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.

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 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)StevenageUK
    2013185132,684
    2012153118,868
    % change20.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (185) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013536369
    New companies in 2012604548
    % change-11.7%40.0%43.8%
    Record Year2012 (60)2013 (63)2013 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    20139386,170
    201210975,908
    % change-14.7%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013333426
    Closed companies in 2012443332
    % change-25.0%3.0%-19%
    Record Year2012 (44)2008 (71)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    20139246,514
    20124442,960
    Record Year 2013 (92) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013202943
    Net growth in 2012161216
    Record Year2005 (29)2007 (29)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-21.0%28.4%26.1%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)2006 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.15%CONSULTING5.27%
    J1.06%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CARE0.97%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSULTING0.88%PROPERTY2.53%
    HEALTHCARE0.88%TRADING2.08%
    MEDIA0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%LONDON1.79%
    DESIGN0.71%DESIGN1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRAINING0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    HERTS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%CARE1.64%
    STEVENAGE0.62%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ENGINEERING0.62%GLOBAL1.59%
    PRODUCTIONS0.53%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.53%MEDIA1.54%
    M0.53%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    PROFESSIONAL0.44%PROPERTIES1.45%
    (STEVENAGE)0.44%IT1.39%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%M1.25%
    HOUSE0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CREATIVE0.44%BUILDING1.19%
    MAINTENANCE0.44%CAPITAL1.19%
    TECH0.35%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    AVC0.35%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied287260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company8446,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6434,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6154,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5525,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3826,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2517,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2112,516
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,228
    86900 - Other human health activities149,203
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet128,475
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,590
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,706
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified117,590
    71129 - Other engineering activities114,894
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment115,859
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate108,312
    86101 - Hospital activities102,494
    86210 - General medical practice activities103,922
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08596920 HEATSAVE WINDOWS LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08598860 SHARIDA COSMETICS LTD. 05 Jul 2013
    08600592 SPECIALISED STONES UK LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08601739 MARJO SERVICES LTD 09 Jul 2013
    08601759 STIVALETTO REALITY LTD 09 Jul 2013
    08604482 BRACEYS LAW LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08608787 S & H RIGGING LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08609107 VHEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08609600 GRANSCOLE INVESTMENT ESTABLISHMENT LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08611511 KERENE BAREFIELD LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08614361 KAPS-MERT ENTERPRISE LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08617974 PGB ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08619824 BONGO RIGGING LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08620687 THE LAUNDERED SHIRT COMPANY LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08624110 FANCY PANTS LIMITED 25 Jul 2013
    08625073 NTS TOASTMASTER TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Jul 2013
    08628765 ZOTAN LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08630662 STEVENAGE LANDSCAPE LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08593816 RHODES & WILSON LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08601457 KEYSTONE KITCHENS LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08602059 MAC & LIN'S TRAVEL LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08607473 ROOFSEALROOFING LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08614315 AXP ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08620633 MUMMYSHER HEALTHCARE LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08624949 IMPACT FINANCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2013