Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 160 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BorehamwoodUK
    2010160105,137
    200912091,034
    % change33.3%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (196) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010454372
    New companies in 2009403347
    % change12.5%30.3%53.2%
    Record Year2007 (56)2005 (58)2007 (90)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BorehamwoodUK
    201010582,677
    2009133108,060
    % change-21.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010214539
    Closed companies in 2009122794
    % change75.0%66.7%-59%
    Record Year2006 (28)2008 (50)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 55 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)BorehamwoodUK
    20105522,460
    2009-13-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (142) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201024-233
    Net growth in 2009286-47
    Record Year2003 (41)2005 (44)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Borehamwood formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Borehamwood
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.4%11.6%27.3%
    Record Year1963 (0.5%)1975 (0.2%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.81%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT0.97%CONSULTING4.60%
    TRADING0.84%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    J0.72%PROPERTY2.50%
    GLOBAL0.72%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    BUILDING0.60%TRADING1.93%
    CORPORATION0.60%DESIGN1.91%
    LONDON0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%MEDIA1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.60%BUSINESS1.74%
    PRODUCTIONS0.60%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    WORLD0.60%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CARE0.60%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MEDIA0.60%J1.48%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%LONDON1.45%
    INTERNATIONAL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DIGITAL0.48%GROUP1.37%
    N0.48%GLOBAL1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    IT0.36%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.36%CARE1.33%
    SECURITY0.36%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MARKETING0.36%M1.28%
    HOMES0.36%SYSTEMS1.25%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.36%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied374228,645
    7487 - Other business activities8774,904
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities349,943
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2526,974
    99999 - Dormant Company2513,808
    7499 - Non-trading company2215,398
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1814,007
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply159,659
    9305 - Other service activities149,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified128,154
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1217,003
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing102,540
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,143
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering99,325
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate92,973
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis83,169
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract82,355
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities710,331

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07170871 HEADPHONIX LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07170174 J & L QUALITY ENGINEERING LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07169982 SCADA SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168949 TOP SURVEY LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167521 STRAIGHT LINK LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167040 SUGAR FREE LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166721 VESTCROWN LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07163548 SUPERGROWS FOODS (UK) LIMITED 19 Feb 2010
    07162183 WANAPART LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07161119 ARBOUR DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160685 KLAN LIMTED LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07160206 EVOLVE! WEB DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07157632 GREAT ANGEL HARVEST SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156703 DHMICRO LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156315 ALL WEST LIMOS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07156192 GOLDENCRESS CONTRACTORS LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155631 A C BENNETT LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07152048 LARCHGRAVE LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150803 SIMPLY NAPKINS LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149235 HEATHERFIELDS CARE HOMES LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07149189 QMARS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07148980 NAMAKI LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07148297 RR CARE SERVICES LTD 05 Feb 2010
    07143715 STERLING IT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07143462 DE GORDON LTD 02 Feb 2010