Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 2015 when 32.9% 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 247 companies were registered in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 10.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)StevenageUK
    2015247161,156
    2014223150,722
    % change10.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (247) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20157372102
    New companies in 2014735991
    % change0.0%22.0%12.1%
    Record Year2014 (73)2013 (72)2015 (102)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Stevenage during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 22.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)StevenageUK
    201513889,523
    201411382,370
    % change22.1%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (138) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Stevenage when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015504444
    Closed companies in 2014364136
    % change38.9%7.3%22%
    Record Year2011 (52)2015 (44)2009 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Stevenage during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 109 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)StevenageUK
    201510971,633
    201411068,352
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015232858
    Net growth in 2014371855
    Record Year2014 (37)2013 (48)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Stevenage formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Stevenage
    20150.2%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-1.9%12.4%2.2%
    Record Year2005 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)2015 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Stevenage was in 2015 when 32.9% of all directors were female.

    32.9% of all director appointments in Stevenage in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE2.54%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.13%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY0.99%PROPERTY2.72%
    HEALTH0.99%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.99%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ENGINEERING2.12%
    LONDON0.78%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%TRADING1.88%
    DEVELOPMENT0.64%TRANSPORT1.82%
    ENTERPRISES0.64%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%DESIGN1.65%
    ENGINEERING0.56%PROPERTIES1.63%
    J0.56%CO.,1.58%
    HEALTHCARE0.56%J1.55%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRANSPORT0.49%BUSINESS1.49%
    TRADING0.49%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TRAINING0.42%GLOBAL1.46%
    S0.42%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HERTS0.42%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HEATING0.42%BUILDING1.31%
    PROJECT0.42%IT1.30%
    VENTURES0.42%MEDIA1.28%
    BUSINESS0.42%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied339288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company7549,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7043,081
    86900 - Other human health activities6213,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5329,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3730,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3458,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3219,098
    86101 - Hospital activities265,043
    41100 - Development of building projects2011,863
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1710,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,862
    86210 - General medical practice activities164,793
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified149,080
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings132,309
    49410 - Freight transport by road1312,485
    43210 - Electrical installation126,139
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,651
    59113 - Television programme production activities112,394
    74990 - Non-trading company1113,794

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09467231 R2JR2 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09468580 PEPE1 LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09476053 DDMN LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09478295 FIL-HERTS BARRIO FIESTA LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09481545 ZAPPI LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482809 ASR DENTAL CARE LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09483318 AC DRAINS LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09484318 SSJ CONSULTANTS LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09488565 WHAYMAND CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09488602 WRAPPED UP LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09488711 MARY KI LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09492238 DAILYDEALCO LTD 16 Mar 2015
    09493776 ROYALE BEAUTY LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09495644 GRM CARE SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09499526 AVIATOR WEB SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09500766 ALPHY MEDICARE COMPANY LIMITED 20 Mar 2015
    09505668 MILESTONES OAKHAM LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09505790 MILESTONES LETTINGS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09505792 MILESTONES MELTON LIMITED 24 Mar 2015
    09507879 SARU AMIGEO HEALTH LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09513404 UNIQUE CLEANIN SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09471278 UK-FIL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09484721 ELIZABETH COSTELLO LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09485651 THOMPSON THOMPSON LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09509704 SPRINGERS CLUB LIMITED 25 Mar 2015