New Company Registrations

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2011 a total of 639 companies were formed in Borehamwood. This figure is 115.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.

   The highest total for a first half year in Borehamwood occurred in 2011 when a total of 639 were formed.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Borehamwood	UK
   2011	639	228,735
   2010	297	203,749
   % change	115.2%	12.3%
   Record Year	2011 (639)	2007 (279,097)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2011	228735	639
   H1 2010	203749	297
   H1 2009	182021	242
   H1 2008	188271	219
   H1 2007	279097	358
   H1 2006	215409	299
   H1 2005	187398	294
   H1 2004	174429	223
   H1 2003	202224	277
   H1 2002	136517	179

   New Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any quarter in history.

   A total of 383 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

   This figure is an increase of 179.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Borehamwood	UK
   2011	383	112,344
   2010	137	98,612
   % change	179.6%	13.9%
   Record Year	2011 (383)	2011 (112,344)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2011	383	Q2 2011	112344	1
   Q2 2010	137	Q2 2010	98612	1
   Q2 2009	122	Q2 2009	90987	1
   Q2 2008	108	Q2 2008	91573	1
   Q2 2007	162	Q2 2007	112283	1
   Q2 2006	165	Q2 2006	106215	1
   Q2 2005	118	Q2 2005	93193	1
   Q2 2004	109	Q2 2004	82945	1
   Q2 2003	120	Q2 2003	104797	1
   Q2 2002	100	Q2 2002	71466	1
   Q2 2011	383	Q2 2011	112344	2

   New Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

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

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

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

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

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

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

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2011	39725	148
   May 2011	38130	119
   Apr 2011	34489	116
   Mar 2011	44847	93
   Feb 2011	37762	113
   Jan 2011	33782	50
   Dec 2010	27134	44
   Nov 2010	34347	53
   Oct 2010	33636	59
   Sep 2010	35149	39
   Aug 2010	32366	42
   Jul 2010	33977	51

   New Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   New companies in 2011	116	119	148
   New companies in 2010	45	51	41
   % change	157.8%	133.3%	261.0%
   Record Year	2011 (116)	2011 (119)	2011 (148)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   In the first half of 2011 a total of 168 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood. This figure is 24.0% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.

   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
   2011	168	162,310
   2010	221	177,631
   % change	-24.0%	-8.6%
   Record Year	2009 (352)	2009 (289,236)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H1 2011	162310	168
   H1 2010	177631	221
   H1 2009	289236	352
   H1 2008	103103	117
   H1 2007	107801	130
   H1 2006	99266	132
   H1 2005	90666	138
   H1 2004	84537	94
   H1 2003	77453	88
   H1 2002	73040	83

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   A total of 74 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

   This figure is a decrease of 36.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Borehamwood	UK
   2011	74	71,324
   2010	116	94,954
   % change	-36.2%	-24.9%
   Record Year	2009 (219)	2009 (181,176)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q2 2011	74	Q2 2011	71324	1
   Q2 2010	116	Q2 2010	94954	1
   Q2 2009	219	Q2 2009	181176	1
   Q2 2008	46	Q2 2008	51728	1
   Q2 2007	76	Q2 2007	52269	1
   Q2 2006	64	Q2 2006	50902	1
   Q2 2005	72	Q2 2005	47365	1
   Q2 2004	45	Q2 2004	42472	1
   Q2 2003	44	Q2 2003	35523	1
   Q2 2002	36	Q2 2002	30860	1
   Q2 2009	219	Q2 2009	181176	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Jun 2011	23848	25
   May 2011	31305	33
   Apr 2011	16171	16
   Mar 2011	27947	19
   Feb 2011	29849	29
   Jan 2011	33190	46
   Dec 2010	16283	10
   Nov 2010	31710	48
   Oct 2010	28903	41
   Sep 2010	29093	30
   Aug 2010	32913	37
   Jul 2010	25699	35

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	April	May	June
   Closed companies in 2011	16	33	25
   Closed companies in 2010	32	38	46
   % change	-50.0%	-13.2%	-46%
   Record Year	2009 (67)	2009 (87)	2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous first half year.

