Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 184 companies were registered in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 17.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stevenage UK 2013 184 134,802 2012 157 131,491 % change 17.2% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (186) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 53 72 59 New companies in 2012 41 57 59 % change 29.3% 26.3% 0.0% Record Year 2013 (53) 2013 (72) 2007 (84)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 17.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stevenage UK 2013 113 77,914 2012 96 67,576 % change 17.7% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 46 24 43 Closed companies in 2012 34 38 24 % change 35.3% -36.8% 79% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (38) 2009 (84)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Stevenage during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 71 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stevenage UK 2013 71 56,888 2012 61 63,915 Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 7 48 16 Net growth in 2012 7 19 35 Record Year 2003 (35) 2013 (48) 2007 (64)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Stevenage 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 15.9% 25.4% 3.3% Record Year 2005 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 2011 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 2005 when 32.0% of all directors were female.
20.2% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSTRUCTION 0.93% MANAGEMENT 4.78% PROPERTY 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.30% HERTS 0.93% PROPERTY 2.44% DESIGN 0.93% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTING 0.84% DESIGN 1.79% CARE 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% LONDON 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.75% J 0.65% LONDON 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.71% MAINTENANCE 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CONSULTANCY 0.56% MEDIA 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.56% GLOBAL 1.57% ABBEY 0.56% J 1.56% 4 0.56% CARE 1.46% HEALTHCARE 0.56% IT 1.43% MEDIA 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.41% RECYCLING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.36% (STEVENAGE) 0.47% M 1.25% TRAINING 0.47% BUILDING 1.21% BUILDING 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19% FIRST 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% SYSTEMS 0.47% TRAINING 1.17% SYNERGY 0.47% SECURITY 1.15%
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 267 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 69 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 66 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 41 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,129 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 6,954 86101 - Hospital activities 11 2,314 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,186 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 7,507 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 10 2,542 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 6,591 41100 - Development of building projects 10 8,637 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 5,372 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 7,199 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 9 5,248 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 4,332
Recent Companies
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