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 08166389 HARRY ROCK BARS LTD 02 Aug 2012 08167118 DP COMMERCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD 03 Aug 2012 08167975 DIALITIX LIMITED 03 Aug 2012 08170506 CHANGE EXCELLENCE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012 08179114 WILLOW GROVE (NASCOT WOOD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08179224 COMMUNITY JUSTICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08185584 JMAC RAIL LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08187880 NADEZHDA LTD 22 Aug 2012 08195653 EJ CULLEY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08166054 MJD BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2012 08171684 GERWOLF LTD 08 Aug 2012 08179601 RENOV8TIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012 08197497 AMORE DI PIETRA LTD 31 Aug 2012 08165747 ST ALBANS FILM FESTIVAL LTD 02 Aug 2012 08169522 HAMILTON REFURBISHMENTS LTD 06 Aug 2012 08178287 VIPUL REMOVALS LTD 14 Aug 2012 08180645 MOMENTS FOR MEMORIES LIMITED 15 Aug 2012 08185352 ECFIO LIMITED 20 Aug 2012 08187742 COSMETICS NOW (UK) LTD 22 Aug 2012 08190694 SOLON LIMITED 24 Aug 2012 08195586 KERNAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD 30 Aug 2012 08196690 HARRSKEL LIMITED 30 Aug 2012 08197979 JAMES FRANCIS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012 08170392 MAIA WEALTH LTD 07 Aug 2012 08174121 SEGURO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 09 Aug 2012
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