Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 153 companies were registered in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stevenage UK 2012 153 118,868 2011 132 114,512 % change 15.9% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (158) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 60 45 48 New companies in 2011 43 44 45 % change 39.5% 2.3% 6.7% Record Year 2012 (60) 2007 (48) 2006 (68)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stevenage UK 2012 108 74,772 2011 87 72,230 % change 24.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 44 33 31 Closed companies in 2011 34 24 29 % change 29.4% 37.5% 7% Record Year 2012 (44) 2008 (71) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Stevenage during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 45 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stevenage UK 2012 45 44,096 2011 45 42,282 Record Year 2006 (88) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 16 12 17 Net growth in 2011 9 20 16 Record Year 2005 (29) 2007 (29) 2006 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Stevenage 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 25.3% 3.1% 5.5% Record Year 1972 (0.4%) 1976 (0.3%) 1976 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
20.7% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.56% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSTRUCTION 1.01% PROPERTY 2.35% BUILDING 0.74% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 0.74% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.84% IT 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.83% LONDON 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.76% INVESTMENTS 0.64% BUSINESS 1.72% CARE 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% 4 0.64% MEDIA 1.67% TRAINING 0.55% LONDON 1.67% DESIGN 0.55% J 1.55% CONTRACTORS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.53% HERTS 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.46% M 0.55% IT 1.43% ASSOCIATES 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.34% PLUMBING 0.46% CARE 1.32% RECYCLING 0.46% M 1.27% EVENTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.22% GLOBAL 0.46% ENTERPRISES 1.20% GREEN 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HERTFORDSHIRE 0.46% S 1.17% ABBEY 0.46% SECURITY 1.16%
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 372 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 53 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 45 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 33,677 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 13,716 99999 - Dormant Company 32 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 14,774 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,891 9305 - Other service activities 18 6,142 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 7,869 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,203 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 4,979 9999 - Dormant Company 13 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 8,437 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 3,086 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 4,119 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 4,997 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 3,493 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 4,584 41100 - Development of building projects 7 4,965
Recent Companies
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