Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 728 companies were registered in Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Milton KeynesUK
    2014728143,414
    2013681132,684
    % change6.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (728) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014292204232
    New companies in 2013200234247
    % change46.0%-12.8%-6.1%
    Record Year2014 (292)2012 (248)2013 (247)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 555 companies were dissolved in Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 37.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Milton KeynesUK
    2014555101,670
    201340386,170
    % change37.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (555) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Milton Keynes when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014264122169
    Closed companies in 2013127101175
    % change107.9%20.8%-3%
    Record Year2014 (264)2008 (230)2009 (199)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Milton Keynes during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 173 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Milton KeynesUK
    201417341,744
    201327846,514
    Record Year 2011 (324) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014288263
    Net growth in 20137313372
    Record Year2012 (106)2013 (133)2010 (105)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Milton Keynes formed 0.5% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Milton Keynes
    20140.5%
    20130.5%
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.5%0.5%
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.6%0.6%
    % change32.6%-16.9%-13.8%
    Record Year2009 (0.6%)2012 (0.6%)1997 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Milton Keynes was in 2009 when 29.5% of all directors were female.

    26.9% of all director appointments in Milton Keynes in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.43%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.42%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MK1.29%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CARE1.14%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ENGINEERING0.91%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    IT0.86%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.86%LONDON1.95%
    TRADING0.78%CARE1.94%
    BUSINESS0.73%TRANSPORT1.76%
    SYSTEMS0.58%DESIGN1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%BUSINESS1.62%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%J1.53%
    (MK)0.48%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    TECH0.43%GLOBAL1.51%
    GLOBAL0.43%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    SALES0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.43%MEDIA1.38%
    MARKETING0.38%CO.,1.36%
    HEALTH0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DESIGN0.38%BUILDING1.30%
    RECRUITMENT0.35%IT1.30%
    BUILDING0.35%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,795278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities26329,313
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management24140,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified21857,264
    99999 - Dormant Company19648,286
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14428,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities13012,795
    86900 - Other human health activities7411,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7318,890
    49410 - Freight transport by road609,960
    74990 - Non-trading company5614,006
    62012 - Business and domestic software development569,675
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate5410,361
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet489,914
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets466,327
    41100 - Development of building projects4310,604
    86101 - Hospital activities363,680
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified365,940
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies354,093
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities347,401

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09191174 TIMELESS ENTERTAINMENT LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09192013 HARMAX ENTERPRISES LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09174002 ASPECT BUILDING SERVICES LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09177897 SEFREG LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09182380 LANDMARK OFFICE INTERIORS LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09182487 REVILLE-MORGAN LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09193249 CORERISK LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09158639 IMMEDIATE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09166978 CIMAR LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09175742 MF TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09176106 THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD JESUS SANCTUARY NORTHAMPTON 14 Aug 2014
    09196846 DECODESK UK LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09165258 AM DEVOPS LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09168410 ECO BRIGHT LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09171325 CRANWELL CLOSE 1973 LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09189689 OMEGA DIGITAL EXCHANGE LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09191582 FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY ALIGNMENT LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09165593 LIMINA PROPERTIES LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09169030 NM PROJECT DYNAMICS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09173655 MANSOURHR LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09173619 OVAM ENTERTAINMENT LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09181970 IMPALPABLE LTD 19 Aug 2014
    09171793 LINBIN LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09176538 THE XTRA HAIR COMPANY LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09195202 J. MAUGHAN ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 29 Aug 2014