 May 2013
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