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.
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New Company Registrations
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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 Albans UK 2014 345 143,414 2013 338 132,684 % change 2.1% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (345) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 129 105 111 New companies in 2013 118 113 107 % change 9.3% -7.1% 3.7% Record Year 2014 (129) 2013 (113) 2014 (111)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Albans UK 2014 296 101,670 2013 237 86,170 % change 24.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (451) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 81 90 125 Closed companies in 2013 101 66 70 % change -19.8% 36.4% 79% Record Year 2013 (101) 2008 (201) 2009 (184)
Net Company Growth
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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 Albans UK 2014 49 41,744 2013 101 46,514 Record Year 2007 (116) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 48 15 -14 Net growth in 2013 17 47 37 Record Year 2008 (52) 1995 (52) 2002 (59)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -0.7% -11.4% -4.9% Record Year 1978 (0.6%) 1975 (0.6%) 1971 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.17% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.63% ALBANS 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.22% PROPERTY 2.62% ST 1.18% ENGINEERING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% MEDIA 0.85% TRADING 2.00% DESIGN 0.75% LONDON 1.95% CARE 0.75% CARE 1.94% M 0.75% TRANSPORT 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.75% DESIGN 1.70% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.70% BUILDING 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.63% IT 0.66% BUSINESS 1.62% MEDICAL 0.61% J 1.53% ELECTRICAL 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.53% J 0.56% GLOBAL 1.51% CREATIVE 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.50% MARKETING 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.48% RIGGING 0.52% MEDIA 1.38% S 0.52% CO., 1.36% PROJECT 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% BUILDING 1.30% FINANCIAL 0.47% IT 1.30% HOUSE 0.47% M 1.23%
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 487 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 206 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 151 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 119 29,313 99999 - Dormant Company 87 48,286 86101 - Hospital activities 84 3,680 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 63 18,890 59113 - Television programme production activities 55 2,229 86900 - Other human health activities 51 11,807 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 45 28,224 62090 - Other information technology service activities 44 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 38 10,604 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 36 8,501 62012 - Business and domestic software development 33 9,675 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 30 7,151 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 29 10,361 74100 - specialised design activities 25 4,681 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 7,401 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 23 5,786 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 9,914
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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