Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2012 was a record quarter for UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any quarter in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 678 companies were registered in Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Milton Keynes UK 2012 678 118,868 2011 636 114,512 % change 6.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (678) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 220 248 210 New companies in 2011 212 223 201 % change 3.8% 11.2% 4.5% Record Year 2012 (220) 2012 (248) 2012 (210)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 373 companies were dissolved in Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Milton Keynes UK 2012 373 74,772 2011 312 72,230 % change 19.6% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (446) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 114 149 110 Closed companies in 2011 115 96 101 % change -0.9% 55.2% 9% Record Year 2011 (115) 2008 (230) 2009 (199)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 305 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Milton Keynes UK 2012 305 44,096 2011 324 42,282 Record Year 2011 (324) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 106 99 100 Net growth in 2011 97 127 100 Record Year 2012 (106) 2011 (127) 2010 (105)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Milton Keynes formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Milton Keynes 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.5% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2012 was a record quarter for UK company share in Milton Keynes when compared to any quarter in history.
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.5% 0.6% 0.5% UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% % change -6.8% 12.1% 3.4% Record Year 1967 (1.1%) 1965 (0.7%) 1983 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Milton Keynes was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Milton Keynes in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.08% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.64% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MK 1.36% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.10% PROPERTY 2.35% IT 1.01% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 0.87% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.84% SYSTEMS 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CAPITAL 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% KEYNES 0.63% LONDON 1.67% RANIMUL 0.61% J 1.55% MILTON 0.61% GLOBAL 1.53% S 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ENGINEERING 0.49% IT 1.43% HOLDINGS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.34% SALES 0.43% CARE 1.32% PROJECT 0.43% M 1.27% MARKETING 0.43% BUILDING 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MEDICAL 0.40% S 1.17% SECURITY 0.40% SECURITY 1.16%
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 1,946 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 144 35,545 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 140 14,774 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 138 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 113 19,425 62090 - Other information technology service activities 93 7,869 99999 - Dormant Company 92 25,035 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 89 13,716 7414 - Business & management consultancy 54 8,437 9999 - Dormant Company 47 12,598 74990 - Non-trading company 45 9,203 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 41 4,997 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 9,891 7499 - Non-trading company 31 6,164 9305 - Other service activities 30 6,142 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 4,979 86900 - Other human health activities 24 4,998 62012 - Business and domestic software development 23 4,584 49410 - Freight transport by road 22 2,795 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 3,712
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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