Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous March.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 738 companies were registered in Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Milton Keynes UK 2012 738 131,491 2011 604 116,391 % change 22.2% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (738) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 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 2012 240 232 266 New companies in 2011 193 201 210 % change 24.4% 15.4% 26.7% Record Year 2012 (240) 2012 (232) 2007 (283)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 295 companies were dissolved in Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 23.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Milton Keynes UK 2012 295 67,576 2011 387 90,987 % change -23.8% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (483) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 110 91 94 Closed companies in 2011 140 120 127 % change -21.4% -24.2% -26% Record Year 2011 (140) 2011 (120) 2009 (350)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 443 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Milton Keynes UK 2012 443 63,915 2011 217 25,404 Record Year 2012 (443) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 130 141 172 Net growth in 2011 53 81 83 Record Year 2012 (130) 2012 (141) 2007 (202)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Milton Keynes formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Milton Keynes 2012 0.6% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
Q1 2012 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 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous March.
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% % change 6.6% -1.3% 18.5% Record Year 1968 (1.0%) 1975 (0.9%) 2012 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Milton Keynes was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Milton Keynes in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.92% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.30% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MK 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.30% TRADING 0.98% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.92% TRADING 2.07% IT 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.86% ENGINEERING 1.86% SALES 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.79% BUSINESS 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% KEYNES 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% PROJECT 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GLOBAL 0.59% LONDON 1.66% ASSOCIATES 0.59% J 1.54% MILTON 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ESTATES 0.56% GLOBAL 1.50% CONSULTANTS 0.53% IT 1.40% CAPITAL 0.53% CARE 1.34% TRADE 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENTERPRISES 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.50% M 1.27% CARE 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% SHOO 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% SECURITY 0.47% S 1.20% MARKETING 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,235 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 213 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 148 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 136 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 113 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 111 19,704 62090 - Other information technology service activities 95 8,145 7414 - Business & management consultancy 84 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 75 13,637 9999 - Dormant Company 65 18,617 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 58 6,934 74990 - Non-trading company 57 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 49 9,102 7260 - Other computer related activities 42 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 37 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 36 8,818 86900 - Other human health activities 24 5,066 49410 - Freight transport by road 24 2,781 70100 - Activities of head offices 22 2,746 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 21 4,132
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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