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 08094118 K DOLLING LTD 06 Jun 2012 08095605 BESPOKE LONDON TOURS LTD 07 Jun 2012 08102462 MVT ROOFING LTD 12 Jun 2012 08103335 TEN 3 CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Jun 2012 08108599 PERFORMANCE TELECOM HOLDINGS LTD 18 Jun 2012 OC376330 HOME LANE LLP 21 Jun 2012 08116282 GURUTIME LIMITED 22 Jun 2012 08118270 CAN AGENCY LIMITED 25 Jun 2012 08119317 AGNITIO SYSTEMS LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08124934 UNITAL HERTS LIMITED 29 Jun 2012 08093555 PLACES TO PROSPER LIMITED 06 Jun 2012 08094906 HAPPYHAIR LIMITED 06 Jun 2012 08098403 KHALID COMPANY LTD 08 Jun 2012 08102276 CANDVWEDDINGANDEVENTPLANNING LIMITED 12 Jun 2012 08116916 BUNDAS RADIOLOGY LTD 25 Jun 2012 08117865 HARNAYDECORATING LIMITED 25 Jun 2012 08096124 BUTE CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jun 2012 08097556 PALLISER FRIEND LIMITED 08 Jun 2012 08108656 PROJECT KEEN LIMITED 18 Jun 2012 08112133 CLARE LEWIN LTD 20 Jun 2012 08116811 SAFE ACCESS SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 25 Jun 2012 08117636 TRYANGLE SUPPORT LTD 25 Jun 2012 08119630 VALE INTERWEB LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08099330 SOFLASH LIMITED 11 Jun 2012 08106839 FP PERFORMANCE LIMITED 15 Jun 2012
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