Luton, Bedfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous March.
- March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Luton when compared to any month in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Luton when compared to any previous February.
- March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous March.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Luton when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 727 companies were registered in Luton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 24.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Luton UK 2015 727 161,156 2014 585 150,722 % change 24.3% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (727) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous March.
March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Luton when compared to any month in history.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Luton when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 221 231 275 New companies in 2014 192 195 198 % change 15.1% 18.5% 38.9% Record Year 2015 (221) 2015 (231) 2015 (275)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 394 companies were dissolved in Luton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Luton UK 2015 394 89,523 2014 333 82,370 % change 18.3% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (394) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Luton when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 86 160 148 Closed companies in 2014 103 104 126 % change -16.5% 53.8% 17% Record Year 2011 (123) 2015 (160) 2000 (255)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Luton during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 333 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Luton UK 2015 333 71,633 2014 252 68,352 Record Year 2015 (333) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous March.
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Luton when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 135 71 127 Net growth in 2014 89 91 72 Record Year 2015 (135) 2014 (91) 2015 (127)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Luton formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Luton 2015 0.5% 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1998 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change 12.9% 9.1% 26.6% Record Year 1998 (0.6%) 1998 (0.6%) 1976 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 40.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% 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 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Luton was in 2008 when 28.5% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Luton in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.67% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.62% LUTON 1.15% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTING 1.06% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MANAGEMENT 1.04% CARE 2.13% TRANSPORT 0.89% ENGINEERING 2.12% BUSINESS 0.83% LONDON 1.91% M 0.81% TRADING 1.88% HEALTHCARE 0.75% TRANSPORT 1.82% ABILITY 0.75% ELECTRICAL 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.69% DESIGN 1.65% ENGINEERING 0.66% PROPERTIES 1.63% HOTELS 0.66% CO., 1.58% HEALTH 0.63% J 1.55% CONSULTANTS 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.54% GLOBAL 0.63% BUSINESS 1.49% CARS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.49% IT 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% PROPERTY 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SECURITY 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% BUILDING 0.52% BUILDING 1.31% ASSOCIATES 0.49% IT 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.49% MEDIA 1.28% ENTERPRISE 0.49% M 1.27%
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 1,459 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 144 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 136 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 134 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 128 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 95 58,522 56101 - Licensed restaurants 81 8,909 86900 - Other human health activities 77 13,990 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 73 11,600 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 64 8,607 62090 - Other information technology service activities 62 12,862 49410 - Freight transport by road 62 12,485 86101 - Hospital activities 62 5,043 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 49 19,098 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 49 5,014 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 47 6,238 41100 - Development of building projects 39 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 38 10,200 86210 - General medical practice activities 37 4,793 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 36 7,682
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09465908 CLEOTRANS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09466620 BEDFORD ARMS SOULDROP LTD 03 Mar 2015 09467847 S&D BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09474032 MIKELE IONICA LTD 05 Mar 2015 09474535 GILBERT & SONS TRADING LTD 06 Mar 2015 09485013 UNITED WINE BRANDS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09489336 SPEEDY MZ LTD 13 Mar 2015 09493196 M.W.D SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09497999 ST JAMES IT SERVICES AND RESOURCING LTD 19 Mar 2015 09498900 MCALPINE CONTRACTORS LTD 19 Mar 2015 09502209 JUS CLEAR LTD 20 Mar 2015 09503057 HATTERS PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 23 Mar 2015 09503131 MERGE FOSTERING SERVICE LTD 23 Mar 2015 09504862 SHAAH LTD 23 Mar 2015 09504985 WATERFORD CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Mar 2015 09505634 EL MIRLO BLANCO LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09511624 AFRICAN HOME TRADITIONS LTD 26 Mar 2015 09517678 ISKA LONDON LTD 30 Mar 2015 09469406 P KELLER LTD 04 Mar 2015 09470681 PHOENIX FITNESS MARKETING LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09473960 JUXX LTD 05 Mar 2015 09476931 DAYNELL PARCEL DISTRIBUTION LTD 09 Mar 2015 09484087 CONSTRUCTION CON LTD 11 Mar 2015 09486791 C2C HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Mar 2015 09487603 KIERU CONSULTING LTD 13 Mar 2015
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