Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Borehamwood UK 2010 160 105,137 2009 120 91,034 % change 33.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (196) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 45 43 72 New companies in 2009 40 33 47 % change 12.5% 30.3% 53.2% Record Year 2007 (56) 2005 (58) 2007 (90)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Borehamwood UK 2010 105 82,677 2009 133 108,060 % change -21.1% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 21 45 39 Closed companies in 2009 12 27 94 % change 75.0% 66.7% -59% Record Year 2006 (28) 2008 (50) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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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) Borehamwood UK 2010 55 22,460 2009 -13 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (142) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 24 -2 33 Net growth in 2009 28 6 -47 Record Year 2003 (41) 2005 (44) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 4.4% 11.6% 27.3% Record Year 1963 (0.5%) 1975 (0.2%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.81% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 0.97% CONSULTING 4.60% TRADING 0.84% CONSULTANCY 2.87% J 0.72% PROPERTY 2.50% GLOBAL 0.72% ASSOCIATES 2.04% BUILDING 0.60% TRADING 1.93% CORPORATION 0.60% DESIGN 1.91% LONDON 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% INVESTMENTS 0.60% MEDIA 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.60% BUSINESS 1.74% PRODUCTIONS 0.60% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% WORLD 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CARE 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.54% MEDIA 0.60% J 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.48% LONDON 1.45% INTERNATIONAL 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DIGITAL 0.48% GROUP 1.37% N 0.48% GLOBAL 1.35% ASSOCIATES 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% IT 0.36% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.36% CARE 1.33% SECURITY 0.36% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MARKETING 0.36% M 1.28% HOMES 0.36% SYSTEMS 1.25% TECHNOLOGIES 0.36% S 1.23%
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 374 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 87 74,904 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 9,943 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 25 26,974 99999 - Dormant Company 25 13,808 7499 - Non-trading company 22 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,948 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 9,659 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,154 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 17,003 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 2,540 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,143 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 9,325 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 2,973 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 8 3,169 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 8 2,355 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 6,340 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 10,331
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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