St Albans, Hertfordshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in St Albans when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 345 companies were registered in St Albans during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)St AlbansUK
    2014345143,414
    2013338132,684
    % change2.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (345) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014129105111
    New companies in 2013118113107
    % change9.3%-7.1%3.7%
    Record Year2014 (129)2013 (113)2014 (111)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 296 companies were dissolved in St Albans during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 24.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)St AlbansUK
    2014296101,670
    201323786,170
    % change24.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20148190125
    Closed companies in 20131016670
    % change-19.8%36.4%79%
    Record Year2013 (101)2008 (201)2009 (184)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for St Albans during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 49 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)St AlbansUK
    20144941,744
    201310146,514
    Record Year 2007 (116) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20144815-14
    Net growth in 2013174737
    Record Year2008 (52)1995 (52)2002 (59)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, St Albans formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)St Albans
    20140.2%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-0.7%-11.4%-4.9%
    Record Year1978 (0.6%)1975 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    26.6% of all director appointments in St Albans in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.17%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING2.07%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    ALBANS1.22%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%PROPERTY2.62%
    ST1.18%ENGINEERING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    MEDIA0.85%TRADING2.00%
    DESIGN0.75%LONDON1.95%
    CARE0.75%CARE1.94%
    M0.75%TRANSPORT1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.75%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    BUILDING0.71%PROPERTIES1.63%
    IT0.66%BUSINESS1.62%
    MEDICAL0.61%J1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    J0.56%GLOBAL1.51%
    CREATIVE0.56%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MARKETING0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    RIGGING0.52%MEDIA1.38%
    S0.52%CO.,1.36%
    PROJECT0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.47%IT1.30%
    HOUSE0.47%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied487278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20640,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15157,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11929,313
    99999 - Dormant Company8748,286
    86101 - Hospital activities843,680
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6318,890
    59113 - Television programme production activities552,229
    86900 - Other human health activities5111,807
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4528,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4412,795
    41100 - Development of building projects3810,604
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified368,501
    62012 - Business and domestic software development339,675
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings307,151
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2910,361
    74100 - specialised design activities254,681
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities237,401
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing235,786
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet239,914

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09112969 CONTANGO TRADING LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09113497 GYMSPIRATION SPORTS MATS LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09126716 JORDAN'S FAMILY LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09133971 MAZ ENGINEERING LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09134507 BARKER LETTINGS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09137014 10WATT LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09146979 FRIDAY TRAVEL LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09147000 ST ALBANS DEALERSHIP COMPANY LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09149407 INKERMAN ENTERPRISES LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09153624 TIM JONES CREATIVE CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09109505 BLUE LATERAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09114633 D S FILM & TV LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09117328 KBO ACQUISITIONS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09120488 G&Y LOGISTIC LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121378 ALL ASPECTS GLAZING LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09122002 SKY VETERINARY SERVICES LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09127779 ALGIIZ LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09131963 PERFECT PROJECTS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09135356 JJ ENTERPRISES (HERTS) LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09151912 S A M RIGGING LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09109721 BRIGHTBOLTS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09120538 DISTINCT (UK) LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09124929 JOANNA LEM CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09126061 VINE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09134221 YM HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 16 Jul 2014