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.

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 (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)StevenageUK
    2013184134,802
    2012157131,491
    % change17.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (186) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013537259
    New companies in 2012415759
    % change29.3%26.3%0.0%
    Record Year2013 (53)2013 (72)2007 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    201311377,914
    20129667,576
    % change17.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013462443
    Closed companies in 2012343824
    % change35.3%-36.8%79%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (38)2009 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    20137156,888
    20126163,915
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201374816
    Net growth in 201271935
    Record Year2003 (35)2013 (48)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change15.9%25.4%3.3%
    Record Year2005 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)2011 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.21%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSTRUCTION0.93%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    PROPERTY0.93%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    HERTS0.93%PROPERTY2.44%
    DESIGN0.93%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTING0.84%DESIGN1.79%
    CARE0.75%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%BUSINESS1.77%
    LONDON0.75%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    J0.65%LONDON1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    MAINTENANCE0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    ABBEY0.56%J1.56%
    40.56%CARE1.46%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%IT1.43%
    MEDIA0.56%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    RECYCLING0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    (STEVENAGE)0.47%M1.25%
    TRAINING0.47%BUILDING1.21%
    BUILDING0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    FIRST0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SYSTEMS0.47%TRAINING1.17%
    SYNERGY0.47%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied267249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6932,624
    99999 - Dormant Company6643,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6554,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5523,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4124,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2116,448
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,129
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified116,954
    86101 - Hospital activities112,314
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,186
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate117,507
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified102,542
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,591
    41100 - Development of building projects108,637
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings105,372
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet107,199
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment95,248
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation94,332

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08385138 KNM AUTO REPAIRS LTD 01 Feb 2013
    08386065 XB CONSEIL LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08386391 ZAKRO LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08386953 LCH ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08390278 SLATE HALL VETERINARY SERVICES LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08397454 FOXHOLES FARM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08398992 DYNASTY BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08403186 TOPLEDSHOP LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08411270 PAPPADOM EXPRESS LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08411620 P MORE PHC LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08411822 JENSITTA LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412041 DAL FLAT ROOFING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08412891 COUNTRYWIDE FLAGS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08413112 WEAVER BIRD PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08418714 NORTH POINT LIVING DEVELOPMENTS LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08419166 GEOGILBET LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08390801 CAMBRIDGE RECORDS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08396819 MWC:SPORTS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08402048 IS AUSTIN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403481 REMY MARQUIS CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08407107 KABELO AND LEBO TRADEMARK LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08414288 STARTRIGHT LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08420709 2AIM4 LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08422537 I SELL 4 YOU LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08423939 I-HEALTH CARE LIMITED 28 Feb 2013