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 07735604 MAXIMUM RESPECS LTD 10 Aug 2011 07738250 HOUSE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011 07746351 DOWER BUILDING LIMITED 19 Aug 2011 07753153 TIPS & TOES (LONDON) LIMITED 25 Aug 2011 07754377 BAG LADY LTD 26 Aug 2011 07741901 PLYSPEX LTD 16 Aug 2011 OC366998 WORLD CEMENT HOLDING LLP 03 Aug 2011 07727386 SMART MEDIA ON DEMAND LTD 03 Aug 2011 07731080 AGNETA'S MEDICAL LTD 05 Aug 2011 07741302 SS MARKETING LTD 16 Aug 2011 07742103 DE-LUX HEATING LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07743265 I-PROFFER LIMITED 17 Aug 2011 07750591 DSFINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 24 Aug 2011 07754199 DIHEDRAL SCENERY LTD 26 Aug 2011 07742505 FLAWLESS PROMOTIONS LIMITED 16 Aug 2011 07725147 OASIS ENTERPRISE (UK) LIMITED 02 Aug 2011 07725704 THE HOMEWOOD PRESS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011 07726447 JOHN PICKLES ENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2011 07740435 MORE SALES LTD 15 Aug 2011 07752323 TK & C LIMITED 25 Aug 2011 07757235 FOREST RUN LTD 31 Aug 2011 07746991 INSIDERETAIL LIMITED 19 Aug 2011 07755013 G RIGGING AND LIGHTING LTD 30 Aug 2011 07756815 ECARSMAGAZINE LTD 30 Aug 2011 07731804 SEAN REED PAINTERS & DECORATORS LTD 08 Aug 2011
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