Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
- August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
- The record third quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 2014 when 31.8% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 209 companies were registered in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stevenage UK 2014 209 143,414 2013 185 132,684 % change 13.0% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (209) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 84 57 68 New companies in 2013 53 63 69 % change 58.5% -9.5% -1.4% Record Year 2014 (84) 2013 (63) 2013 (69)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stevenage UK 2014 105 101,670 2013 93 86,170 % change 12.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 38 26 41 Closed companies in 2013 33 34 26 % change 15.2% -23.5% 58% Record Year 2012 (44) 2008 (71) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Stevenage during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 104 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stevenage UK 2014 104 41,744 2013 92 46,514 Record Year 2014 (104) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Stevenage when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 46 31 27 Net growth in 2013 20 29 43 Record Year 2014 (46) 2014 (31) 2002 (44)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Stevenage formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Stevenage 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 44.0% -13.7% -9.6% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%) 2006 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 2014 when 31.8% of all directors were female.
31.8% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.64% CONSULTING 5.17% PROPERTY 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTANCY 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 1.21% PROPERTY 2.62% MANAGEMENT 0.93% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSTRUCTION 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% HEALTHCARE 0.85% TRADING 2.00% J 0.78% LONDON 1.95% ENTERPRISES 0.71% CARE 1.94% TRADING 0.71% TRANSPORT 1.76% HEALTH 0.71% DESIGN 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDICAL 0.64% BUSINESS 1.62% DEVELOPMENT 0.50% J 1.53% ELECTRICAL 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.53% TRAINING 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% HOLDINGS 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.50% TRANSPORT 0.43% ASSOCIATES 1.48% BUSINESS 0.43% MEDIA 1.38% MAINTENANCE 0.43% CO., 1.36% DEVELOPMENTS 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% HEATING 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% MEDIA 0.36% IT 1.30% CO 0.36% M 1.23%
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 321 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 86 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 29,313 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 28,224 86900 - Other human health activities 29 11,807 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 18,890 86210 - General medical practice activities 21 4,406 86101 - Hospital activities 18 3,680 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,795 41100 - Development of building projects 18 10,604 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 15 2,214 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 9,914 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,006 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,501 71129 - Other engineering activities 13 5,930 90030 - Artistic creation 12 4,566 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,675 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 10,361
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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