St Albans, Hertfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous May.
- June 2012 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous June.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 704 companies were formed in St Albans. This figure is 7.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in St Albans occurred in 2007 when a total of 1,143 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans UK 2012 704 253,150 2011 654 228,735 % change 7.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (1,143) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 350 companies were registered in St Albans during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) St Albans UK 2012 350 121,659 2011 309 112,344 % change 13.3% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (612) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
May 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 121 128 101 New companies in 2011 93 89 127 % change 30.1% 43.8% -20.5% Record Year 2007 (406) 2012 (128) 2011 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 470 companies were dissolved in St Albans. This figure is 13.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in St Albans occurred in 2009 when a total of 564 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans UK 2012 470 147,793 2011 415 162,310 % change 13.3% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (564) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 256 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 43.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) St Albans UK 2012 256 80,218 2011 179 71,324 % change 43.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (351) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
June 2012 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous June.
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 75 82 99 Closed companies in 2011 44 77 58 % change 70.5% 6.5% 71% Record Year 2009 (89) 2009 (167) 2012 (99)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for St Albans increased by 234 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans UK 2012 234 105,357 2011 239 66,425 Record Year 2007 (852) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for St Albans during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 94 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) St Albans UK 2012 94 41,441 2011 130 41,020 Record Year 2007 (487) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 46 46 2 Net growth in 2011 49 12 69 Record Year 2007 (370) 2003 (50) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) St Albans 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.7%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) St Albans 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 9.5% 26.1% -15.1% Record Year 2007 (1.0%) 1967 (0.8%) 1967 (1.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in St Albans was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.9% of all director appointments in St Albans in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
31.1% of all director appointments in St Albans in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.75% CONSULTING 5.07% MEDICAL 1.90% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ASSOCIATES 1.00% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 0.85% TRADING 2.10% MANAGEMENT 0.85% DESIGN 1.89% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.87% J 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.82% DESIGN 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% M 0.53% BUSINESS 1.70% RECRUITMENT 0.53% MEDIA 1.69% MEDIA 0.53% LONDON 1.68% LONDON 0.53% J 1.57% ENTERPRISES 0.53% GLOBAL 1.51% S 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.48% IT 0.42% IT 1.42% EVENTS 0.42% CARE 1.31% K 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.31% MARKETING 0.42% M 1.26% CENTRE 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.23% PROPERTIES 0.37% BUILDING 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.37% SECURITY 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.37% S 1.18% PARTNERS 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 520 244,457 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 157 35,447 7487 - Other business activities 133 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 20,390 86101 - Hospital activities 93 1,455 99999 - Dormant Company 76 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 61 15,280 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 57 10,271 7414 - Business & management consultancy 53 10,978 8511 - Hospital activities 46 833 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 6,356 9999 - Dormant Company 29 16,469 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 14,220 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 8,258 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 24 4,644 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 6,456 41100 - Development of building projects 19 5,149 43210 - Electrical installation 19 3,557 59113 - Television programme production activities 19 1,104 7499 - Non-trading company 18 8,023
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08015433 MRS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Apr 2012 08021468 Q GRAND LTD 05 Apr 2012 08023030 LES SENS LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08025346 HOW'S THAT FOR FANCY DRESS LTD 11 Apr 2012 08028375 FLEETVILLE TRUST 12 Apr 2012 08029465 VORTEX TRADING LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08032207 YELLOW STORAGE LIMITED 16 Apr 2012 08037182 GLENWOOD INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Apr 2012 08042236 PROSPECT SOFTWARE LIMITED 23 Apr 2012 08042300 A K TRAVEL & CARGO LIMITED 23 Apr 2012 08043009 CD - ITSUPPLIES LIMITED 24 Apr 2012 08046959 TRANSTHERA LTD 26 Apr 2012 08048983 A K CURRY LEAF LIMITED 27 Apr 2012 08016992 GP&CP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08017519 SENSORY GARDENS LTD 03 Apr 2012 08033179 THE TOAST AGENCY LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08033403 MSP PLASTERING LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08035590 OXFORD CONTENT COMPANY LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08035759 MORAND LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08036692 BOND MONEY LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08050335 D. M. BARNETT LTD 30 Apr 2012 08015583 ALVIN WOOLLEY ASSOCIATES LTD 02 Apr 2012 08015713 RICHARD CHILD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 02 Apr 2012 08034062 G4MEAT LTD 17 Apr 2012 08042180 PROWSE CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Apr 2012
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