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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

  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 (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 AlbansUK
    2011345116,391
    2010305105,137
    % change13.1%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (531) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011113110122
    New companies in 20107889138
    % change44.9%23.6%-11.6%
    Record Year2011 (113)2011 (110)2007 (341)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    201123690,986
    201023482,677
    % change0.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (236) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011936677
    Closed companies in 2010658782
    % change43.1%-24.1%-6%
    Record Year2011 (93)2010 (87)2009 (126)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    201110925,405
    20107122,460
    Record Year 2007 (365) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011204445
    Net growth in 201013256
    Record Year2008 (52)2007 (58)2007 (286)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change25.0%8.7%-15.7%
    Record Year1967 (1.0%)1971 (1.2%)1976 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDICAL3.74%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING2.49%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.87%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    MEDIA0.91%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    DESIGN0.85%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    J0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    ALBANS0.57%ENGINEERING1.61%
    GMA0.57%LONDON1.60%
    PROPERTY0.51%CARE1.45%
    ST0.51%J1.45%
    LONDON0.51%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.45%IT1.41%
    CARE0.45%PROPERTIES1.36%
    (ST0.45%BUILDING1.34%
    HERTS0.45%M1.30%
    FILMS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ALBANS)0.45%S1.24%
    INTERNATIONAL0.40%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    S0.40%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied400202,798
    7487 - Other business activities18060,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12230,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10916,150
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified667,788
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6012,916
    99999 - Dormant Company5518,336
    86101 - Hospital activities52960
    8511 - Hospital activities51807
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4710,246
    9999 - Dormant Company3119,765
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply317,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities307,789
    7499 - Non-trading company2611,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,085
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,183
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities173,436
    62090 - Other information technology service activities166,996
    74990 - Non-trading company168,695
    86900 - Other human health activities164,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543461 LN PROJECTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07534897 NJ HUGHES & PARTNERS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07529147 SALISBURY EATON MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07519993 EXPRESS CAR WASH LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07515764 FIRMIN CONSULTING LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07541362 KELLYS VEGIES LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07538049 MARINASHUBNIKOVA LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07534502 SCHOINAS MEDICAL LTD 18 Feb 2011
    07528558 SORAH MEDICAL LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07525732 TRIM & CUT GARDENING SERVICES LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07525103 RESPACT LTD 10 Feb 2011
    07521171 DK WONDERWORKS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07515323 TOP COAT SET PAINTING LTD 03 Feb 2011
    07514703 CAAN TRADING LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513490 LW WELLS PROPHAND SERVICES LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07545826 FINAL DRAFT PUBLISHING LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07539387 BRENTONE GROUP LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07528368 FRUIT IDEAS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528343 GOODWIN & WILD LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07522347 BILLIONAIRES AUTO CLUB LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07517332 J WHOLESALE AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07512909 PHIDEX CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07540154 DABHOC CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07539196 CAPED KOALA STUDIOS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07536617 BLUEGLOW (EUROPE) LIMITED 21 Feb 2011