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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07207553 ABC CARS (WELWYN GARDEN CITY) LTD 30 Mar 2010 07205511 PARCEL LINK LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07203053 PWSD BABY BALLET LTD 25 Mar 2010 07202404 IMH AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07201570 LUTHO NATHI LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07200932 CHILLIJUICE LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07199881 KANE HOUSE RECORDS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07197986 BELLANIA LTD 22 Mar 2010 07197878 BLAY LTD 22 Mar 2010 07192345 DCH ENERGY LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07192327 HSJ INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07189583 3A INVESTMENTS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010 07181448 ORCA RETAIL (EUROPE) LIMITED 08 Mar 2010 07179346 KITOWSKI LTD 05 Mar 2010 07172645 JARAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010 07205869 HAMILTON MARKETING LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07199918 COMPLETE DEBT RECOVERY SERVICES LTD 23 Mar 2010 07193768 GIRL MEETS DRESS LTD 17 Mar 2010 07189788 ST ALBANS SCAFFOLDING SYSTEMS LTD 15 Mar 2010 07188184 D BRYANS LTD 12 Mar 2010 OC353157 HOWARD WALLIS LLP 11 Mar 2010 07204842 ZEEKOO LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07202768 A1 PESTMASTERS LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07199824 BLUEDAISY MARKETING LTD 23 Mar 2010 07198938 GILES ADAMS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
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