Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Stevenage UK 2011 132 114,512 2010 125 101,492 % change 5.6% 12.8% Record Year 2006 (158) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 43 44 45 New companies in 2010 38 36 51 % change 13.2% 22.2% -11.8% Record Year 2006 (45) 2007 (48) 2006 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stevenage UK 2011 87 72,230 2010 130 87,705 % change -33.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 34 24 29 Closed companies in 2010 41 51 38 % change -17.1% -52.9% -24% Record Year 2010 (41) 2008 (71) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stevenage UK 2011 45 42,282 2010 -5 13,787 Record Year 2006 (88) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 9 20 16 Net growth in 2010 -3 -15 13 Record Year 2005 (29) 2007 (29) 2006 (44)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 3.6% 2.9% -20.3% Record Year 1972 (0.4%) 1976 (0.3%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.80% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.55% MANAGEMENT 4.75% INVESTMENT 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.19% BUSINESS 0.93% PROPERTY 2.41% ASSOCIATES 0.93% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.93% DESIGN 1.94% CONSULTANCY 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.85% MEDIA 0.83% BUSINESS 1.82% CONSULTANTS 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% STEVENAGE 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.74% M 0.72% MEDIA 1.72% HERTS 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CLEANING 0.62% LONDON 1.63% IT 0.62% J 1.47% C 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% TRAINING 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PRODUCTIONS 0.52% CARE 1.42% HEALTH 0.52% IT 1.38% BUILDING 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% INTERNATIONAL 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARE 0.52% M 1.25% PROJECT 0.52% ENERGY 1.22% MAINTENANCE 0.41% TRAINING 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.41% S 1.21%
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 236 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 93 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 31 15,760 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 25 18,281 9305 - Other service activities 23 10,525 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 10,137 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 10,018 7260 - Other computer related activities 21 8,686 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 14,755 9999 - Dormant Company 20 22,587 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,543 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,064 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 6,798 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,551 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 6,321 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,345 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 3,271 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 6 2,164 43290 - Other construction installation 6 1,374
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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