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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.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    2012321118,868
    2011288114,512
    % change11.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (321) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter

  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201212198102
    New companies in 201110082106
    % change21.0%19.5%-3.8%
    Record Year2012 (121)2012 (98)2011 (106)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    201223274,772
    201119672,230
    % change18.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012916774
    Closed companies in 2011577663
    % change59.6%-11.8%17%
    Record Year2009 (100)2008 (201)2009 (184)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 AlbansUK
    20128944,096
    20119242,282
    Record Year 2007 (116) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012303128
    Net growth in 201143643
    Record Year2008 (52)2002 (42)2002 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change8.7%20.5%-4.8%
    Record Year1970 (1.1%)1962 (0.9%)1962 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.93%CONSULTING5.05%
    MEDICAL1.80%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%PROPERTY2.35%
    PROPERTY1.03%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    J0.57%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.51%BUSINESS1.72%
    MEDIA0.51%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    EVENTS0.51%MEDIA1.67%
    LONDON0.51%LONDON1.67%
    CENTRE0.46%J1.55%
    S0.46%GLOBAL1.53%
    M0.46%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.46%IT1.43%
    IT0.46%PROPERTIES1.34%
    GLOBAL0.41%CARE1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.41%M1.27%
    PARTNERS0.36%BUILDING1.22%
    ENTERPRISES0.36%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ALBANS0.36%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    TRADING0.36%S1.17%
    FOR0.36%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied757331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified14633,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10019,425
    7487 - Other business activities9635,545
    86101 - Hospital activities841,397
    99999 - Dormant Company7325,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6114,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified529,891
    7414 - Business & management consultancy448,437
    8511 - Hospital activities39670
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply284,997
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2813,716
    62090 - Other information technology service activities277,869
    9999 - Dormant Company2112,598
    43210 - Electrical installation193,387
    59113 - Television programme production activities191,069
    41100 - Development of building projects184,965
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering153,493
    7260 - Other computer related activities154,979
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified153,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08202276 RED DUCK EVENTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08206240 O'SHEA CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08208611 MCD SECURITY HERTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08212308 IT HEART LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214884 IRG MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08216398 GDS7 LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08219164 FRANCES & FRANCIS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08221723 HENMID LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08232880 ANNEPHYSIO LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08199014 EXSIGHT CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08201215 COUTURE HAIR LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08207328 B-SURGERIZE LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210415 ARMIKA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08215302 M.ALMASY TRANSPORT LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08227352 S E LOCATION ENGINEERING LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08229621 OVENTUS PROPERTIES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233375 BATEOTU LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08198377 INDIGO SQUARE CONSULTING LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08205711 TLC CAFE/DELI LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206502 IFFO (2012) LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08218206 MAD4SMARTPHONES LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08224553 THE CHILDWICK TRUST 21 Sep 2012
    08229901 VEVA RENTALS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08206684 CES ST ALBANS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08222899 JAK JAK PRODUCTIONS LTD 20 Sep 2012

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