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

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    2010282101,492
    200926994,671
    % change4.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (282) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20109485103
    New companies in 200910067102
    % change-6.0%26.9%1.0%
    Record Year2009 (100)2006 (90)2010 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    201025287,705
    2009451159,401
    % change-44.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010789678
    Closed companies in 2009100167184
    % change-22.0%-42.5%-58%
    Record Year2009 (100)2008 (201)2009 (184)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    20103013,787
    2009-182-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (116) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201016-1125
    Net growth in 20090-100-82
    Record Year2008 (52)2002 (42)2002 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-12.6%15.1%-3.2%
    Record Year1970 (1.1%)1962 (0.9%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDICAL3.24%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING2.78%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.50%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION1.04%TRADING2.04%
    MEDIA1.04%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BUSINESS0.69%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%BUSINESS1.80%
    HERTS0.58%MEDIA1.75%
    MARKETING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ALBANS0.52%LONDON1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%ENGINEERING1.59%
    FILMS0.52%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ST0.46%CARE1.44%
    M0.46%J1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.46%GLOBAL1.42%
    BEAUTY0.46%IT1.35%
    J0.41%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTY0.41%BUILDING1.32%
    ESTATE0.41%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CARE0.41%M1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.35%SYSTEMS1.26%
    INVESTMENTS0.35%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied390202,902
    7487 - Other business activities22869,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9813,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8925,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6614,940
    8511 - Hospital activities62870
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified546,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities398,292
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply388,183
    86101 - Hospital activities37627
    99999 - Dormant Company3514,072
    9999 - Dormant Company3321,484
    7260 - Other computer related activities328,967
    7499 - Non-trading company2813,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering227,634
    74990 - Non-trading company187,649
    9305 - Other service activities179,454
    7011 - Development & sell real estate173,743
    86900 - Other human health activities163,361
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities132,861

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07360930 SMARTSERVICES (LONDON) LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07359638 POSH GLOBAL LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07359625 ENGAGEABILITY FIELD MARKETING LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07352656 GB CONSULTORIA LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07345554 INSYLIX LTD 13 Aug 2010
    07341806 BROKERAGE PERSONAL SUPPORT LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340556 N GROVER SERVICES LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07339726 RODELL SPECIALIST CONTRACTORS LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07337328 PREMIUM DECOR LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335069 ROXIS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333174 COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Aug 2010
    07356212 ON SCREEN FILMS LTD 25 Aug 2010
    07352337 HAPPIFEET LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07351725 PCSG (WATFORD) LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07350839 SAW TOOTH FILMS LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07349602 VIVID MEDICAL LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07348099 UGOCSAI MEDICAL LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07339653 SVIRIDOV MEDICAL LTD 09 Aug 2010
    07336735 CLARO TECH LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334337 AMIRAFSHARI MEDICAL LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07350275 PRO-TECH SECURITY INT LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347656 PRIME ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07360856 SOLVEIT4ME LTD 31 Aug 2010
    07357131 PRIORITY PLUMBERS LIMITED 25 Aug 2010
    07349147 JULIE OAKLEY DESIGN LIMITED 18 Aug 2010