
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 604 companies were registered in Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Milton Keynes UK 2011 604 116,391 2010 536 105,137 % change 12.7% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (604) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 193 201 210 New companies in 2010 134 168 234 % change 44.0% 19.6% -10.3% Record Year 2011 (193) 2011 (201) 2007 (283)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 387 companies were dissolved in Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Milton Keynes UK 2011 387 90,986 2010 336 82,677 % change 15.2% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (483) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 140 120 127 Closed companies in 2010 94 95 147 % change 48.9% 26.3% -14% Record Year 2011 (140) 2011 (120) 2009 (350)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 217 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Milton Keynes UK 2011 217 25,405 2010 200 22,460 Record Year 2007 (342) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 53 81 83 Net growth in 2010 40 73 87 Record Year 2003 (70) 2007 (93) 2007 (202)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Milton Keynes formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Milton Keynes 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
Q1 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2010 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% % change 24.2% 5.2% -14.4% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1975 (0.9%) 2010 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Milton Keynes was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.5% of all director appointments in Milton Keynes in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.95% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.88% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MK 1.17% PROPERTY 2.38% BUSINESS 0.89% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.92% MILTON 0.78% BUSINESS 1.87% TRADING 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CAPITAL 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% KEYNES 0.67% MEDIA 1.69% INVESTMENTS 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.61% DESIGN 0.64% LONDON 1.60% CONSULTANTS 0.64% CARE 1.45% SECURITY 0.57% J 1.45% IT 0.57% GLOBAL 1.44% HOUSE 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% GLOBAL 0.53% IT 1.41% GROUP 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% (MK) 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% ENGINEERING 0.50% M 1.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% SALES 0.50% S 1.24% ENTERPRISES 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% FINANCIAL 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 1,001 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 232 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 133 30,253 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 100 10,246 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 100 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 87 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 87 18,336 62090 - Other information technology service activities 80 6,996 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 61 7,000 7260 - Other computer related activities 60 7,789 9999 - Dormant Company 57 19,765 7499 - Non-trading company 54 11,316 74990 - Non-trading company 49 8,695 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 37 10,085 9305 - Other service activities 34 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 7,788 70100 - Activities of head offices 28 2,849 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 24 3,220 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 24 6,183 62012 - Business and domestic software development 23 3,168
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07586146 JEFFBRY LIMITED 31 Mar 2011 07576290 WALKER SECURITY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07558877 FENNY CONSULTING LTD 10 Mar 2011 07549444 KENKARBEE LIMITED 02 Mar 2011 07578033 LS CONTRACT SERVICES LTD 25 Mar 2011 07569633 DOLPHIN PUB INVESTMENT LIMITED 18 Mar 2011 07581984 LANCING HEALTH CARE LTD 29 Mar 2011 07581667 DAN HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS LTD 29 Mar 2011 07581387 NV AUTO ED LTD 29 Mar 2011 07561478 J & CO. CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2011 07568440 COPACU LIMITED 17 Mar 2011 OC362915 ISIS CHIROPRACTIC LLP 18 Mar 2011 07581184 MAYDITCH LIMITED 28 Mar 2011 07576821 UK LAND PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 24 Mar 2011 07565779 SORIN COSTACHE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07564431 CADRE ABILITY LTD 15 Mar 2011 07555261 WE TAKE WASTE LIMITED 08 Mar 2011 07546900 GENESIS CHILDCARE LTD 01 Mar 2011 07582192 OYSTER FLAME LTD 29 Mar 2011 07580017 SYMPOSION LTD 28 Mar 2011 07578347 MARIO MK LTD 25 Mar 2011 07571769 MURESAN SIMONA MIHAELA LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07557373 BLUE ANTELOPE LTD 09 Mar 2011 07572117 JSR SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07565693 SLOW MOTION LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
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