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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.

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 (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 AlbansUK
    2011288114,512
    2010282101,492
    % change2.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (288) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201110082106
    New companies in 20109485103
    % change6.4%-3.5%2.9%
    Record Year2011 (100)2006 (90)2011 (106)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    201119672,230
    201025287,705
    % change-22.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011577663
    Closed companies in 2010789678
    % change-26.9%-20.8%-19%
    Record Year2009 (100)2008 (201)2009 (184)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    20119242,282
    20103013,787
    Record Year 2007 (116) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201143643
    Net growth in 201016-1125
    Record Year2008 (52)2002 (42)2002 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-2.7%-18.8%-7.0%
    Record Year1970 (1.1%)1962 (0.9%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MEDICAL2.74%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING2.36%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASSOCIATES1.10%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%TRADING2.06%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%DESIGN1.94%
    J0.71%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.66%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.60%ENGINEERING1.74%
    TRADING0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    LONDON0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.55%LONDON1.63%
    ALBAN0.55%J1.47%
    ST0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    GMA0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ALBANS0.55%CARE1.42%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%IT1.38%
    CARE0.49%BUILDING1.30%
    S0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    BUILDING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.44%M1.25%
    SCHOOL0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.38%TRAINING1.21%
    IT0.38%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied413204,493
    7487 - Other business activities19065,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11929,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10615,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6514,755
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified647,551
    8511 - Hospital activities641,052
    86101 - Hospital activities571,050
    99999 - Dormant Company5318,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4510,137
    9999 - Dormant Company4022,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply378,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities298,686
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering256,321
    7499 - Non-trading company2311,543
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities196,798
    9305 - Other service activities1510,525
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities153,271
    73110 - Advertising agencies151,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07765697 COTTON CONTRACT LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766185 MEFSYS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07779728 INDIANA (GB) LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07783828 DGH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07766137 J F WAZIR MEDICAL LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07766899 KEV GATHARD SERVICES LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07767657 DAL AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07767933 YAKOUB'S MEDICAL SERVICE LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07774636 AUDIO UPRISE LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07776274 THE CORNISH OGGIE OGGIE PASTY COMPANY (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778562 LIBOB LIGHTING LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07785650 BLIGHTY ENTERPRISES LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07788446 MAGENTA7 LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07765116 COMMSTEL LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766599 CHRISSIE MARTIN SOCIAL WORK SERVICES . LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07780823 HEATHLANDS ACADEMY 20 Sep 2011
    07785518 WAY TO THE NATIONS LTD. 23 Sep 2011
    07788189 SMALL SAINTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07758698 TOTAL RECRUITMENT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07760754 JAMES LAURENCE CARS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07760807 CROYDON ASPHALT LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07766822 ABSOLUTE PHARMA LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07771064 BUSHELL PROJECTS LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07771546 KANUKA TEA LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07771731 STICKYFACEPRODUCTIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011