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 07327965 IPSWICH TWO LTD 27 Jul 2010 07325294 MIB FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 26 Jul 2010 07323233 MJE DATA SERVICE LTD 22 Jul 2010 07316021 VANTAGGI FINANCE LTD 15 Jul 2010 07315477 ANNETTE BRENNAN SONOGRAPHY LIMITED 15 Jul 2010 07309290 SHEPPARD BUSINESS IT LIMITED 09 Jul 2010 07306846 MPB WATERPROOFING LIMITED 07 Jul 2010 07306741 PROMOTE EDUCATION LIMITED 07 Jul 2010 07301206 MPGK LIMITED 01 Jul 2010 OC356376 BULKMAR LLP 12 Jul 2010 07331362 JLS FILM & TV LTD 30 Jul 2010 07329348 M&S MEDICAL LTD 28 Jul 2010 07323205 JON-TEE CAD LIMITED 22 Jul 2010 07321553 MAGIC WAND SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010 07314446 EQUIPMENT4GARAGES.COM LIMITED 14 Jul 2010 07313749 AMLESH LTD 14 Jul 2010 07331392 AHHBURGESS 30 Jul 2010 07328472 COMPY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010 07321079 ASHBROOK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010 07319513 KLM CONSULTING LTD 20 Jul 2010 07315894 NICKLIN TRADING LTD 15 Jul 2010 07306787 HMSE STORE LTD 07 Jul 2010 07329969 ST ALBANS COMPUTER SERVICES LTD 29 Jul 2010 07324413 RELM CAPITAL LIMITED 23 Jul 2010 07305361 AURUM CONSULTING LTD 06 Jul 2010
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