St Albans, Hertfordshire

2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous June.
  • June 2014 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous June.

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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

    In the first half of 2014 a total of 779 companies were formed in St Albans. This figure is 20.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in St Albans occurred in 2007 when a total of 1,143 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St AlbansUK
    2014779300,731
    2013649269,432
    % change20.0%11.6%
    Record Year2007 (1,143)2014 (300,731)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

    A total of 383 companies were registered in St Albans during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)St AlbansUK
    2014383150,009
    2013313134,630
    % change22.4%11.4%
    Record Year 2007 (612) 2014 (150,009)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

    June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous June.

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2014135117131
    New companies in 2013102106105
    % change32.4%10.4%24.8%
    Record Year2007 (406)2012 (128)2014 (131)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

    In the first half of 2014 a total of 500 companies were dissolved in St Albans. This figure is 14.4% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.

    The highest total for a first half year in St Albans occurred in 2013 when a total of 584 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St AlbansUK
    2014500177,207
    2013584155,192
    % change-14.4%14.2%
    Record Year2013 (584)2009 (289,245)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

    A total of 273 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)St AlbansUK
    201427394,837
    201327477,278
    % change-0.4%22.7%
    Record Year 2009 (351) 2009 (181,179)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

    June 2014 saw a new record in company closures in St Albans when compared to any previous June.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 201458105110
    Closed companies in 20131327369
    % change-56.1%43.8%59%
    Record Year2013 (132)2009 (167)2014 (110)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

    In the first half of 2014 the company register for St Albans increased by 279 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St AlbansUK
    2014279123,524
    201365114,240
    Record Year2007 (852)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

    Net company growth for St Albans during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 110 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)St AlbansUK
    201411055,172
    20133957,352
    Record Year 2007 (487) 2007 (60,014)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2014771221
    Net growth in 2013-303336
    Record Year2007 (370)1995 (51)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

    In the first half of 2014 St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2013 figure of 0.2%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)St Albans
    20140.3%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

    In the second quarter of 2014, St Albans formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014)St Albans
    20140.3%
    20130.2%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change19.4%1.9%8.1%
    Record Year2007 (1.0%)1971 (0.8%)1987 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 40.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 43.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)

    The record first half year for female directors in St Albans was 2007 when 31.3% of all directors were female.

    25.9% of all director appointments in St Albans in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)

    The record second quarter for female directors in St Albans was in 2011 when 31.4% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in St Albans in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.18%CONSULTING5.16%
    CONSULTING1.81%MANAGEMENT4.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%CONSULTANCY3.50%
    DESIGN0.93%PROPERTY2.66%
    M0.79%TRADING2.03%
    ALBANS0.79%ENGINEERING1.99%
    ST0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.93%
    MEDIA0.79%LONDON1.93%
    PROPERTY0.79%CARE1.85%
    PROPERTIES0.79%DESIGN1.75%
    MEDICAL0.79%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%BUSINESS1.69%
    BUILDING0.60%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MARKETING0.56%TRANSPORT1.58%
    J0.56%GLOBAL1.55%
    IT0.51%INVESTMENTS1.55%
    S0.51%J1.51%
    PRODUCTIONS0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%MEDIA1.44%
    CARE0.46%ELECTRICAL1.40%
    FINANCIAL0.46%IT1.33%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.33%
    ALBANS)0.46%BUILDING1.26%
    RIGGING0.46%M1.24%
    HOUSE0.42%CO.,1.20%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied459261,557
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management19440,250
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16357,421
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11229,029
    99999 - Dormant Company9148,436
    86101 - Hospital activities913,357
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7319,058
    86900 - Other human health activities4911,292
    59113 - Television programme production activities472,225
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4528,352
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4513,024
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified378,533
    41100 - Development of building projects3410,527
    62012 - Business and domestic software development329,834
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities277,415
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2710,133
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing255,855
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings257,053
    74100 - specialised design activities234,703
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,351

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09066089 CHANGE VIEWS LIMITED 02 Jun 2014
    09066822 PETREAN LIMITED 02 Jun 2014
    09068792 FLUTE NINJA LIMITED 03 Jun 2014
    09077418 AR MARKETING CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Jun 2014
    09092917 HIROSHI LTD 19 Jun 2014
    09093658 PUBLISHING SERVICE LTD 19 Jun 2014
    09107380 ST ALBANS MARKETING LIMITED 30 Jun 2014
    09081550 ARDSBEG LTD 11 Jun 2014
    09094538 AROKIYA LTD 19 Jun 2014
    09106654 CLIPSTONE SURVEYING LIMITED 30 Jun 2014
    09108685 GUNNER DECOR LTD 30 Jun 2014
    09108737 AUDMUM LTD 30 Jun 2014
    09065883 MJS INSTRUMENTS LTD. 02 Jun 2014
    09066649 WALKERS BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 02 Jun 2014
    09069369 SPARERYB ENTERPRISES LIMITED 03 Jun 2014
    09076437 DAVID THOMAS GLOBAL SERVICES LTD 09 Jun 2014
    09081448 RANBURY PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 11 Jun 2014
    09084452 IVANHOE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jun 2014
    09085490 LORRD SMITH LIMITED 13 Jun 2014
    09086532 ROMELAND LTD 16 Jun 2014
    09088568 FILTER WORKS LTD 16 Jun 2014
    09103972 MKP CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 26 Jun 2014
    09067801 TUDOR TIMES LIMITED 03 Jun 2014
    09068372 CAVAZZ LTD 03 Jun 2014
    09069377 CARTEQ LTD 03 Jun 2014