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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Luton UK 2013 557 132,684 2012 497 118,868 % change 12.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (557) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 187 181 189 New companies in 2012 147 149 201 % change 27.2% 21.5% -6.0% Record Year 2013 (187) 2013 (181) 2012 (201)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Luton UK 2013 308 86,170 2012 265 75,908 % change 16.2% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (342) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 112 82 114 Closed companies in 2012 98 93 74 % change 14.3% -11.8% 54% Record Year 1999 (135) 2008 (150) 2009 (182)
Net Company Growth
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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) Luton UK 2013 249 46,514 2012 232 42,960 Record Year 2013 (249) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 75 99 75 Net growth in 2012 49 56 127 Record Year 1998 (93) 2013 (99) 2012 (127)
UK Company Share
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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 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% % change 13.9% 11.4% -17.6% Record Year 1998 (0.6%) 1997 (0.7%) 1998 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.43% CONSULTING 5.27% LUTON 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.45% GLOBAL 1.05% PROPERTY 2.53% IT 1.05% TRADING 2.08% BUSINESS 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.83% CARE 0.91% LONDON 1.79% TRADING 0.87% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANCY 0.80% BUSINESS 1.74% SECURITY 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENTERPRISE 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CONSULTANTS 0.66% CARE 1.64% TRANSPORT 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.61% SERVICE 0.63% GLOBAL 1.59% INVESTMENTS 0.56% J 1.54% CLEANING 0.56% MEDIA 1.54% BOND 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% BUILDING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.45% M 0.49% IT 1.39% CARS 0.49% M 1.25% LONDON 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MARKETING 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% CO 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% HOUSE 0.42% TRAINING 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 1,171 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 106 26,675 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 99 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 93 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 79 25,547 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 77 34,970 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 63 8,312 56101 - Licensed restaurants 61 7,531 62090 - Other information technology service activities 43 12,516 49410 - Freight transport by road 42 6,904 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 39 6,651 41100 - Development of building projects 38 9,271 86900 - Other human health activities 34 9,203 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 17,715 74990 - Non-trading company 32 14,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 8,475 62012 - Business and domestic software development 26 9,104 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 26 2,964 80100 - Private security activities 26 3,009 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 26 5,576
Recent Companies
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