St Albans, Hertfordshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous June.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 654 companies were formed in St Albans. This figure is 14.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in St Albans occurred in 2007 when a total of 1,143 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans UK 2011 654 228,735 2010 570 203,749 % change 14.7% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (1,143) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 309 companies were registered in St Albans during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 16.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) St Albans UK 2011 309 112,344 2010 265 98,612 % change 16.6% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (612) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous June.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 93 89 127 New companies in 2010 78 81 106 % change 19.2% 9.9% 19.8% Record Year 2007 (406) 2009 (94) 2011 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 415 companies were dissolved in St Albans. This figure is 11.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in St Albans occurred in 2009 when a total of 564 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans UK 2011 415 162,310 2010 467 177,631 % change -11.1% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (564) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 179 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 23.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) St Albans UK 2011 179 71,324 2010 233 94,954 % change -23.2% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (351) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 44 77 58 Closed companies in 2010 49 95 89 % change -10.2% -18.9% -35% Record Year 2009 (89) 2009 (167) 2009 (95)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for St Albans increased by 239 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans UK 2011 239 66,425 2010 103 26,118 Record Year 2007 (852) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for St Albans during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 130 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) St Albans UK 2011 130 41,020 2010 32 3,658 Record Year 2007 (487) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 49 12 69 Net growth in 2010 29 -14 17 Record Year 2007 (370) 2003 (50) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) St Albans 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change 15.4% -13.5% 6.1% Record Year 2007 (1.0%) 1967 (0.8%) 1967 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in St Albans was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in St Albans in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
30.1% of all director appointments in St Albans in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 3.31% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTING 2.54% MANAGEMENT 4.86% MANAGEMENT 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.17% ASSOCIATES 1.05% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTANCY 0.99% TRADING 2.05% CONSTRUCTION 0.88% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANTS 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ALBANS 0.72% BUSINESS 1.87% J 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% ST 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.66% MEDIA 1.73% MEDIA 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.67% PROPERTY 0.61% LONDON 1.60% TRADING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.46% LONDON 0.55% J 1.44% CARE 0.55% CARE 1.44% GMA 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.42% SYSTEMS 0.50% IT 1.39% R 0.44% BUILDING 1.32% BUILDING 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUSINESS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% S 0.44% M 1.27% D 0.44% S 1.23% ALBAN 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% FILMS 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 392 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 178 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 125 30,647 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 110 16,419 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 67 7,835 7414 - Business & management consultancy 62 13,053 86101 - Hospital activities 58 1,077 99999 - Dormant Company 54 18,918 8511 - Hospital activities 49 864 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 10,545 9999 - Dormant Company 31 20,111 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 29 7,143 7260 - Other computer related activities 29 7,849 7499 - Non-trading company 23 10,955 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 5,928 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,322 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 7,095 73110 - Advertising agencies 16 1,633 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 3,394 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,481
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