Royston, Hertfordshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 114 companies were formed in Royston. This figure is 18.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Royston occurred in 2010 when a total of 140 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Royston UK 2011 114 228,735 2010 140 203,749 % change -18.6% 12.3% Record Year 2010 (140) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 58 companies were registered in Royston during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Royston UK 2011 58 112,344 2010 75 98,612 % change -22.7% 13.9% Record Year 2010 (75) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 20 19 19 New companies in 2010 21 18 36 % change -4.8% 5.6% -47.2% Record Year 2008 (22) 2007 (24) 2010 (36)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 78 companies were dissolved in Royston. This figure is 47.2% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Royston occurred in 2009 when a total of 107 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Royston UK 2011 78 162,310 2010 53 177,631 % change 47.2% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (107) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 34 companies were dissolved in Royston during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Royston UK 2011 34 71,324 2010 27 94,954 % change 25.9% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (71) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 9 15 10 Closed companies in 2010 4 10 13 % change 125.0% 50.0% -23% Record Year 2009 (15) 2009 (38) 2009 (18)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Royston increased by 36 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Royston UK 2011 36 66,425 2010 87 26,118 Record Year 2010 (87) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Royston during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 24 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Royston UK 2011 24 41,020 2010 48 3,658 Record Year 2010 (48) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 11 4 9 Net growth in 2010 17 8 23 Record Year 2010 (17) 2007 (12) 2010 (23)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Royston formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Royston 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Royston formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Royston 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1981 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.8% -16.9% -53.3% Record Year 1969 (0.2%) 1970 (0.3%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 43.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Royston was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Royston in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Royston was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Royston in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTIES 2.02% CONSULTING 5.09% ASSOCIATES 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTING 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.17% ELECTRICAL 1.12% PROPERTY 2.43% DESIGN 1.12% TRADING 2.05% COMMUNICATIONS 0.90% DESIGN 1.94% BUSINESS 0.90% ASSOCIATES 1.92% C 0.90% BUSINESS 1.87% ENTERPRISES 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% SOLAR 0.90% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ENGINEERING 0.67% MEDIA 1.73% JOHN 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.67% ENERGY 0.67% LONDON 1.60% CAMBRIDGE 0.67% GLOBAL 1.46% BUILDING 0.67% J 1.44% J 0.67% CARE 1.44% CONSULTANCY 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.42% RENOVATIONS 0.67% IT 1.39% HOME 0.67% BUILDING 1.32% MANAGEMENT 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.31% FOR 0.67% ELECTRICAL 1.30% PROPERTY 0.67% M 1.27% TECHNOLOGY 0.67% S 1.23% TRANSPORT 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.20% COUNTIES 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 60 202,072 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 30,647 7487 - Other business activities 32 60,758 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 16,419 99999 - Dormant Company 15 18,918 9999 - Dormant Company 13 20,111 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,835 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 10,545 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 13,053 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 5,928 7499 - Non-trading company 6 10,955 9305 - Other service activities 5 9,063 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 5 2,543 9211 - Motion picture and video production 5 969 74990 - Non-trading company 5 8,481 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 7,849 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 4 1,515 59111 - Motion picture production activities 4 1,237 72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 4 671 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 4 3,394
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