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 09371407 OSCORP 7 LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09375148 NARYA SVP LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09376086 SHAH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09378951 KNIGHTS MOVE LIMITED 08 Jan 2015 09379042 INFOPLANS 4 YOU LTD 08 Jan 2015 09384987 WARDOWN PROPERTIES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09386312 REGIS MOT & SALES LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09386720 SIEMA AKRAM LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09388164 BEST DEAL MOBILES LTD 14 Jan 2015 09389371 LORRI DS LTD 14 Jan 2015 09389828 GY 77 LTD 15 Jan 2015 09396253 CHERISHED BOOKS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015 09405707 DACOLY LTD 26 Jan 2015 09408421 JAZ CONSTRUCTION LTD 27 Jan 2015 09410218 NEW LOOK PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS LTD 28 Jan 2015 09412300 LGV TRAINING NETWORK LIMITED 29 Jan 2015 09414475 LEAGRAVE FENCING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015 09375278 WINWARD MEDIA LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09377318 VALMAR TRANS (UK) LTD 07 Jan 2015 09379095 AEM DRYWALL LTD 08 Jan 2015 09381985 J & D RECRUITMENT LIMITED 09 Jan 2015 09386080 24/7/365 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015 09388116 NEIL DENGEL SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2015 09389261 N & H HEALTHCARE LTD 14 Jan 2015 09391302 HIGH TOWN KEBAB LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
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