St Albans, Hertfordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 305 companies were registered in St Albans during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 41.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) St Albans UK 2010 305 105,137 2009 215 91,034 % change 41.9% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (531) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 78 89 138 New companies in 2009 66 57 92 % change 18.2% 56.1% 50.0% Record Year 2008 (95) 2007 (103) 2007 (341)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 234 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) St Albans UK 2010 234 82,677 2009 213 108,060 % change 9.9% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (234) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 65 87 82 Closed companies in 2009 42 45 126 % change 54.8% 93.3% -35% Record Year 2007 (66) 2010 (87) 2009 (126)
Net Company Growth
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for St Albans during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 71 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) St Albans UK 2010 71 22,460 2009 2 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (365) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 13 2 56 Net growth in 2009 24 12 -34 Record Year 2008 (52) 2007 (58) 2007 (286)
UK Company Share
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) St Albans 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
-
Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 9.6% 33.7% 24.7% Record Year 1967 (1.0%) 1971 (1.2%) 1976 (0.7%)
Director Age
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
-
Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
32.1% of all director appointments in St Albans in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
-
Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.21% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MEDICAL 3.03% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.87% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ASSOCIATES 1.11% PROPERTY 2.50% MANAGEMENT 0.93% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% TRADING 1.93% MARKETING 0.70% DESIGN 1.91% MEDIA 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% BUSINESS 0.64% MEDIA 1.84% DESIGN 0.64% BUSINESS 1.74% TRADING 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% RECRUITMENT 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUILDING 0.53% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONSULTANTS 0.47% J 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% LONDON 1.45% E 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CARE 0.47% GROUP 1.37% M 0.47% GLOBAL 1.35% IT 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% GROUP 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% CREATIVE 0.41% CARE 1.33% S 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.30% INVESTMENTS 0.41% M 1.28% P 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.25% T 0.35% S 1.23%
SIC Data
-
Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 461 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 441 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 259 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 14,007 8511 - Hospital activities 84 859 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 84 7,143 7414 - Business & management consultancy 68 17,003 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 46 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 9,943 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 10,331 9999 - Dormant Company 38 19,948 8512 - Medical practice activities 37 1,496 86101 - Hospital activities 35 588 7499 - Non-trading company 28 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 27 13,808 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,149 7011 - Development & sell real estate 18 5,300 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,340 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 9,325 9305 - Other service activities 16 9,038
Recent Companies
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07167187 K HUSSAIN LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07160783 ACOSEC LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07156456 MALWELL CORPORATE PROJECTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010 07150002 ASSESSMENT VAULT LTD 08 Feb 2010 07144797 LIAM FAHY LIMITED 03 Feb 2010 07169771 ELSALSABEEL LTD 25 Feb 2010 07158788 FOCUS CONSULTANTS LTD 16 Feb 2010 07156593 ILUX LED LIMITED 12 Feb 2010 07150936 BAD ROBOT (LONDON) LIMITED 09 Feb 2010 07147806 BESPOKE SCAFFOLDING SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Feb 2010 07144148 RYSZARD MEDICAL LTD 02 Feb 2010 07169870 HERTFORDSHIRE HERITAGE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010 07168491 RIALTO RTM COMPANY LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07168204 DEBISA LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07158619 FUTURES TRADING FACILITIES LIMITED 16 Feb 2010 07157326 D&T ASSOCIATES LIMITED 15 Feb 2010 07153192 SINFUL WEEKEND LTD 10 Feb 2010 07141462 COPSEY PERKINS LIMITED 01 Feb 2010 07167609 LEASELINE BLUE LIGHT LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07162656 LOCATION SOFTWARE LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07158912 TAS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Feb 2010 07157296 EAHUCON LTD 15 Feb 2010 07149363 SPS DESIGNS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07146946 INTEGRATION IN CARE LTD 04 Feb 2010 07141570 WWW.FINDITFORMEFAST.COM LTD 01 Feb 2010
reports
Select a report from the list below: