Luton, Bedfordshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 557 companies were registered in Luton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 12.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LutonUK
    2013557132,684
    2012497118,868
    % change12.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (557) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013187181189
    New companies in 2012147149201
    % change27.2%21.5%-6.0%
    Record Year2013 (187)2013 (181)2012 (201)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 308 companies were dissolved in Luton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LutonUK
    201330886,170
    201226575,908
    % change16.2%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (342) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201311282114
    Closed companies in 2012989374
    % change14.3%-11.8%54%
    Record Year1999 (135)2008 (150)2009 (182)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Luton during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 249 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)LutonUK
    201324946,514
    201223242,960
    Record Year 2013 (249) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013759975
    Net growth in 20124956127
    Record Year1998 (93)2013 (99)2012 (127)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Luton
    20130.4%
    20120.4%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20120.4%0.4%0.5%
    % change13.9%11.4%-17.6%
    Record Year1998 (0.6%)1997 (0.7%)1998 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 39.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Luton was in 2008 when 34.7% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Luton in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.43%CONSULTING5.27%
    LUTON1.36%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    GLOBAL1.05%PROPERTY2.53%
    IT1.05%TRADING2.08%
    BUSINESS0.98%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CARE0.91%LONDON1.79%
    TRADING0.87%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%BUSINESS1.74%
    SECURITY0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENTERPRISE0.70%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CARE1.64%
    TRANSPORT0.66%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    SERVICE0.63%GLOBAL1.59%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%J1.54%
    CLEANING0.56%MEDIA1.54%
    BOND0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    BUILDING0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    M0.49%IT1.39%
    CARS0.49%M1.25%
    LONDON0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MARKETING0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    CO0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    HOUSE0.42%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,171260,135
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10626,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9954,854
    99999 - Dormant Company9346,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7925,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7734,970
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate638,312
    56101 - Licensed restaurants617,531
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4312,516
    49410 - Freight transport by road426,904
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands396,651
    41100 - Development of building projects389,271
    86900 - Other human health activities349,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3217,715
    74990 - Non-trading company3214,228
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet278,475
    62012 - Business and domestic software development269,104
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles262,964
    80100 - Private security activities263,009
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified265,576

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08634448 EDUPUGANTI FLYING GEMS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08636418 MUNEER INFOTECH UK LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08639091 FIFTH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08642558 DURAI M LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08645233 ALTON HEDGES LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08649798 REASSEMBLERS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08652566 HIGHFIELD CARE SERVICES LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08654572 FANNY & BETTY LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08655478 W.K.S. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08656027 ACADEMIA EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENT CIC 19 Aug 2013
    08660100 CHARSH LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08664904 SHANTI WARRIOR YOGA LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08666059 EBUSINESS SERVICES (UK) LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08648440 GH PRINTING CONSULTANT LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08648608 TADI LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08651823 NEW WORLD ORDER LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08652515 WHITEANTS LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08654573 PRESTIGE DETAIL LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
    08658162 COUNTY VIEW CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08666270 OBAID ELECTRONICS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08668595 TOTAL UMBRELLA SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08635674 7 PLUS TRAVEL LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08639610 GEM THERAPEUTIC FOSTERING LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08639982 DREAM OF HOPE FOUNTAIN LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640847 365 CHILDMINDING LTD 06 Aug 2013