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

  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 (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 KeynesUK
    2013655134,802
    2012738131,491
    % change-11.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (738) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013233204218
    New companies in 2012240232266
    % change-2.9%-12.1%-18.0%
    Record Year2012 (240)2012 (232)2007 (283)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 KeynesUK
    201342277,914
    201229567,576
    % change43.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (483) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013175133114
    Closed companies in 20121109194
    % change59.1%46.2%21%
    Record Year2013 (175)2013 (133)2009 (350)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 KeynesUK
    201323356,888
    201244363,915
    Record Year 2012 (443) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20135871104
    Net growth in 2012130141172
    Record Year2012 (130)2012 (141)2007 (202)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.5%
    20120.6%
    20110.5%
    20100.5%
    20090.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.5%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.5%0.6%
    % change-13.0%-12.7%-15.3%
    Record Year2012 (0.6%)2011 (0.5%)2012 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.07%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.96%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MK1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.16%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%DESIGN1.79%
    TRADING0.77%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    SYSTEMS0.71%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.68%LONDON1.72%
    BUSINESS0.60%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    KEYNES0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    MILTON0.54%MEDIA1.63%
    MEDIA0.51%GLOBAL1.57%
    CAPITAL0.48%J1.56%
    (MK)0.48%CARE1.46%
    MEDICAL0.45%IT1.43%
    RECRUITMENT0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    SEEBECK0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRAINING0.40%M1.25%
    MARKETING0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    PROJECT0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    LONDON0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INVESTMENTS0.40%TRAINING1.17%
    COMMUNITY0.40%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,519249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24154,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities23524,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management19132,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities16712,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14323,532
    99999 - Dormant Company13943,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6716,448
    74990 - Non-trading company6714,129
    86900 - Other human health activities538,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development448,099
    49410 - Freight transport by road395,834
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate385,059
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet367,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities346,591
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles334,684
    41100 - Development of building projects308,637
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets285,186
    7487 - Other business activities267,556
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies263,240

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC383017 FLINROW TRADING LLP 04 Mar 2013
    OC383018 VILLINGTONE SALES LLP 04 Mar 2013
    OC383023 LEMERTONE COMMERCIAL LLP 04 Mar 2013
    OC383048 MATELOT SYSTEMS LLP 04 Mar 2013
    08429441 THE REALLY GOOD TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430163 RCIM INVESTMENTS LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08447334 IAN MASON ENGINEERING LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08434928 MYPLACEUK.CO LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08446526 DBH LOGISTICS LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08449510 FIO PRINTING LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08459597 INFINITY ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08431827 INNOX SPORTSWEAR LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08434071 DCONSTRUCT DESIGN LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08434608 LF ACOUSTICS LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08440355 DK SERVICING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08442623 MRIAM INFOTECH SOLUTIONS PVT LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08434313 G. GRAY & SON MK LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435743 ZEPPELIN TECH LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08445007 TMH (XL) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446975 BARNYARD RESTAURANTS LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08449506 ECO-THERM (UK) LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08465141 MOORHOUSE ACCOUNTING & CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08434366 BUSIOC BARBU LIVIU LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08434370 FARCAS CRISTIAN DANIEL LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08457977 CHIKTEC LIMITED 22 Mar 2013