Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage 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 2010)

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StevenageUK
    2010125101,492
    200912994,671
    % change-3.1%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (158) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010383651
    New companies in 2009443451
    % change-13.6%5.9%0.0%
    Record Year2006 (45)2007 (48)2006 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 130 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StevenageUK
    201013087,705
    2009164159,401
    % change-20.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010415138
    Closed companies in 2009364979
    % change13.9%4.1%-52%
    Record Year2010 (41)2008 (71)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Stevenage during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -5 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)StevenageUK
    2010-513,787
    2009-35-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (88) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-3-1513
    Net growth in 20098-15-28
    Record Year2005 (29)2007 (29)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Stevenage
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-19.7%-4.0%-4.1%
    Record Year1972 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.70%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING2.14%CONSULTING4.99%
    INVESTMENT1.13%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    TRADING0.90%TRADING2.04%
    THINK0.90%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    BUILDING0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.79%BUSINESS1.80%
    BUSINESS0.79%MEDIA1.75%
    IT0.79%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.79%LONDON1.59%
    HERTS0.79%ENGINEERING1.59%
    SYSTEMS0.68%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.68%CARE1.44%
    RED0.56%J1.44%
    MARKETING0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    S0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    STEVENAGE0.56%IT1.35%
    HAIR0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    HOME0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDIA0.45%M1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    (HERTS)0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied242202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9769,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2614,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2513,161
    7499 - Non-trading company2313,408
    99999 - Dormant Company2114,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2125,053
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    7260 - Other computer related activities188,967
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified177,767
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified156,460
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities158,292
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,183
    74990 - Non-trading company127,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering107,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities95,716
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult72,672
    7440 - Advertising71,997
    7011 - Development & sell real estate63,743

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392093 SCORPION PRINT LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07390536 EURO LOCATION MATERIEL CHANTIER LTD 28 Sep 2010
    07389918 MAJRIAN LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388006 J COLLYER SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387695 FLICKPAGE LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387203 GREEN HOMES GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07385183 BOOMSHANKA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07382510 SG1 COMMUNICATIONS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07382259 ETERNITI MOTORS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07381481 GASTEQ UK LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07376912 RAZZMATAZZ PARTIES LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07376491 PRO BATT LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07371200 WORLD PACKAGING LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369674 HCMA TRAINING ACADEMY LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07369328 STIDWARE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365828 FIELD GOLF MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07363445 SIMMONS AND SON ENTERPRISES LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07363441 BILLINGS SALES UK LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07363051 L D BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363047 CHALLENGE DESIGN LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07362972 WARWICK RESOURCES LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362773 DAVINA UK LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07389896 THE HEARN MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07375738 LABEL LEASE LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07374778 P.G.E ANYTIME LIMITED 14 Sep 2010