St Albans, Hertfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 321 companies were registered in St Albans during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) St Albans UK 2012 321 118,868 2011 288 114,512 % change 11.5% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (321) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 121 98 102 New companies in 2011 100 82 106 % change 21.0% 19.5% -3.8% Record Year 2012 (121) 2012 (98) 2011 (106)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 232 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) St Albans UK 2012 232 74,772 2011 196 72,230 % change 18.4% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 91 67 74 Closed companies in 2011 57 76 63 % change 59.6% -11.8% 17% Record Year 2009 (100) 2008 (201) 2009 (184)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for St Albans during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 89 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) St Albans UK 2012 89 44,096 2011 92 42,282 Record Year 2007 (116) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 30 31 28 Net growth in 2011 43 6 43 Record Year 2008 (52) 2002 (42) 2002 (59)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) St Albans 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 8.7% 20.5% -4.8% Record Year 1970 (1.1%) 1962 (0.9%) 1962 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
34.9% of all director appointments in St Albans in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.93% CONSULTING 5.05% MEDICAL 1.80% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.18% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 1.03% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.93% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.83% J 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DESIGN 0.51% BUSINESS 1.72% MEDIA 0.51% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% EVENTS 0.51% MEDIA 1.67% LONDON 0.51% LONDON 1.67% CENTRE 0.46% J 1.55% S 0.46% GLOBAL 1.53% M 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.46% PROPERTIES 0.46% IT 1.43% IT 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.34% GLOBAL 0.41% CARE 1.32% FINANCIAL 0.41% M 1.27% PARTNERS 0.36% BUILDING 1.22% ENTERPRISES 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.20% ALBANS 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.20% TRADING 0.36% S 1.17% FOR 0.36% SECURITY 1.16%
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 757 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 146 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 100 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 96 35,545 86101 - Hospital activities 84 1,397 99999 - Dormant Company 73 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 61 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 9,891 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 8,437 8511 - Hospital activities 39 670 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 28 4,997 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 13,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 7,869 9999 - Dormant Company 21 12,598 43210 - Electrical installation 19 3,387 59113 - Television programme production activities 19 1,069 41100 - Development of building projects 18 4,965 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 3,493 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 4,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 3,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08127760 CIRRIS BAKERY&CAKES LTD 03 Jul 2012 08130381 TECHNICAL CONFERENCE GROUP LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08132621 E-QUALITY COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Jul 2012 08144296 GWHR CONSULTING LTD 16 Jul 2012 08144484 STREETMATCHING LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08150888 FRIESEN SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jul 2012 08153755 MAHI SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jul 2012 08155511 DIEDPRETTY LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 OC377253 CMB ADELAIDE LLP 26 Jul 2012 08163489 MANAGEMENT AND SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD 31 Jul 2012 08128221 CAMMACK CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08136449 MHR MEDICAL LTD 10 Jul 2012 08140655 NOTTMAC 63 LTD 12 Jul 2012 08142481 SIXTY MINUTE MUMMY LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08148807 FEDORYK MEDICAL LTD 19 Jul 2012 08149458 REHCRA LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08153201 MAC TYRES ST ALBANS LTD 23 Jul 2012 08158222 MADEIROS MEDICAL LTD 26 Jul 2012 08129792 MIB MARKETING LTD 04 Jul 2012 08137452 BARR FARMING UNLIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08144596 REFLECTIONS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012 08151970 SKATHA LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08152302 RESOLUTE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jul 2012 OC377213 SANDCROSS FARMING LLP 25 Jul 2012 08155778 TEACHECO LTD 25 Jul 2012
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