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Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2011 was a record month for net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 256 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 60.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BorehamwoodUK
    2011256116,391
    2010160105,137
    % change60.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous March.

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.

    February 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20115011393
    New companies in 2010454372
    % change11.1%162.8%29.2%
    Record Year2007 (56)2011 (113)2011 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BorehamwoodUK
    20119490,986
    201010582,677
    % change-10.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011462919
    Closed companies in 2010214539
    % change119.0%-35.6%-51%
    Record Year2011 (46)2008 (50)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 162 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BorehamwoodUK
    201116225,405
    20105522,460
    Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous March.

    February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.

    February 2011 was a record month for net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any month in history.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201148474
    Net growth in 201024-233
    Record Year2003 (41)2011 (84)2011 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Borehamwood formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Borehamwood
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-4.1%131.0%23.2%
    Record Year1963 (0.5%)2011 (0.3%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 47.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    20.9% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADE1.29%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.20%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    SALES1.11%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PRODUCTIONS1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING0.92%TRADING2.10%
    BUSINESS0.92%DESIGN1.93%
    UNIVERSAL0.83%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    LONDON0.83%BUSINESS1.87%
    CORPORATION0.74%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PRODUCTS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ALLIANCE0.65%MEDIA1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%ENGINEERING1.61%
    INTERNATIONAL0.55%LONDON1.60%
    AGENCY0.55%CARE1.45%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%J1.45%
    ELSTREE0.55%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDIA0.55%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    WORLDWIDE0.55%IT1.41%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    EUROPE0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.46%M1.30%
    IT0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.46%S1.24%
    EVENTS0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROVIDER0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied316202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7660,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3530,253
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3010,246
    99999 - Dormant Company2818,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2216,150
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,316
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1810,085
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply137,000
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1212,916
    7260 - Other computer related activities107,789
    74990 - Non-trading company98,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,996
    9305 - Other service activities88,740
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing72,707
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale71,853
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate72,528
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering66,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585890 LORD OF BODY LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07584976 DEMISED LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07578683 DARROSS COMMUNICATIONS LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07574805 WALK IN THE RAIN LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07572990 BHNU ASSOCIATES LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07570794 SOUTHERN SOUNDPROOFERS LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07567114 COFFEE 4 BUSINESS LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07566879 F & A HOLDING LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07560572 OSTRICH WORLDWIDE LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07559064 ZXYQ LTD 10 Mar 2011
    07555226 HANIMELI TEXILES (UK) LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07549973 AXBRIDGE ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    OC362253 ARCTIC DEVELOPMENT LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362258 BERGFOLD EXPERTS LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362260 BLACKBERG IMPORT LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362262 CHAMBORD LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362268 GTR TECHNICS LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362277 LISTMARK EXPORT LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362280 ROUNDMARK UNIVERSAL LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362283 SWISSFIELD VENTURES LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362286 UNISTONE BUSINESS LLP 01 Mar 2011
    OC362798 ATCHINSON SALES LLP 16 Mar 2011
    OC362804 HYPERCORD SALES LLP 16 Mar 2011
    OC362815 SOULBERG TRADE LLP 16 Mar 2011
    OC362816 UNIONCOM LLP 16 Mar 2011