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
    09111126 TEN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111591 WHITERSPACE LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114966 CIPSTAR LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09120621 RAJ CLEANS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    OC394320 TOTAL MONTAGE UK LLP 16 Jul 2014
    09145151 KEW SALES LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09149045 DECIBEL TRADING LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09114483 PROVISION LEISURE LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09132572 ANTHONY HILL CONSULTING LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09138820 HUB RESOURCING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09142272 VIRTUAL IT RESOURCES LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09144858 CHPI LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09149215 MY EQUINE LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09150999 SUKIRA LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09110569 FABULYZER SENSORS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09122318 GRZEGORZ KOPER LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09124741 RENDERIS LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09152108 CHAPAI LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09113841 XABARIN LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09121608 JANAN SURGICAL CARE LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122650 SELVA ORGANIC FOODS LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09134838 TWENTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09109583 JEY JEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09112397 VANDERPUYE'S LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09120803 SUMMIS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014