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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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 KeynesUK
    2012678118,868
    2011636114,512
    % change6.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (678) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012220248210
    New companies in 2011212223201
    % change3.8%11.2%4.5%
    Record Year2012 (220)2012 (248)2012 (210)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 KeynesUK
    201237374,772
    201131272,230
    % change19.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (446) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012114149110
    Closed companies in 201111596101
    % change-0.9%55.2%9%
    Record Year2011 (115)2008 (230)2009 (199)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 KeynesUK
    201230544,096
    201132442,282
    Record Year 2011 (324) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201210699100
    Net growth in 201197127100
    Record Year2012 (106)2011 (127)2010 (105)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.5%
    20090.5%
    20080.4%
    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.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.5%0.6%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.6%0.5%
    % change-6.8%12.1%3.4%
    Record Year1967 (1.1%)1965 (0.7%)1983 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.08%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.64%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MK1.36%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTY1.10%PROPERTY2.35%
    IT1.01%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.87%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SYSTEMS0.81%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CAPITAL0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    KEYNES0.63%LONDON1.67%
    RANIMUL0.61%J1.55%
    MILTON0.61%GLOBAL1.53%
    S0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ENGINEERING0.49%IT1.43%
    HOLDINGS0.46%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SALES0.43%CARE1.32%
    PROJECT0.43%M1.27%
    MARKETING0.43%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.43%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDICAL0.40%S1.17%
    SECURITY0.40%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,946331,455
    7487 - Other business activities14435,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14014,774
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13833,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11319,425
    62090 - Other information technology service activities937,869
    99999 - Dormant Company9225,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified8913,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy548,437
    9999 - Dormant Company4712,598
    74990 - Non-trading company459,203
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply414,997
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified399,891
    7499 - Non-trading company316,164
    9305 - Other service activities306,142
    7260 - Other computer related activities284,979
    86900 - Other human health activities244,998
    62012 - Business and domestic software development234,584
    49410 - Freight transport by road222,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet183,712

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08150925 HEADLAM & CO LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08158637 WIN-DOR FIX LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08125816 PC & GC ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08145377 OUTDOOR SERVICES COMPLETE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148449 EGUARD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08163297 UG LOCUM CONSULTANTS LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08150697 INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND TECHNOLOGY LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08127543 ESTIMATES AND TAKE-OFFS LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08154329 AFRO GEMS LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08125612 PHASE 20 EVENTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08130667 GENIL TRAVEL LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08140304 CAPHAN TRADING LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08156385 LITMUS IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08133075 MILTON KEYNES ALL TRADES LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08141984 NUBTECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08142046 MANTAS PLUMBING & INTERIOR SERVICES LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08129332 APPLOAD LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08152786 CTJ SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08155456 BE MARKETING LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08158696 MLO AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08127807 GHARIB LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08133556 OCD-VALETING LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08143942 BERT & FLOSSIE LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08147314 HOMEPLUZZ INTERIORS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148539 SHENLEY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 18 Jul 2012