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 08672915 TOYBEKA ROCK LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08674213 SIMENDA CHILD PROTECTION LTD 03 Sep 2013 08677566 FIRESTONE FILMS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08678311 EASTERN GROCERIES & HALAL MEAT LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08678579 A J HAGLAND LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08680379 PATHFINDERS (HOME COUNTIES ) LTD 06 Sep 2013 08682958 COGNOSCO CONSULTING LTD 09 Sep 2013 08687812 HORACE ORLINA LTD. 12 Sep 2013 08687893 KANDESI LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 08688344 QBUILD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 08691224 OSCAR AND FRENCH LIMITED 16 Sep 2013 08694065 OFFICINE DU DESIGN LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08694563 WESSON & SPENCER LTD 17 Sep 2013 08695887 SLADESTAR LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 08702125 SP ART LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 08702807 WEB-HOST-SEO LTD 24 Sep 2013 08703785 DCHL LIMITED 24 Sep 2013 08705765 SOUND MODULE LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08706169 THE MEAD RESIDENTS (HITCHIN) LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08707327 MANGO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2013 08708337 TREVOR ET COMPANY LTD 27 Sep 2013 08709048 VEMB LIMITED 27 Sep 2013 08692649 SAIL TRAINING CENTRE LTD 16 Sep 2013 08700999 SWITTLE DOGGIE LTD 23 Sep 2013 08708176 FARM HOUSE PIZZA (STEVENAGE) LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
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