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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
    07761050 MRP PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07766185 MEFSYS LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07774362 REAL LIZARDZ TOURING LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07778410 CHALFONT LAND LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07784500 LONG LEVER LTD. 23 Sep 2011
    OC368346 DOWLING SAGOO LLP 23 Sep 2011
    OC368436 STAMFORD PROFESSIONALS LLP 28 Sep 2011
    07791979 CITY OF ST. ALBANS SWIMMING COACHES LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07792229 CDTM LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07760742 PRATYUSHA MEDICAL LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07766072 DABANG LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07770574 STRAZDS MEDICAL LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07774636 AUDIO UPRISE LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07776274 THE CORNISH OGGIE OGGIE PASTY COMPANY (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777897 CHARIOT PICTURES LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07785199 GASIM LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07785650 BLIGHTY ENTERPRISES LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07765116 COMMSTEL LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07768530 LONWIN TRADING LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07770997 HEALTHPRO DISTRIBUTION LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07778216 CURA PUERI LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780823 HEATHLANDS ACADEMY 20 Sep 2011
    07791861 SHOREDITCH PARK PROPERTY LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07758615 PREMIERE DRIVING LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759683 ARETICA LIMITED 01 Sep 2011