Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 157 companies were registered in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stevenage UK 2012 157 131,491 2011 174 116,391 % change -9.8% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (186) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 41 57 59 New companies in 2011 51 55 68 % change -19.6% 3.6% -13.2% Record Year 2011 (51) 2007 (61) 2007 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stevenage UK 2012 96 67,576 2011 111 90,987 % change -13.5% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (127) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 34 38 24 Closed companies in 2011 52 24 35 % change -34.6% 58.3% -31% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (38) 2009 (83)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Stevenage during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 61 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stevenage UK 2012 61 63,915 2011 63 25,404 Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 7 19 35 Net growth in 2011 -1 31 33 Record Year 2003 (35) 2007 (41) 2007 (64)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Stevenage 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -31.1% -11.3% -18.8% Record Year 1967 (0.5%) 1974 (0.4%) 1978 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.97% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 0.99% CONSULTANCY 3.30% IT 0.89% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 0.79% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANTS 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% STEVENAGE 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUILDING 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INVESTMENTS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.79% M 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% MEDIA 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% LONDON 1.66% TRAINING 0.59% J 1.54% CARE 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENERGY 0.49% GLOBAL 1.50% ENGINEERING 0.49% IT 1.40% HERTFORDSHIRE 0.49% CARE 1.34% PRODUCTIONS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MARKETING 0.49% M 1.27% J 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% ALLIANCE 0.49% ENERGY 1.20% GREEN 0.39% S 1.20% HERTS 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 243 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 76 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 46 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 36 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 14,303 9305 - Other service activities 21 8,818 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892 7260 - Other computer related activities 19 7,154 9999 - Dormant Company 19 18,617 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 8,145 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 12,113 7499 - Non-trading company 14 9,102 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 5,169 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 4,356 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,132 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 3,052
Recent Companies
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