St Albans, Hertfordshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures 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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 338 companies were registered in St Albans during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)St AlbansUK
    2013338132,684
    2012321118,868
    % change5.3%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (338) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013118113107
    New companies in 201212198102
    % change-2.5%15.3%4.9%
    Record Year2012 (121)2013 (113)2013 (107)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 237 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)St AlbansUK
    201323786,170
    201223875,908
    % change-0.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20131016670
    Closed companies in 2012916780
    % change11.0%-1.5%-13%
    Record Year2013 (101)2008 (201)2009 (184)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for St Albans during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 101 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)St AlbansUK
    201310146,514
    20128342,960
    Record Year 2007 (116) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013174737
    Net growth in 2012303122
    Record Year2008 (52)1995 (52)2002 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)St Albans
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change-12.7%5.8%-8.0%
    Record Year1978 (0.6%)1975 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 2007 when 36.7% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in St Albans in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.78%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT2.11%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MEDICAL1.34%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%PROPERTY2.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.77%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY0.67%DESIGN1.78%
    PRODUCTIONS0.62%BUSINESS1.74%
    J0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    IT0.46%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ALBANS0.46%CARE1.64%
    ROAD0.41%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    BUSINESS0.41%GLOBAL1.59%
    BUILDING0.41%J1.54%
    CONSULTANTS0.41%MEDIA1.54%
    RIGGING0.41%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ST0.41%PROPERTIES1.45%
    MEDIA0.36%IT1.39%
    ESTATES0.36%M1.25%
    LONDON0.36%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    S0.36%BUILDING1.19%
    CARE0.36%CAPITAL1.19%
    TRAINING0.36%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSTRUCTION0.36%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied491260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18554,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16134,970
    86101 - Hospital activities1172,494
    99999 - Dormant Company11346,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9626,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7817,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5625,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4812,516
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified447,590
    41100 - Development of building projects339,271
    59113 - Television programme production activities311,981
    86900 - Other human health activities309,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development289,104
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,228
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings226,039
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing215,382
    74100 - specialised design activities204,171
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities206,979
    98000 - Residents property management194,680

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08590606 RAYS NEWS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08591356 HEALY WILSON ADVISORY LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08607139 THAMESDALE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08608119 SOCIUS DIGITAL LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08608500 ST ALBANS BOILERS LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08611147 NORTHCHURCH SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08612002 MSBUD LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08613331 BRIGHTROCK PARTNERS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08615821 HESPEROS HOLDINGS LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08620298 A F H CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08621114 DRV SERVICES LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08622596 FELTECH LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08626390 JEREMY HAZLEHURST EDITORIAL LTD 26 Jul 2013
    08632046 GS COMMERCIAL REPAIRS LTD 31 Jul 2013
    08591472 WCK PRODUCTIONS LTD 01 Jul 2013
    08594851 WORKFORCE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08604712 CNM ESTATES (KINGSTON PLAZA) LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08605619 NAPSBURY IT LTD 11 Jul 2013
    08611933 M L B DRAUGHTING SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08612777 WORTHINGTON MEDICAL LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08613703 BEAU 37 LTD 17 Jul 2013
    08617201 AJ BLADES LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08613261 PROGRAMMES FOR HEALTH LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08622311 TOWN & COUNTRY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08626618 HERTWOOD LTD 26 Jul 2013