Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 132 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 24.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BorehamwoodUK
    2010132101,492
    200910694,671
    % change24.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2005 (158) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010514239
    New companies in 2009363337
    % change41.7%27.3%5.4%
    Record Year2006 (61)2005 (55)2006 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 40.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BorehamwoodUK
    201010287,705
    2009170159,401
    % change-40.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010353730
    Closed companies in 2009374687
    % change-5.4%-19.6%-66%
    Record Year2007 (38)2007 (133)2007 (101)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 30 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BorehamwoodUK
    20103013,787
    2009-64-64,730
    Record Year 2005 (105) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101659
    Net growth in 2009-1-13-50
    Record Year2006 (44)2005 (22)2005 (42)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Borehamwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Borehamwood
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change31.8%15.5%1.1%
    Record Year1977 (0.3%)1962 (0.4%)1972 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.3% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.31%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.31%CONSULTING4.99%
    CORPORATION0.99%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    LONDON0.99%PROPERTY2.38%
    PRODUCTIONS0.99%TRADING2.04%
    TRADING0.88%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MEDIA0.77%DESIGN1.93%
    INTERNATIONAL0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CARE0.55%BUSINESS1.80%
    DESIGN0.55%MEDIA1.75%
    NETWORK0.55%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    IT0.55%LONDON1.59%
    SOPHER0.55%ENGINEERING1.59%
    PROVIDER0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    REGULATORY0.55%CARE1.44%
    ENERGY0.44%J1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ELSTREE0.44%GLOBAL1.42%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.44%IT1.35%
    HOMES0.44%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CLEANING0.44%BUILDING1.32%
    PROPERTIES0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    DIGITAL0.44%M1.28%
    GLOBAL0.44%SYSTEMS1.26%
    J0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied303202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9069,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3225,053
    99999 - Dormant Company2714,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities258,292
    9999 - Dormant Company2221,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2013,408
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1913,161
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply148,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified137,767
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,940
    9305 - Other service activities109,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,967
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract92,472
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,447
    59111 - Motion picture production activities71,005
    62090 - Other information technology service activities75,716
    74990 - Non-trading company77,649
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing72,340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07327425 PROVIDER NETWORK (NATIONAL) LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07327060 MILLENNIUM CLINICAL RESEARCH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326862 PROVIDER NETWORK (SOUTH) LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07326858 PROVIDER NETWORK (EAST) LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07326740 PROVIDER NETWORK (WEST) LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07326448 HOLISTIC HAPPINESS LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325178 EFI GLOBAL LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325177 TRIDENT COLLEGE LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07324505 FAVOUR CATERING & EVENTS LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07324169 IJ RECORDS LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07322212 TECH.ME LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07321920 PHARMREGULATORY UK LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07311849 WKH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07311555 DISCOUNTED TRAVEL LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07311294 NOW COURIERS LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07310898 CREATIVE SANCTUARY LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07307073 OMEGA REGULATORY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07305478 THE THOMAS A BECKET BOXING GYM LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07303737 BRIT PACK PICTURES LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302371 WE SELL HOUSES ONLINE LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302330 PART EXCHANGE HOMES LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301230 THE LONDON HOT TUB AND SWIM SPA SHOW LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07301030 JG LEGAL LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07301003 HH6546545 LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    OC356357 JUST COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE LLP 09 Jul 2010