Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous September.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 185 companies were registered in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stevenage UK 2013 185 132,684 2012 153 118,868 % change 20.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (185) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous September.
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 53 63 69 New companies in 2012 60 45 48 % change -11.7% 40.0% 43.8% Record Year 2012 (60) 2013 (63) 2013 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stevenage UK 2013 93 86,170 2012 109 75,908 % change -14.7% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 33 34 26 Closed companies in 2012 44 33 32 % change -25.0% 3.0% -19% Record Year 2012 (44) 2008 (71) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Stevenage during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 92 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stevenage UK 2013 92 46,514 2012 44 42,960 Record Year 2013 (92) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 20 29 43 Net growth in 2012 16 12 16 Record Year 2005 (29) 2007 (29) 2002 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Stevenage 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -21.0% 28.4% 26.1% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 2006 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 2004 when 35.9% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.15% CONSULTING 5.27% J 1.06% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CARE 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSULTING 0.88% PROPERTY 2.53% HEALTHCARE 0.88% TRADING 2.08% MEDIA 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% LONDON 1.79% DESIGN 0.71% DESIGN 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.71% BUSINESS 1.74% TRAINING 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% HERTS 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CONSULTANCY 0.62% CARE 1.64% STEVENAGE 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.61% ENGINEERING 0.62% GLOBAL 1.59% PRODUCTIONS 0.53% J 1.54% PROPERTY 0.53% MEDIA 1.54% M 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.53% PROFESSIONAL 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.45% (STEVENAGE) 0.44% IT 1.39% ELECTRICAL 0.44% M 1.25% HOUSE 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CREATIVE 0.44% BUILDING 1.19% MAINTENANCE 0.44% CAPITAL 1.19% TECH 0.35% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% AVC 0.35% TRAINING 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 287 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 84 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 54,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 55 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 17,715 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,516 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 14 9,203 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 8,475 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 4,590 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,706 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,590 71129 - Other engineering activities 11 4,894 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 5,859 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 8,312 86101 - Hospital activities 10 2,494 86210 - General medical practice activities 10 3,922 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 6,039
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08596920 HEATSAVE WINDOWS LTD 04 Jul 2013 08597633 C2CA LTD 04 Jul 2013 08598860 SHARIDA COSMETICS LTD. 05 Jul 2013 08601671 TEAM TRAINING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08601739 MARJO SERVICES LTD 09 Jul 2013 08601759 STIVALETTO REALITY LTD 09 Jul 2013 08604482 BRACEYS LAW LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08604606 XMEMENTOIT LTD 10 Jul 2013 08607803 MCGURUNG HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08608003 MDM CONSTRUCTION LTD. 12 Jul 2013 08608787 S & H RIGGING LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08609107 VHEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08616739 J LIU LIMITED 19 Jul 2013 08619824 BONGO RIGGING LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08620687 THE LAUNDERED SHIRT COMPANY LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08622853 CIENCE RESOURCES LIMITED 24 Jul 2013 08624688 AUCKLAND MANUFACTURING LTD 25 Jul 2013 08628765 ZOTAN LIMITED 29 Jul 2013 08630902 BRIGHT AHEAD HEADLIGHT RESTORATION LIMITED 30 Jul 2013 08591163 HOOKE & CO. LTD 01 Jul 2013 08601457 KEYSTONE KITCHENS LTD 08 Jul 2013 08607473 ROOFSEALROOFING LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08614204 PD INTEGRATED SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08620633 MUMMYSHER HEALTHCARE LTD 23 Jul 2013 08627905 AFRICA GLOBAL CONNECTIONS LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
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