Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous September.
- September 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 518 companies were registered in Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Milton Keynes UK 2010 518 101,492 2009 515 94,671 % change 0.6% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (518) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 186 139 193 New companies in 2009 201 148 166 % change -7.5% -6.1% 16.3% Record Year 2009 (201) 2007 (184) 2010 (193)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 325 companies were dissolved in Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 27.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Milton Keynes UK 2010 325 87,705 2009 446 159,401 % change -27.1% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (446) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 88 149 88 Closed companies in 2009 112 135 199 % change -21.4% 10.4% -56% Record Year 2009 (112) 2008 (230) 2009 (199)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 193 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Milton Keynes UK 2010 193 13,787 2009 69 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (202) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 98 -10 105 Net growth in 2009 89 13 -33 Record Year 2008 (103) 2007 (97) 2010 (105)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Milton Keynes formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Milton Keynes 2010 0.5% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% UK formation share in 2009 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% % change -13.9% -14.8% 11.5% Record Year 1967 (1.1%) 1965 (0.7%) 1983 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Milton Keynes was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Milton Keynes in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.22% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.71% CONSULTING 4.99% MK 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.38% ASSOCIATES 0.87% TRADING 2.04% DESIGN 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.01% TRADING 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% INTERNATIONAL 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% BUSINESS 0.73% BUSINESS 1.80% SYSTEMS 0.69% MEDIA 1.75% INVESTMENTS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDIA 0.65% LONDON 1.59% CHANCERY 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.59% (MK) 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ENGINEERING 0.58% CARE 1.44% GLOBAL 0.58% J 1.44% CAPITAL 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% MILTON 0.58% GLOBAL 1.42% PROPERTY 0.58% IT 1.35% MARKETING 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% NOMINEES 0.55% BUILDING 1.32% IT 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SALES 0.51% M 1.28% PRESTIGE 0.51% SYSTEMS 1.26% KEYNES 0.51% S 1.24%
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 906 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 274 69,802 7414 - Business & management consultancy 105 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 94 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 92 25,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 75 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 72 8,183 7499 - Non-trading company 71 13,408 7260 - Other computer related activities 70 8,967 9999 - Dormant Company 66 21,484 62090 - Other information technology service activities 61 5,716 99999 - Dormant Company 54 14,072 9305 - Other service activities 40 9,454 74990 - Non-trading company 38 7,649 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 26 2,962 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 7,767 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 6,460 6024 - Freight transport by road 21 2,771 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 21 2,672
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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