St Albans, Hertfordshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 345 companies were registered in St Albans during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) St Albans UK 2011 345 116,391 2010 305 105,137 % change 13.1% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (531) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 113 110 122 New companies in 2010 78 89 138 % change 44.9% 23.6% -11.6% Record Year 2011 (113) 2011 (110) 2007 (341)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 236 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) St Albans UK 2011 236 90,986 2010 234 82,677 % change 0.9% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (236) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 93 66 77 Closed companies in 2010 65 87 82 % change 43.1% -24.1% -6% Record Year 2011 (93) 2010 (87) 2009 (126)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for St Albans during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 109 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) St Albans UK 2011 109 25,405 2010 71 22,460 Record Year 2007 (365) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 20 44 45 Net growth in 2010 13 2 56 Record Year 2008 (52) 2007 (58) 2007 (286)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) St Albans 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 25.0% 8.7% -15.7% Record Year 1967 (1.0%) 1971 (1.2%) 1976 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.3% of all director appointments in St Albans in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 3.74% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 2.49% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.87% CONSULTANCY 3.16% ASSOCIATES 1.08% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.96% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.92% DESIGN 0.85% BUSINESS 1.87% TRADING 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% J 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.68% MEDIA 1.69% ALBANS 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.61% GMA 0.57% LONDON 1.60% PROPERTY 0.51% CARE 1.45% ST 0.51% J 1.45% LONDON 0.51% GLOBAL 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% COMMUNICATIONS 0.45% IT 1.41% CARE 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.36% (ST 0.45% BUILDING 1.34% HERTS 0.45% M 1.30% FILMS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ALBANS) 0.45% S 1.24% INTERNATIONAL 0.40% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% S 0.40% SYSTEMS 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 400 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 180 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 122 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 109 16,150 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 66 7,788 7414 - Business & management consultancy 60 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 55 18,336 86101 - Hospital activities 52 960 8511 - Hospital activities 51 807 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 10,246 9999 - Dormant Company 31 19,765 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 7,000 7260 - Other computer related activities 30 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 26 11,316 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,085 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 6,183 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 3,436 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 6,996 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,695 86900 - Other human health activities 16 4,092
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07545773 SIBERIAN FLOORS LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07543461 LN PROJECTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011 07541676 ALBAN WALLACE LIMITED 24 Feb 2011 07534897 NJ HUGHES & PARTNERS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011 07534263 RAYDENS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011 07529293 STERLING FORD (MILTON KEYNES) LIMITED 14 Feb 2011 07529147 SALISBURY EATON MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Feb 2011 07527194 PREMIER PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED 11 Feb 2011 07525429 RANEET LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07522626 CORESOFT LIMITED 09 Feb 2011 07512015 HOTLOXSHAIR LIMITED 01 Feb 2011 07545281 OSTEOLATES LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07535027 MRG FILM SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2011 07528702 MEDILIFE COURSE LTD 14 Feb 2011 07525103 RESPACT LTD 10 Feb 2011 07524565 MEDICAL JAB LTD 10 Feb 2011 07519529 BERNERIDGE LIMITED 07 Feb 2011 07515323 TOP COAT SET PAINTING LTD 03 Feb 2011 07514703 CAAN TRADING LTD 02 Feb 2011 07513560 S&M EQUIPT LIMITED 02 Feb 2011 07539387 BRENTONE GROUP LIMITED 22 Feb 2011 07539152 BRENTONE PUBLISHING LIMITED 22 Feb 2011 07522347 BILLIONAIRES AUTO CLUB LIMITED 09 Feb 2011 07517372 SIMON JEFFS LIMITED 04 Feb 2011 07516453 DNA FIRE SYSTEMS LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
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