St Albans, Hertfordshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous September.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 288 companies were registered in St Albans during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) St Albans UK 2011 288 114,512 2010 282 101,492 % change 2.1% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (288) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous September.
July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 100 82 106 New companies in 2010 94 85 103 % change 6.4% -3.5% 2.9% Record Year 2011 (100) 2006 (90) 2011 (106)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 196 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) St Albans UK 2011 196 72,230 2010 252 87,705 % change -22.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 57 76 63 Closed companies in 2010 78 96 78 % change -26.9% -20.8% -19% Record Year 2009 (100) 2008 (201) 2009 (184)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for St Albans during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 92 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) St Albans UK 2011 92 42,282 2010 30 13,787 Record Year 2007 (116) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 43 6 43 Net growth in 2010 16 -11 25 Record Year 2008 (52) 2002 (42) 2002 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) St Albans 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -2.7% -18.8% -7.0% Record Year 1970 (1.1%) 1962 (0.9%) 1962 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
30.3% of all director appointments in St Albans in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MEDICAL 2.74% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 2.36% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ASSOCIATES 1.10% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 1.04% TRADING 2.06% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% DESIGN 1.94% J 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.85% PROPERTY 0.66% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.74% TRADING 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% LONDON 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDIA 0.55% LONDON 1.63% ALBAN 0.55% J 1.47% ST 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% GMA 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ALBANS 0.55% CARE 1.42% ENTERPRISES 0.49% IT 1.38% CARE 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% S 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.28% BUILDING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% COMMUNICATIONS 0.44% M 1.25% SCHOOL 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% DEVELOPMENTS 0.38% TRAINING 1.21% IT 0.38% S 1.21%
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 413 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 190 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 119 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 106 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 65 14,755 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 64 7,551 8511 - Hospital activities 64 1,052 86101 - Hospital activities 57 1,050 99999 - Dormant Company 53 18,281 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 45 10,137 9999 - Dormant Company 40 22,587 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 37 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 29 8,686 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 6,321 7499 - Non-trading company 23 11,543 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,018 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 6,798 9305 - Other service activities 15 10,525 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 3,271 73110 - Advertising agencies 15 1,573
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07690125 VERULAM SCHOOL 01 Jul 2011 07690907 IDOLA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 04 Jul 2011 07693150 WMT OUTSOURCING LTD 05 Jul 2011 07695339 HIDESTONE LIMITED 06 Jul 2011 07701812 SOLFEGE MEDIA LTD 12 Jul 2011 07704496 WE ARE CAN UK LIMITED 14 Jul 2011 07709461 OAK CONNECTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011 07712558 1ARK LTD 20 Jul 2011 07721799 PBB BLOODSTOCK LTD 28 Jul 2011 07699832 WIGGY 9 LTD 11 Jul 2011 07700926 PEOPLE 1ST RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Jul 2011 07705882 BLACK ROCK IT SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jul 2011 07706178 HERCULES EVENTS LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07716192 PERFECTION FILMS LTD 25 Jul 2011 07717510 OBIOMA MEDICAL LTD 26 Jul 2011 07722628 CARITAS FIRE SAFETY LIMITED 29 Jul 2011 07722757 STATION CARS CUFFLEY LIMITED 29 Jul 2011 07723285 BEMA CARPENTRY & JOINERY LTD 29 Jul 2011 07693079 SMART PRICE WAREHOUSE LTD 05 Jul 2011 07693171 ITEMISE INVENTORIES LTD 05 Jul 2011 07702578 DOLOMITE DIGITAL LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07704715 LIVE INDUSTRY LTD. 14 Jul 2011 07696500 ALL BAR NONE LTD 07 Jul 2011 07701064 MGRIFFITHS LIMITED 12 Jul 2011 07707962 COYNE COLLECTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
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