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Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 174 companies were registered in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 46.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StevenageUK
    2011174116,391
    2010119105,137
    % change46.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (186) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011515568
    New companies in 2010324443
    % change59.4%25.0%58.1%
    Record Year2011 (51)2007 (61)2007 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StevenageUK
    201111190,986
    20109682,677
    % change15.6%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (127) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011522435
    Closed companies in 2010283038
    % change85.7%-20.0%-8%
    Record Year2011 (52)2010 (30)2009 (83)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Stevenage during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)StevenageUK
    20116325,405
    20102322,460
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-13133
    Net growth in 20104145
    Record Year2003 (35)2007 (41)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Stevenage
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change37.5%9.9%50.8%
    Record Year1967 (0.5%)1974 (0.4%)1978 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.41%CONSULTING5.04%
    INVESTMENT1.96%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.76%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ASSOCIATES1.34%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.83%TRADING2.10%
    THINK0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.83%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS0.83%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDIA0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    BUILDING0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.72%MEDIA1.69%
    TRADING0.72%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARE0.62%LONDON1.60%
    DESIGN0.62%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%J1.45%
    HERTS0.62%GLOBAL1.44%
    STEVENAGE0.62%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.52%IT1.41%
    J0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.52%BUILDING1.34%
    HAIR0.52%M1.30%
    CONTRACTORS0.52%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MARKETING0.52%S1.24%
    SYSTEMS0.41%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied231202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8660,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3216,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2830,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2310,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,916
    99999 - Dormant Company2218,336
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2010,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities207,789
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,765
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,316
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,996
    74990 - Non-trading company128,695
    9305 - Other service activities128,740
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,183
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply97,000
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities83,436
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,707
    43210 - Electrical installation63,172

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508143 SHANAHAN CONTRACTORS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506010 ATG AEROSPACE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07504336 SEKURA TRAVEL LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07501711 K9 CUISINE LTD 21 Jan 2011
    07498631 CARING HAIR 19 Jan 2011
    07498122 SAFEBOX PROJECTS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497171 GOLD STITCHED LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07497149 ALPHA FOODS LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07493670 BEAUTY WITHIN (STEVENAGE) LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07492412 KA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07491634 VIRTUAL ENERGY LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07489317 EXMESH FENCING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07489315 EXMESH CONTRACTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07486894 TEEN SOLUTIONS LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07486630 THE WORKS HAIR AND BODY STUDIO (HERTS) LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07485181 MAGNITE PR LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07483537 DENTAX PROTECTION LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07481565 HOME IMPROVEMENTS TODAY (TRADE) LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    07511317 STOCKDORK LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07510974 BUSY BEES HOME & GARDEN SERVICES LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07510593 TENFOLD IT LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07509184 COMPUTERENET LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07504104 SOLARBASED INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07497421 ONE LOUDER STUDIOS LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07496108 KN MERCHANDISE LIMITED 18 Jan 2011