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.

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 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)StevenageUK
    2014209143,414
    2013185132,684
    % change13.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (209) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014845768
    New companies in 2013536369
    % change58.5%-9.5%-1.4%
    Record Year2014 (84)2013 (63)2013 (69)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    2014105101,670
    20139386,170
    % change12.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (164) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014382641
    Closed companies in 2013333426
    % change15.2%-23.5%58%
    Record Year2012 (44)2008 (71)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)StevenageUK
    201410441,744
    20139246,514
    Record Year 2014 (104) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014463127
    Net growth in 2013202943
    Record Year2014 (46)2014 (31)2002 (44)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change44.0%-13.7%-9.6%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)2006 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.64%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTY1.35%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.28%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.21%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT0.93%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSTRUCTION0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    HEALTHCARE0.85%TRADING2.00%
    J0.78%LONDON1.95%
    ENTERPRISES0.71%CARE1.94%
    TRADING0.71%TRANSPORT1.76%
    HEALTH0.71%DESIGN1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.71%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDICAL0.64%BUSINESS1.62%
    DEVELOPMENT0.50%J1.53%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    TRAINING0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    HOLDINGS0.43%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRANSPORT0.43%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    BUSINESS0.43%MEDIA1.38%
    MAINTENANCE0.43%CO.,1.36%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    HEATING0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    MEDIA0.36%IT1.30%
    CO0.36%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied321278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company8648,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6440,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4557,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4229,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3928,224
    86900 - Other human health activities2911,807
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2618,890
    86210 - General medical practice activities214,406
    86101 - Hospital activities183,680
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,795
    41100 - Development of building projects1810,604
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings152,214
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,914
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,006
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified138,501
    71129 - Other engineering activities135,930
    90030 - Artistic creation124,566
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,675
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1110,361

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC395044 D A LISTS LLP 01 Sep 2014
    09199124 DAN ENTERPRISES LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09199555 ATOKE ATOKE CARE OF AGING LTD 02 Sep 2014
    09205568 OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09206794 PROTOCOL FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09208542 NEFS RESTAURANT AND CAFE LOUNGE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09211617 R ELLIS DUCTING LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09219418 VEETO LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09220043 NEWEASE UK LTD 16 Sep 2014
    09221366 THE ENERGY SAVINGS ADVICE CENTRE LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09226608 JK ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09226958 JMB LLORCA LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09228950 PATRIC O'DONNELL LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09240339 ANGIE INNS LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09242287 COPUCORINA LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09242618 PREMIER PROPERTY SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09197159 THE LITTLE VIOLET WEDDING COMPANY LIMITED 01 Sep 2014
    09197692 JL DAVIES LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09213458 RLB PLANNING LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09215223 CRYSTALLINE CLEANING LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09228444 TIGSTEN CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228899 THE LONDON BEST CARE LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09229481 CAERNARVON CLOSE 1966 LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09231815 JDF PLASTERING & DECORATING LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09241195 MERCURY AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. 30 Sep 2014