Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 655 companies were registered in Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Milton Keynes UK 2013 655 134,802 2012 738 131,491 % change -11.2% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (738) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 233 204 218 New companies in 2012 240 232 266 % change -2.9% -12.1% -18.0% Record Year 2012 (240) 2012 (232) 2007 (283)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 422 companies were dissolved in Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 43.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Milton Keynes UK 2013 422 77,914 2012 295 67,576 % change 43.1% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (483) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 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 2013 175 133 114 Closed companies in 2012 110 91 94 % change 59.1% 46.2% 21% Record Year 2013 (175) 2013 (133) 2009 (350)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Milton Keynes during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 233 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Milton Keynes UK 2013 233 56,888 2012 443 63,915 Record Year 2012 (443) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 58 71 104 Net growth in 2012 130 141 172 Record Year 2012 (130) 2012 (141) 2007 (202)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Milton Keynes formed 0.5% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Milton Keynes 2013 0.5% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.5% 2010 0.5% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% % change -13.0% -12.7% -15.3% Record Year 2012 (0.6%) 2011 (0.5%) 2012 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Milton Keynes was in 2011 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
18.2% of all director appointments in Milton Keynes in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.07% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MK 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTY 1.16% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 1.08% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANTS 0.77% DESIGN 1.79% TRADING 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.74% BUSINESS 1.77% SYSTEMS 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.68% LONDON 1.72% BUSINESS 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.71% KEYNES 0.57% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MILTON 0.54% MEDIA 1.63% MEDIA 0.51% GLOBAL 1.57% CAPITAL 0.48% J 1.56% (MK) 0.48% CARE 1.46% MEDICAL 0.45% IT 1.43% RECRUITMENT 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.41% SEEBECK 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRAINING 0.40% M 1.25% MARKETING 0.40% BUILDING 1.21% PROJECT 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19% LONDON 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INVESTMENTS 0.40% TRAINING 1.17% COMMUNITY 0.40% SECURITY 1.15%
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 1,519 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 241 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 235 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 191 32,624 62090 - Other information technology service activities 167 12,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 143 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 139 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 67 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 67 14,129 86900 - Other human health activities 53 8,465 62012 - Business and domestic software development 44 8,099 49410 - Freight transport by road 39 5,834 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 38 5,059 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 36 7,199 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 34 6,591 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 33 4,684 41100 - Development of building projects 30 8,637 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 28 5,186 7487 - Other business activities 26 7,556 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 26 3,240
Recent Companies
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