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

  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 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)StevenageUK
    2012153118,868
    2011132114,512
    % change15.9%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (158) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012604548
    New companies in 2011434445
    % change39.5%2.3%6.7%
    Record Year2012 (60)2007 (48)2006 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    201210874,772
    20118772,230
    % change24.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012443331
    Closed companies in 2011342429
    % change29.4%37.5%7%
    Record Year2012 (44)2008 (71)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    20124544,096
    20114542,282
    Record Year 2006 (88) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012161217
    Net growth in 201192016
    Record Year2005 (29)2007 (29)2006 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change25.3%3.1%5.5%
    Record Year1972 (0.4%)1976 (0.3%)1976 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.19%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.10%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSTRUCTION1.01%PROPERTY2.35%
    BUILDING0.74%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.74%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.74%ENGINEERING1.83%
    LONDON0.64%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.64%BUSINESS1.72%
    CARE0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    40.64%MEDIA1.67%
    TRAINING0.55%LONDON1.67%
    DESIGN0.55%J1.55%
    CONTRACTORS0.55%GLOBAL1.53%
    HERTS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    M0.55%IT1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PLUMBING0.46%CARE1.32%
    RECYCLING0.46%M1.27%
    EVENTS0.46%BUILDING1.22%
    GLOBAL0.46%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    GREEN0.46%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HERTFORDSHIRE0.46%S1.17%
    ABBEY0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied372331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5335,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4519,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4533,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3313,716
    99999 - Dormant Company3225,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2814,774
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,891
    9305 - Other service activities186,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities177,869
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    7260 - Other computer related activities154,979
    9999 - Dormant Company1312,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy108,437
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings103,086
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities94,119
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply94,997
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering93,493
    62012 - Business and domestic software development84,584
    41100 - Development of building projects74,965

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198496 ULA PONTIKOS LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08202244 AGRI PRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 05 Sep 2012
    08204542 ALYSIA BUILDINGS&SERVICES LTD. 06 Sep 2012
    08204936 RGH TRADING SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08213005 SPITS N PIECES LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08213328 FUTURE FITNESS TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08216922 DEANS BOTTLED GAS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08218845 BULLET PICTURES LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219065 CDS FIRE SAFETY LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219762 VISIBLE BY DESIGN LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222160 ANN BRIDAL LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224069 JCGDESIGN LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224186 BB BAKERY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226655 AMBROSIA DESIGN LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08227065 RAS SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229021 MARISTONIA FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233631 OPTAMOB LTD 28 Sep 2012
    08198528 POD53 CIC 03 Sep 2012
    08199344 GUGULETHU LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08203545 BEXDELL LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204807 THE SPIRIT OF LEARNING LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08213203 ASEDA MOTORS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08225413 PRODUCTION CONCEPTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226083 HOME OF PHYSIO LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08226184 BEAR SOUL RECORDINGS LTD 24 Sep 2012