Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any month in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 223 companies were registered in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stevenage UK 2014 223 150,722 2013 184 134,802 % change 21.2% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (223) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any month in history.
January 2014 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 2014 73 59 91 New companies in 2013 53 72 59 % change 37.7% -18.1% 54.2% Record Year 2014 (73) 2013 (72) 2014 (91)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stevenage UK 2014 113 82,370 2013 113 77,914 % change 0.0% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (128) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 36 41 36 Closed companies in 2013 46 24 43 % change -21.7% 70.8% -16% Record Year 2011 (52) 2014 (41) 2009 (84)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Stevenage during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 110 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stevenage UK 2014 110 68,352 2013 71 56,888 Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 37 18 55 Net growth in 2013 7 48 16 Record Year 2014 (37) 2013 (48) 2007 (64)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Stevenage 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 28.9% -24.3% 28.7% Record Year 2005 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 2014 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 43.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 2005 when 32.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.26% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.18% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.64% J 1.02% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 1.02% LONDON 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.94% ENGINEERING 1.86% HEALTHCARE 0.86% CARE 1.79% STEVENAGE 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MEDICAL 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% MEDIA 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRAINING 0.55% BUSINESS 1.71% HEALTH 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.60% CO 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.60% IT 0.47% GLOBAL 1.58% HOUSE 0.47% J 1.48% PRODUCTIONS 0.47% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENTERPRISES 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.47% IT 1.33% ASSOCIATES 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRADING 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% GLOBAL 0.39% M 1.21% K 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% HOLDINGS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 318 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 89 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 59 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 18,491 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 18 9,358 86900 - Other human health activities 18 10,273 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,813 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,135 86210 - General medical practice activities 13 3,987 41100 - Development of building projects 13 9,855 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,988 86101 - Hospital activities 13 2,870 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,155 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 12 2,086 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 9,284 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,313 71129 - Other engineering activities 11 5,477
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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