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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Stevenage UK 2015 247 161,156 2014 223 150,722 % change 10.8% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (247) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 73 72 102 New companies in 2014 73 59 91 % change 0.0% 22.0% 12.1% Record Year 2014 (73) 2013 (72) 2015 (102)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Stevenage UK 2015 138 89,523 2014 113 82,370 % change 22.1% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (138) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 50 44 44 Closed companies in 2014 36 41 36 % change 38.9% 7.3% 22% Record Year 2011 (52) 2015 (44) 2009 (84)
Net Company Growth
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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) Stevenage UK 2015 109 71,633 2014 110 68,352 Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 23 28 58 Net growth in 2014 37 18 55 Record Year 2014 (37) 2013 (48) 2007 (64)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2015 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -1.9% 12.4% 2.2% Record Year 2005 (0.2%) 1991 (0.2%) 2015 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 2.54% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.13% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.62% PROPERTY 0.99% PROPERTY 2.72% HEALTH 0.99% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSTRUCTION 0.99% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 0.85% ENGINEERING 2.12% LONDON 0.78% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANTS 0.71% TRADING 1.88% DEVELOPMENT 0.64% TRANSPORT 1.82% ENTERPRISES 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ELECTRICAL 0.56% DESIGN 1.65% ENGINEERING 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.63% J 0.56% CO., 1.58% HEALTHCARE 0.56% J 1.55% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TRANSPORT 0.49% BUSINESS 1.49% TRADING 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TRAINING 0.42% GLOBAL 1.46% S 0.42% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HERTS 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HEATING 0.42% BUILDING 1.31% PROJECT 0.42% IT 1.30% VENTURES 0.42% MEDIA 1.28% BUSINESS 0.42% M 1.27%
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 339 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 75 49,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 70 43,081 86900 - Other human health activities 62 13,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 53 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 32 19,098 86101 - Hospital activities 26 5,043 41100 - Development of building projects 20 11,863 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,862 86210 - General medical practice activities 16 4,793 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 9,080 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 13 2,309 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 12,485 43210 - Electrical installation 12 6,139 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,651 59113 - Television programme production activities 11 2,394 74990 - Non-trading company 11 13,794
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09418291 SECURE SOLUTIONS LONDON LIMITED 03 Feb 2015 09420850 INTO AV DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09421799 AUTO MASTER STEVENAGE LTD 04 Feb 2015 09428202 UTAKO LTD 09 Feb 2015 09435188 QUANTUM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09435280 J CHILDS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2015 09436855 STEVENAGE MINIBUS HIRE LTD 12 Feb 2015 09441415 BE ABRASIVE LIMITED 16 Feb 2015 09441970 CEABOA LTD 16 Feb 2015 09444754 WILD TIMES FITNESS LTD 17 Feb 2015 09447745 MODERN MANKIND LTD. 19 Feb 2015 09448975 SEASONS INTERIORS LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09449230 MJK HEALTH LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09449511 COSGROVE SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09450685 WE LET YOU RENT LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09451245 WILLOW DEVELOPMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Feb 2015 09453895 PRO SPORTS DEVELOPMENT LTD. 23 Feb 2015 09455358 LHYANNA ENTERPRISE LIMITED 24 Feb 2015 09459419 EDUCATIONAL FUTURES LTD 26 Feb 2015 09459838 HUMMER HIRE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015 09463637 THE 21ST CENTURY MEDICINE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09415686 EB TIED LTD 02 Feb 2015 09444129 MERESI LTD 17 Feb 2015 09457962 L A HORGAN LTD 25 Feb 2015 09458937 AJ CJ CARE COMPANY LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
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