St Albans, Hertfordshire
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous second half year.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous October.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous October.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 1,295 companies were formed in St Albans in 2012. This total is 7.4% higher than in 2011 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year St Albans UK 2012 1,295 491,893 2011 1,206 452,870 2010 1,120 400,358 2009 1,057 362,675 2008 987 349,203 Record Year 2007 (1,623) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2012 a total of 591 companies were formed in St Albans. This figure is 7.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in St Albans occurred in 2012 when a total of 591 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans UK 2012 591 238,743 2011 552 224,135 % change 7.1% 6.5% Record Year 2012 (591) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 270 companies were registered in St Albans during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) St Albans UK 2012 270 119,875 2011 264 109,623 % change 2.3% 9.4% Record Year 2009 (283) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 124 89 57 New companies in 2011 96 103 65 % change 29.2% -13.6% -12.3% Record Year 2012 (124) 2009 (108) 2009 (86)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 932 companies were dissolved in St Albans in 2012. This total is 8.9% higher than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year St Albans UK 2012 932 293,728 2011 856 314,524 2010 915 342,233 2009 1,286 533,787 2008 660 237,873 Record Year 2009 (1,286) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 463 companies were dissolved in St Albans. This figure is 5.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in St Albans occurred in 2009 when a total of 722 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans UK 2012 463 145,934 2011 441 152,213 % change 5.0% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (722) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 225 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) St Albans UK 2012 225 70,026 2011 245 79,983 % change -8.2% -12.4% Record Year 2009 (271) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous October.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 114 73 38 Closed companies in 2011 61 84 100 % change 86.9% -13.1% -62% Record Year 2012 (114) 2010 (90) 2011 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 363 companies were added to the company register for St Albans in 2012. This number represents growth of 30.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 13 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the St Albans company register grew by 1,051 companies.
Year St Albans UK 2012 363 198,165 2011 350 138,346 2010 205 58,125 2009 -229 -171,112 2008 327 111,330 Record Year 2007 (1,051) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 the company register for St Albans increased by 128 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans UK 2012 128 92,809 2011 111 71,922 Record Year 1994 (295) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Net company growth for St Albans during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was 45 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) St Albans UK 2012 45 49,849 2011 19 29,640 Record Year 1994 (158) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 10 16 19 Net growth in 2011 35 19 -35 Record Year 2003 (55) 2004 (53) 1994 (43)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2011 when St Albans was responsible for 0.3% of all UK companies.
Year St Albans 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.6%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 St Albans formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) St Albans 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.7%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, St Albans formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) St Albans 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 8.5% -17.8% -14.6% Record Year 1966 (1.0%) 1972 (1.1%) 1961 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in St Albans was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in St Albans in 2012 was 27.5%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in St Albans was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
33.1% of all director appointments in St Albans in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in St Albans in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.34% CONSULTING 5.15% MEDICAL 1.87% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.31% CONSULTANCY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.40% ASSOCIATES 1.01% TRADING 2.03% PROPERTY 0.96% DESIGN 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.82% EVENTS 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.79% ENGINEERING 0.56% BUSINESS 1.76% LONDON 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.75% DESIGN 0.51% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% LONDON 1.69% MARKETING 0.46% MEDIA 1.69% FINANCIAL 0.41% GLOBAL 1.59% NETWORK 0.41% J 1.57% M 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.46% IT 0.41% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.41% CARE 1.39% S 0.35% PROPERTIES 1.34% J 0.35% M 1.26% MEDIA 0.35% BUILDING 1.23% MAINTENANCE 0.35% ENTERPRISES 1.21% CENTRE 0.35% TRAINING 1.18% ALBANS 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.17% PROJECTS 0.35% SECURITY 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 464 236,139 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 204 52,427 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 151 30,396 86101 - Hospital activities 116 2,187 99999 - Dormant Company 98 40,648 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 89 23,256 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 68 15,572 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 12,291 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 43 22,058 41100 - Development of building projects 32 7,980 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 26 6,419 74990 - Non-trading company 23 13,808 7487 - Other business activities 23 10,703 98000 - Residents property management 22 4,377 59113 - Television programme production activities 20 1,645 43210 - Electrical installation 19 5,304 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 18 4,882 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 6,177 70221 - Financial management 17 2,188 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 6,307
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