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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
    07723926 PANACEA09 LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07727688 ASAI SKINCARE LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07729149 ELEVATION MEDIA & MARKETING LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07729226 SHIELDWOLF LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07730495 GREYCLOSE LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731394 ALLOTMENT MEDIA LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731503 GARY CRETTON FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07733149 B SQUARE LONDON LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07733871 GILL'S SITTING SERVICE LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07734495 ROSSCO FLOORING LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07736106 ENGINEERED LIFTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07738116 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07745426 PRESTIGE LANDSCAPING LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07747026 ELLIOTTS CLEANING LTD 19 Aug 2011
    07749137 TRAVEL EASY LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07751528 LA PERIPHERALS LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07756462 PHANSTA LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07748016 KIELLA COFFEE LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07726316 STARTRITE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07726317 COLMORE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07730662 MAN BIOSCIENCE LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07736797 C J ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07749507 TRABIBA LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07755790 APRESLABS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07740986 S H SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Aug 2011