St Albans, Hertfordshire
2011 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The second half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous second half year.
- December 2011 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous December.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 1,206 companies were formed in St Albans in 2011. This total is 7.7% higher than in 2010 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.
Year St Albans UK 2011 1,206 452,870 2010 1,120 400,358 2009 1,057 362,675 2008 987 349,203 2007 1,623 457,649 Record Year 2007 (1,623) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The second half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2011 a total of 552 companies were formed in St Albans. This figure is 0.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.
The highest total for a second half year in St Albans occurred in 2011 when a total of 552 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans UK 2011 552 224,135 2010 550 196,609 % change 0.4% 14.0% Record Year 2011 (552) 2011 (224,135) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 264 companies were registered in St Albans during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) St Albans UK 2011 264 109,623 2010 268 95,117 % change -1.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (283) 2011 (109,623) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2011 96 103 65 New companies in 2010 94 104 70 % change 2.1% -1.0% -7.1% Record Year 2006 (103) 2009 (108) 2009 (86)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 855 companies were dissolved in St Albans in 2011. This total is 6.6% lower than in 2010 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year St Albans UK 2011 855 314,523 2010 915 342,232 2009 1,286 533,773 2008 659 237,901 2007 572 220,295 Record Year 2009 (1,286) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 a total of 440 companies were dissolved in St Albans. This figure is 1.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -7.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in St Albans occurred in 2009 when a total of 722 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans UK 2011 440 152,213 2010 448 164,601 % change -1.8% -7.5% Record Year 2009 (722) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 244 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is an increase of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 4.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) St Albans UK 2011 244 79,983 2010 196 76,896 % change 24.5% 4.0% Record Year 2009 (271) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
December 2011 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous December.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2011 61 83 100 Closed companies in 2010 52 90 54 % change 17.3% -7.8% 85% Record Year 2009 (104) 2010 (90) 2011 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 351 companies were added to the company register for St Albans in 2011. This number represents growth of 31.3% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.
This number is 146 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the St Albans company register grew by 1,051 companies.
Year St Albans UK 2011 351 138,347 2010 205 58,126 2009 -229 -171,098 2008 328 111,302 2007 1,051 237,354 Record Year 2007 (1,051) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 the company register for St Albans increased by 112 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans UK 2011 112 71,922 2010 102 32,008 Record Year 1994 (295) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
Net company growth for St Albans during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 20 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) St Albans UK 2011 20 29,640 2010 72 18,221 Record Year 1994 (158) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2011 35 20 -35 Net growth in 2010 42 14 16 Record Year 2003 (55) 2004 (53) 1994 (43)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2011)
In 2011 St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when St Albans was responsible for 0.3% of all UK companies.
Year St Albans 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 St Albans formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.7%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
In the fourth quarter of 2011, St Albans formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) St Albans 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change -11.3% -15.6% -17.7% Record Year 1966 (1.0%) 1972 (1.1%) 1961 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2011)
The average age of a director in 2011 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2011)
The record year for female directors in St Albans was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in St Albans in 2011 was 27.5%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The record second half year for female directors in St Albans was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
28.6% of all director appointments in St Albans in the second 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 (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in St Albans in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2010-Dec 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.04% CONSULTING 5.07% MEDICAL 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.26% MANAGEMENT 1.27% PROPERTY 2.37% ASSOCIATES 1.21% TRADING 2.07% J 0.94% DESIGN 1.92% PROPERTY 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.86% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.66% BUSINESS 1.78% ENTERPRISES 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ALBANS 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.73% ST 0.61% MEDIA 1.71% MEDIA 0.55% LONDON 1.63% GMA 0.55% J 1.51% RECRUITMENT 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.48% TRADING 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.50% IT 1.41% SALES 0.44% CARE 1.39% CARE 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.29% LONDON 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.29% ALBAN 0.44% M 1.27% DESIGN 0.44% BUILDING 1.26% SCHOOL 0.44% ENERGY 1.25% PARK 0.39% S 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.39% ENTERPRISES 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 408 205,525 7487 - Other business activities 160 57,052 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 136 32,483 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 17,765 86101 - Hospital activities 70 1,216 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 68 8,671 99999 - Dormant Company 58 21,846 7414 - Business & management consultancy 58 13,034 8511 - Hospital activities 55 950 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 51 12,072 9999 - Dormant Company 37 20,199 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 34 7,398 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 5,558 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 7,493 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 7,667 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 11,768 7499 - Non-trading company 22 9,957 43210 - Electrical installation 15 3,175 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,929 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 3,633
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07796445 SEVEN SPHERE LTD 04 Oct 2011 07799349 TRIBE12 MUSIC LTD. 06 Oct 2011 07803338 OVAL ROCK LTD 10 Oct 2011 07805543 24X7 RECRUITMENT LIMITED 11 Oct 2011 07807993 THE BESPOKE FRAME WORKS LIMITED 12 Oct 2011 07820550 THE TUTOR ROOM LIMITED 24 Oct 2011 07822897 NATCHAT PRODUCTIONS LTD 25 Oct 2011 07828691 LUX MENTIS LTD. 31 Oct 2011 07804901 NATIONWIDE ALARMS LIMITED 11 Oct 2011 07804997 LEMON JACKET LIMITED 11 Oct 2011 07807210 SUBJECTS MAGAZINE LIMITED 12 Oct 2011 07810717 DR JEROME LTD 14 Oct 2011 07812059 ACTON BAKER FITCH LTD 17 Oct 2011 07827473 CANDEST LTD. 28 Oct 2011 07828174 SGE CONSTRUCTION LTD 31 Oct 2011 07800277 KANA CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD 06 Oct 2011 OC368725 GENERAL TRADING BOUTIQUE LLP 07 Oct 2011 07802822 KENDLING HARVEY TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Oct 2011 07802877 ESTEEM RECORDS LTD 10 Oct 2011 07804511 MYBOOTH LIMITED 10 Oct 2011 07815114 YOUNG & COUNTRY LIMITED 19 Oct 2011 07816759 GRAYMATTER IQ EE LIMITED 20 Oct 2011 07828803 RECOVERY PATHWAYS LTD 31 Oct 2011 07796044 KINNEIL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Oct 2011 07802364 SYMBIONT FILMS LIMITED 07 Oct 2011
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