St Albans, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 336 companies were registered in St Albans during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) St Albans UK 2013 336 134,802 2012 354 131,491 % change -5.1% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (531) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 127 105 104 New companies in 2012 114 123 117 % change 11.4% -14.6% -11.1% Record Year 2013 (127) 2012 (123) 2007 (341)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 310 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 44.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) St Albans UK 2013 310 77,914 2012 214 67,576 % change 44.9% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (310) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 87 147 76 Closed companies in 2012 63 76 75 % change 38.1% 93.4% 1% Record Year 2011 (93) 2013 (147) 2009 (126)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for St Albans during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 26 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) St Albans UK 2013 26 56,888 2012 140 63,915 Record Year 2007 (365) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 40 -42 28 Net growth in 2012 51 47 42 Record Year 2008 (52) 2007 (58) 2007 (286)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, St Albans formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) St Albans 2013 0.2% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -0.1% -15.3% -8.1% Record Year 1988 (0.6%) 1970 (0.7%) 2007 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.4% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 2007 when 33.3% of all directors were female.
29.7% of all director appointments in St Albans in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.52% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.89% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MEDICAL 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.92% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.87% TRADING 2.06% ASSOCIATES 0.82% DESIGN 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% ENGINEERING 1.78% EVENTS 0.61% BUSINESS 1.77% ENGINEERING 0.56% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSULTANTS 0.56% LONDON 1.72% DESIGN 0.46% CONSULTANTS 1.71% J 0.46% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% HOME 0.46% MEDIA 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.41% GLOBAL 1.57% CARE 0.41% J 1.56% MEDIA 0.41% CARE 1.46% IT 0.41% IT 1.43% ALBANS 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ESTATES 0.36% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUSINESS 0.36% M 1.25% HOUSE 0.36% BUILDING 1.21% JAMES 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TRADING 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.18% GLOBAL 0.36% TRAINING 1.17% K 0.36% SECURITY 1.15%
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 471 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 211 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 162 32,624 86101 - Hospital activities 119 2,314 99999 - Dormant Company 102 43,384 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 95 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 65 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 50 23,532 62090 - Other information technology service activities 49 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 34 8,637 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 28 6,954 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,129 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 24 5,372 98000 - Residents property management 23 4,579 43210 - Electrical installation 21 5,625 59113 - Television programme production activities 21 1,786 7487 - Other business activities 21 7,556 86900 - Other human health activities 18 8,465 62012 - Business and domestic software development 18 8,099 74100 - specialised design activities 18 3,645
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08427533 ARENA SOUND AND LIGHT LTD 04 Mar 2013 08429375 MARTIN EVANS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08441088 EMMA L THOMPSON LTD 12 Mar 2013 08448174 JEX CONSULTING LTD 18 Mar 2013 08450645 KASHMIRI GRILL HOUSE LTD 19 Mar 2013 08455979 MJD LUXURY HOLIDAYS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08460794 HACKWOOD DESIGN LTD 25 Mar 2013 08426029 ENCORE ONLINE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013 08431552 SCRIBES LIKE US LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08437112 NIK THE GREEK LTD 08 Mar 2013 08444378 AHASAN MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08459572 MOLINEUX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08463005 KIRKE LTD 26 Mar 2013 08442463 WORDSMITH EXPERTS LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08450355 ST ALBANS HEATING LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08452666 GLENDEVON BUILDERS LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08455837 YCUSTOM LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08456345 NICK BARKER & PARTNERS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Mar 2013 08463107 ENABLINGUC LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08464065 SP5 LTD 27 Mar 2013 08426942 DEKSMART INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08434547 CADEBERG LTD 07 Mar 2013 08434784 BEMADI LTD 07 Mar 2013 08435032 SEIPEVA LTD 07 Mar 2013 08442777 LIZ MARGREE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
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