   The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any half year in history.

   In the first half of 2011 the company register for Borehamwood increased by 471 companies.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Borehamwood	UK
   2011	471	66,425
   2010	76	26,118
   Record Year	2011 (471)	2007 (171,296)

   half	uk net	net
   H1 2011	66425	471
   H1 2010	26118	76
   H1 2009	-107215	-110
   H1 2008	85168	102
   H1 2007	171296	228
   H1 2006	116143	167
   H1 2005	96732	156
   H1 2004	89892	129
   H1 2003	124771	189
   H1 2002	63477	96

   Net Growth by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q2.

   Q2 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any quarter in history.

   Net company growth for Borehamwood during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 309 companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Borehamwood	UK
   2011	309	41,020
   2010	21	3,658
   Record Year	2011 (309)	2003 (69,274)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q2 2011	309	137	Q2 2011	41020	98612	1
   Q2 2010	21	122	Q2 2010	3658	90987	1
   Q2 2009	-97	108	Q2 2009	-90189	91573	1
   Q2 2008	62	162	Q2 2008	39845	112283	1
   Q2 2007	86	165	Q2 2007	60014	106215	1
   Q2 2006	101	118	Q2 2006	55313	93193	1
   Q2 2005	46	109	Q2 2005	45828	82945	1
   Q2 2004	64	120	Q2 2004	40473	104797	1
   Q2 2003	76	100	Q2 2003	69274	71466	1
   Q2 2002	64	80	Q2 2002	40606	56420	1
   Q2 2011	309	0	Q2 2003	69274	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

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

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

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

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

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

   month	uk net	net
   Jun 2011	15877	123
   May 2011	6825	86
   Apr 2011	18318	100
   Mar 2011	16900	74
   Feb 2011	7913	84
   Jan 2011	592	4
   Dec 2010	10851	34
   Nov 2010	2637	5
   Oct 2010	4733	18
   Sep 2010	6056	9
   Aug 2010	-547	5
   Jul 2010	8278	16

   Net Growth by Month

   	April	May	June
   Net growth in 2011	100	86	123
   Net growth in 2010	13	13	-5
   Record Year	2011 (100)	2011 (86)	2011 (123)

UK Company Share

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The first half of 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Borehamwood when compared to any previous first half year.

   In the first half of 2011 Borehamwood formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2010 figure of 0.1%.

   Half Year (Jan-Jun)	Borehamwood
   2011	0.3%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2011 (0.3%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H1 2011	0.2794	639	1
   H1 2010	0.1458	297	1
   H1 2009	0.1330	242	1
   H1 2008	0.1163	219	1
   H1 2007	0.1283	358	1
   H1 2006	0.1388	299	1
   H1 2005	0.1569	294	1
   H1 2004	0.1278	223	1
   H1 2003	0.1370	277	1
   H1 2002	0.1311	179	1
   H1 2011	0.2794	639	2

   Company Share by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   In the second quarter of 2011, Borehamwood formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

   second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)	Borehamwood
   2011	0.3%
   2010	0.1%
   2009	0.1%
   2008	0.1%
   2007	0.1%
   Record Year (since 1960)	2011 (0.3%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q2 2011	0.3409	383	1
   Q2 2010	0.1389	137	1
   Q2 2009	0.1341	122	1
   Q2 2008	0.1179	108	1
   Q2 2007	0.1443	162	1
   Q2 2006	0.1553	165	1
   Q2 2005	0.1266	118	1
   Q2 2004	0.1314	109	1
   Q2 2003	0.1145	120	1
   Q2 2002	0.1399	100	1
   Q2 2011	0.3409	383	2

   Company Share by Quarter

   Q2 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q2.

