Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 297 companies were formed in Borehamwood. This figure is 22.7% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Borehamwood occurred in 2007 when a total of 358 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Borehamwood UK 2010 297 203,749 2009 242 182,021 % change 22.7% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (358) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 137 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Borehamwood UK 2010 137 98,612 2009 122 90,987 % change 12.3% 8.4% Record Year 2006 (165) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 45 51 41 New companies in 2009 38 41 43 % change 18.4% 24.4% -4.7% Record Year 2006 (51) 2006 (59) 2007 (59)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 221 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood. This figure is 37.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Borehamwood occurred in 2009 when a total of 352 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Borehamwood UK 2010 221 177,631 2009 352 289,236 % change -37.2% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (352) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 47.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Borehamwood UK 2010 116 94,954 2009 219 181,176 % change -47.0% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (219) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 32 38 46 Closed companies in 2009 67 87 65 % change -52.2% -56.3% -29% Record Year 2009 (67) 2009 (87) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Borehamwood increased by 76 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Borehamwood UK 2010 76 26,118 2009 -110 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (228) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Borehamwood during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 21 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Borehamwood UK 2010 21 3,658 2009 -97 -90,189 Record Year 2006 (101) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 13 13 -5 Net growth in 2009 -29 -46 -22 Record Year 2007 (38) 2006 (41) 1999 (36)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Borehamwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Borehamwood 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Borehamwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Borehamwood 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 8.9% 18.6% -14.2% Record Year 1978 (0.3%) 1972 (0.3%) 1978 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Borehamwood was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
24.1% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.54% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.18% CONSULTING 4.79% TRADING 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.02% PRODUCTIONS 0.95% PROPERTY 2.40% CORPORATION 0.95% ASSOCIATES 2.02% LONDON 0.71% TRADING 2.01% MEDIA 0.59% DESIGN 1.91% J 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% DESIGN 0.59% MEDIA 1.80% CARE 0.59% BUSINESS 1.75% INTERNATIONAL 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.71% EVENTS 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% GLOBAL 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.56% CONSULTANTS 0.47% LONDON 1.52% ENGINEERING 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TECHNOLOGIES 0.47% J 1.46% IT 0.47% CARE 1.41% PROPERTIES 0.47% GLOBAL 1.39% ENERGY 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% INTERTAIN 0.35% BUILDING 1.33% RISK 0.35% M 1.29% M 0.35% IT 1.28% CLEANING 0.35% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CREATIVE 0.35% GROUP 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.35% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 314 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 90 68,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 25,942 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 8,590 99999 - Dormant Company 27 14,342 7499 - Non-trading company 23 13,997 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 13,490 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,842 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,922 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,822 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,285 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 14,598 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 8,262 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 9 2,301 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,417 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 8 2,601 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 9,122 59111 - Motion picture production activities 7 1,019 74990 - Non-trading company 7 7,893 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 5,854
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07267696 MEADOW WAY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 May 2010 07266759 YPERIA LIMITED 27 May 2010 07266080 KERABELLE LIMITED 26 May 2010 07265573 VISM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 26 May 2010 07264937 CAFC LIMITED 25 May 2010 07263598 JS FLYING LIMITED 24 May 2010 07262523 FAMILY LEISURE LAS LEGAS LIMITED 24 May 2010 07258162 SAFERSTREETS LIMITED 19 May 2010 07257288 35 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 18 May 2010 07256918 AGNES CLEANING & IRONING SERVICES LIMITED 18 May 2010 07256728 LYDIAN CONSULTING LIMITED 18 May 2010 07254688 VILLECROWN PROPERTIES LIMITED 14 May 2010 07254337 FORMULA WON LIMITED 14 May 2010 07254087 M J QUINN & SONS BRICKWORK LTD 14 May 2010 07252052 ABBOTS 381 LIMITED 12 May 2010 07250673 PRIVILEGE ACCOUNTS LIMITED 12 May 2010 07250444 INNOVICO ECOMMERCE SOLUTIONS LTD 11 May 2010 07249739 LA CASSA LIMITED 11 May 2010 07247852 MUMMYLICIOUS LIMITED 10 May 2010 07247554 B.C.F.A. LIMITED 10 May 2010 07246417 LEVY GEE LIMITED 07 May 2010 07245225 ANTTAT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 May 2010 07244878 MAUREEN FOUNTAIN LIMITED 06 May 2010 07244838 POLARIS CREDIT SERVICES LIMITED 06 May 2010 07244662 MEAZY LTD 06 May 2010
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