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Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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 2011)

    A total of 132 companies were registered in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StevenageUK
    2011132114,512
    2010125101,492
    % change5.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (158) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011434445
    New companies in 2010383651
    % change13.2%22.2%-11.8%
    Record Year2006 (45)2007 (48)2006 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 33.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StevenageUK
    20118772,230
    201013087,705
    % change-33.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011342429
    Closed companies in 2010415138
    % change-17.1%-52.9%-24%
    Record Year2010 (41)2008 (71)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Stevenage during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 45 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)StevenageUK
    20114542,282
    2010-513,787
    Record Year 2006 (88) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201192016
    Net growth in 2010-3-1513
    Record Year2005 (29)2007 (29)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Stevenage
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change3.6%2.9%-20.3%
    Record Year1972 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    28.9% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.80%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.55%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    INVESTMENT1.45%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    BUSINESS0.93%PROPERTY2.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.93%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MEDIA0.83%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    STEVENAGE0.83%ENGINEERING1.74%
    M0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    HERTS0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CLEANING0.62%LONDON1.63%
    IT0.62%J1.47%
    C0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRAINING0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PRODUCTIONS0.52%CARE1.42%
    HEALTH0.52%IT1.38%
    BUILDING0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CARE0.52%M1.25%
    PROJECT0.52%ENERGY1.22%
    MAINTENANCE0.41%TRAINING1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.41%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied236204,493
    7487 - Other business activities9365,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3115,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3129,245
    99999 - Dormant Company2518,281
    9305 - Other service activities2310,525
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2210,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,018
    7260 - Other computer related activities218,686
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2114,755
    9999 - Dormant Company2022,587
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,543
    74990 - Non-trading company148,064
    62090 - Other information technology service activities146,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,551
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering136,321
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,345
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities93,271
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings62,164
    43290 - Other construction installation61,374

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07698372 PASSION 4 PAWS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07699321 KS ROOFING LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07701835 THE DOCKLANDS CLINIC LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07701917 LASER ACTIVE FRANCHISE LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07702123 CUISINE ET SANTE LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07703158 DIVE REPORT LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07706091 TECHNOLOGY4EVENTS LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07706969 PROTOCOL FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707314 HART PROPERTY CARE LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707350 DISASTER RECOVERY TRAINING LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707614 SK COATES LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709467 LC MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07710058 BUCHANAN SEARCH LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710318 BB AFTERNOON TEA LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07710552 PJS SHOPFITTING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07711904 TOBIISHI ASSOCIATES LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07714032 DKP ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714116 ACCESSACADEMY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07718267 STEM GALLERIES LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07718651 RUSS'S TECHNICAL COURIERS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07722528 THE YELLOW BEAR STORE LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    07723326 BEECHWOOD HOMES (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    OC366894 CHESHAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLP 29 Jul 2011
    07711973 CENTRAL STEVENAGE SCHOOLS COMPANY 20 Jul 2011
    07719592 CONVERGENT DATA LIMITED 27 Jul 2011