3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

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

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

   month	percentage	num town
   Jun 2011	0.3726	148
   May 2011	0.3121	119
   Apr 2011	0.3363	116
   Mar 2011	0.2074	93
   Feb 2011	0.2992	113
   Jan 2011	0.1480	50
   Dec 2010	0.1622	44
   Nov 2010	0.1543	53
   Oct 2010	0.1754	59
   Sep 2010	0.1110	39
   Aug 2010	0.1298	42
   Jul 2010	0.1501	51

   Company Share by Month

   	April	May	June
   UK formation share in 2011	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
   UK formation share in 2010	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%
   % change	149.5%	83.8%	219.8%
   Record Year	2011 (0.3%)	1972 (0.3%)	2011 (0.4%)

Director Age

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

   The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 46.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H1 2011	46.0193	9.0909	1.1019	43.7965	3.2115	4.2818
   H1 2010	44.7044	6.2893	1.2579	44.7607	2.1135	4.6542
   H1 2009	46.1903	8.6505	2.7682	45.4168	1.5987	5.1764
   H1 2008	45.3091	3.6364	1.2121	46.3189	0.9655	5.6478
   H1 2007	46.3909	7.4341	0.4796	46.9942	0.5596	6.4280
   H1 2006	47.0432	5.4054	0.8108	48.0290	0.3849	7.1321
   H1 2005	48.7014	8.4932	0.0000	48.9654	0.2469	8.1738
   H1 2004	49.6988	10.8434	0.3012	49.6375	0.1540	9.0529
   H1 2003	52.1722	15.5660	0.2358	51.2381	0.1296	11.1474
   H1 2002	51.8249	12.4514	0.0000	51.7656	0.1279	11.7665

   Director Age by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 45.2.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q2 2011	45.2030	8.1218	1.5228	43.6473	3.4028	4.3017
   Q2 2010	43.2115	3.8462	1.9231	44.5245	2.2607	4.4151
   Q2 2009	46.4901	6.6225	3.3113	45.2594	1.6854	5.1450
   Q2 2008	43.4260	1.7751	2.3669	46.0347	1.0261	5.3716
   Q2 2007	46.4660	7.3298	0.0000	46.8539	0.6126	6.1060
   Q2 2006	46.6228	2.9940	0.0000	47.8320	0.4073	6.9703
   Q2 2005	50.2378	11.5854	0.0000	48.8596	0.2813	8.0262
   Q2 2004	50.2299	9.7701	0.0000	49.5837	0.1699	8.8949
   Q2 2003	51.4670	9.4340	0.4717	50.9831	0.1406	10.7251
   Q2 2002	52.3561	14.3939	0.0000	51.8266	0.1220	11.7726

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

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

   23.0% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H1 2011	23.0024	H1 2011	25.7344	1
   H1 2010	24.2424	H1 2010	24.8661	1
   H1 2009	21.8750	H1 2009	25.9426	1
   H1 2008	29.7872	H1 2008	27.6705	1
   H1 2007	23.3607	H1 2007	27.3387	1
   H1 2006	23.2057	H1 2006	26.5907	1
   H1 2005	24.1627	H1 2005	26.8497	1
   H1 2004	25.5263	H1 2004	26.8360	1
   H1 2003	23.6052	H1 2003	30.2795	1
   H1 2002	23.3577	H1 2002	27.3978	1
   H1 1861	40.0000	H1 1960	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

