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 09464038 ELISAND HEALTH LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09467231 R2JR2 LIMITED 03 Mar 2015 09478215 JANETTE ENRIQUEZ BUENAVENTURA UNLIMITTED LTD 09 Mar 2015 09479037 B.K.M.S RF LTD 09 Mar 2015 09479382 GRADE1 COST MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09481545 ZAPPI LTD 10 Mar 2015 09482033 KUDOS MEMORABILIA LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09484318 SSJ CONSULTANTS LTD 11 Mar 2015 09488711 MARY KI LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09490827 SABCO LTD 16 Mar 2015 09492588 KABOODLE LIMITED 16 Mar 2015 09493776 ROYALE BEAUTY LTD 17 Mar 2015 09494040 BOWKETT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09498338 PRIFERENTIAL ACCESSORIES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09499526 AVIATOR WEB SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09501474 MELODY & RAMIEL COMPANY LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09501742 MIABABITS CARE LTD 20 Mar 2015 09505790 MILESTONES LETTINGS LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09507020 DUTZUCOD LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09507513 JEMRUSSELL LIMITED 24 Mar 2015 09509466 CAECO LIMITED 25 Mar 2015 09513404 UNIQUE CLEANIN SOLUTIONS LTD 27 Mar 2015 09516761 AFACTOR CONSULTING LTD 30 Mar 2015 09517016 LONDON PHOENIX LTD 30 Mar 2015 09494513 AJ DRAINAGE LONDON LTD 17 Mar 2015
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