St Albans, Hertfordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous September.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 282 companies were registered in St Albans during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) St Albans UK 2010 282 101,492 2009 269 94,671 % change 4.8% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (282) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 94 85 103 New companies in 2009 100 67 102 % change -6.0% 26.9% 1.0% Record Year 2009 (100) 2006 (90) 2010 (103)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 252 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 44.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) St Albans UK 2010 252 87,705 2009 451 159,401 % change -44.1% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 78 96 78 Closed companies in 2009 100 167 184 % change -22.0% -42.5% -58% Record Year 2009 (100) 2008 (201) 2009 (184)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for St Albans during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 30 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) St Albans UK 2010 30 13,787 2009 -182 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (116) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 16 -11 25 Net growth in 2009 0 -100 -82 Record Year 2008 (52) 2002 (42) 2002 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) St Albans 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -12.6% 15.1% -3.2% Record Year 1970 (1.1%) 1962 (0.9%) 1962 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in St Albans in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 3.24% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 2.78% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANCY 1.50% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCTION 1.04% TRADING 2.04% MEDIA 1.04% ASSOCIATES 2.01% BUSINESS 0.69% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.64% BUSINESS 1.80% HERTS 0.58% MEDIA 1.75% MARKETING 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ALBANS 0.52% LONDON 1.59% CONSULTANTS 0.52% ENGINEERING 1.59% FILMS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.49% ST 0.46% CARE 1.44% M 0.46% J 1.44% ELECTRICAL 0.46% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% SYSTEMS 0.46% GLOBAL 1.42% BEAUTY 0.46% IT 1.35% J 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTY 0.41% BUILDING 1.32% ESTATE 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CARE 0.41% M 1.28% DEVELOPMENTS 0.35% SYSTEMS 1.26% INVESTMENTS 0.35% S 1.24%
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 390 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 228 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 98 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 89 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 66 14,940 8511 - Hospital activities 62 870 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 54 6,460 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 8,292 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 38 8,183 86101 - Hospital activities 37 627 99999 - Dormant Company 35 14,072 9999 - Dormant Company 33 21,484 7260 - Other computer related activities 32 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 28 13,408 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 7,634 74990 - Non-trading company 18 7,649 9305 - Other service activities 17 9,454 7011 - Development & sell real estate 17 3,743 86900 - Other human health activities 16 3,361 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 2,861
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07360930 SMARTSERVICES (LONDON) LTD 31 Aug 2010 07354405 LIGHTSGOBLUE LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07353531 TGK CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Aug 2010 07352753 STAGEBEST LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07342052 STREAMZ GLOBAL LIMITED 10 Aug 2010 07341477 ST ALBANS WOOD RECYCLING CIC 10 Aug 2010 07336440 GSA PLASTICS & HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010 07334296 STEPHEN RYAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Aug 2010 07334091 STIRLINGDAYS LTD 03 Aug 2010 07357564 THE LONDON METAL MARKET LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07356212 ON SCREEN FILMS LTD 25 Aug 2010 07355658 CHELSWOOD LTD 24 Aug 2010 07351725 PCSG (WATFORD) LTD 20 Aug 2010 07344915 POPLI MEDICAL LTD 13 Aug 2010 07342245 AL-HAQ MEDICAL LTD 11 Aug 2010 07339908 H HUBBARD ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010 07336735 CLARO TECH LIMITED 05 Aug 2010 07335977 CANAVAN MEDICAL LTD 04 Aug 2010 07358423 COGITATIO LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07357590 TRADE STAR (LONDON) LIMITED 26 Aug 2010 07353401 GRAINGAIN LTD 23 Aug 2010 07351865 OAKES LUXURY HOMES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010 07347656 PRIME ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD 17 Aug 2010 07337979 OAK FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 06 Aug 2010 07357131 PRIORITY PLUMBERS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
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