   The record second quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

   24.8% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q2 2011	24.7788	Q2 2011	26.0825	1
   Q2 2010	24.1379	Q2 2010	25.0520	1
   Q2 2009	21.0526	Q2 2009	25.7923	1
   Q2 2008	34.0314	Q2 2008	26.8958	1
   Q2 2007	22.3214	Q2 2007	27.2440	1
   Q2 2006	26.5957	Q2 2006	26.2399	1
   Q2 2005	27.8075	Q2 2005	26.8859	1
   Q2 2004	27.1795	Q2 2004	26.5468	1
   Q2 2003	25.3219	Q2 2003	30.0203	1
   Q2 2002	23.1884	Q2 2002	28.1992	1
   Q2 1866	66.6667	Q2 1959	85.7143	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   SALES	2.55%	CONSULTING	5.09%
   TRADE	2.48%	MANAGEMENT	4.86%
   BUSINESS	1.35%	CONSULTANCY	3.17%
   UNIVERSAL	1.28%	PROPERTY	2.43%
   PROJECTS	1.28%	TRADING	2.05%
   MANAGEMENT	1.20%	DESIGN	1.94%
   CAPITAL	0.98%	ASSOCIATES	1.92%
   ASSOCIATES	0.98%	BUSINESS	1.87%
   CONSULTING	0.90%	CONSTRUCTION	1.77%
   UNITED	0.90%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   EXPORT	0.75%	MEDIA	1.73%
   ALLIANCE	0.75%	ENGINEERING	1.67%
   MERCHANTS	0.68%	LONDON	1.60%
   LONDON	0.60%	GLOBAL	1.46%
   PRODUCTIONS	0.60%	J	1.44%
   PRODUCTS	0.60%	CARE	1.44%
   TECHNICS	0.60%	INVESTMENTS	1.42%
   WORLDWIDE	0.60%	IT	1.39%
   PROPERTIES	0.60%	BUILDING	1.32%
   CONSULTANCY	0.60%	PROPERTIES	1.31%
   DEVELOPMENTS	0.53%	ELECTRICAL	1.30%
   TRADING	0.53%	M	1.27%
   MEDIA	0.53%	S	1.23%
   AGENCY	0.53%	ENTERPRISES	1.20%
   VENTURES	0.53%	SYSTEMS	1.20%

SIC Data

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

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	316	202,072
   7487 - Other business activities	78	60,758
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	37	10,545
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	37	30,647
   99999 - Dormant Company	26	18,918
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	23	16,419
   9999 - Dormant Company	22	20,111
   7499 - Non-trading company	20	10,955
   96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified	20	10,322
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	16	7,143
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	11	13,053
   7260 - Other computer related activities	11	7,849
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	11	7,095
   74990 - Non-trading company	10	8,481
   68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate	8	2,543
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	7	5,928
   7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract	7	2,208
   9305 - Other service activities	7	9,063
   74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified	7	7,835
   43390 - Other building completion and finishing	6	2,641

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07614255	K2 AGENCY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED	26 Apr 2011
   07608800	G J LOWEN LIMITED	19 Apr 2011
   07603594	QUINTAL GARDEN SERVICES LTD	14 Apr 2011
   07598355	BREADS ETCETERA LIMITED	11 Apr 2011
   07596287	QUICKTRADE LIMITED	07 Apr 2011
   07595439	PQA TRUST LIMITED	07 Apr 2011
   07593348	ECO TEC GAS LIMITED	06 Apr 2011
   07592068	EASYLIVING PRODUCTS LTD	05 Apr 2011
   07591798	ITALIAN CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED	05 Apr 2011
   07589420	JRSB CONSULTANCY LIMITED	04 Apr 2011
   OC363397	LOWSON PROJECTS LLP	04 Apr 2011
   OC363398	SALTBRIDGE CAPITAL LLP	04 Apr 2011
   OC363401	MAINBURG SALES LLP	04 Apr 2011
   OC363402	RANDHOLM IMPORT LLP	04 Apr 2011
   OC363406	FINCORP RESOURCES LLP	04 Apr 2011
   OC363416	STANDO UNITED LLP	04 Apr 2011
   OC363502	MASTER COMMERCE LLP	06 Apr 2011
   OC363503	EAST - WEST GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LLP	06 Apr 2011
   OC363506	BLACKWELL PARTNERSHIP LLP	06 Apr 2011
   OC363509	MBSE RETAIL LLP	06 Apr 2011
   OC363512	DELVIEW INVESTMENTS LLP	06 Apr 2011
   OC363518	EUROPA BUSINESS CORPORATION LLP	06 Apr 2011
   OC363649	INWESTWAY STAR LLP	08 Apr 2011
   OC363779	DOCCRATES LLP	13 Apr 2011
   OC363815	BONWOOD TRADE LLP	13 Apr 2011