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Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Borehamwood when compared to any previous July.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 291 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 120.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BorehamwoodUK
    2011291114,512
    2010132101,492
    % change120.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (291) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20111279272
    New companies in 2010514239
    % change149.0%119.0%84.6%
    Record Year2011 (127)2011 (92)2011 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BorehamwoodUK
    20118872,230
    201010287,705
    % change-13.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011293623
    Closed companies in 2010353730
    % change-17.1%-2.7%-23%
    Record Year2007 (38)2007 (133)2007 (101)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 203 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BorehamwoodUK
    201120342,282
    20103013,787
    Record Year 2011 (203) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011985649
    Net growth in 20101659
    Record Year2011 (98)2011 (56)2011 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Borehamwood
    20110.3%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in UK company share in Borehamwood when compared to any previous Q3.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change127.8%84.3%66.7%
    Record Year2011 (0.3%)1962 (0.4%)1972 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 9.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    22.6% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SALES3.19%CONSULTING5.11%
    TRADE2.85%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    UNIVERSAL1.63%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CAPITAL1.56%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROJECTS1.42%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS1.36%DESIGN1.94%
    MANAGEMENT1.22%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    UNITED1.09%BUSINESS1.82%
    VENTURES1.09%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    EXPORT0.95%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.95%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTING0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ALLIANCE0.75%LONDON1.63%
    IMPORT0.68%J1.47%
    PROPERTIES0.61%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENERGY0.61%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    WORLDWIDE0.61%CARE1.42%
    MERCHANTS0.61%IT1.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%BUILDING1.30%
    GLOBAL0.61%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    RESOURCES0.54%M1.25%
    TECHNICS0.54%ENERGY1.22%
    EUROPE0.54%TRAINING1.21%
    ENGINEERING0.47%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied311204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7465,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3829,245
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3610,137
    9999 - Dormant Company2922,587
    99999 - Dormant Company2518,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2215,760
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply208,345
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2010,018
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,543
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1214,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities118,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,321
    74990 - Non-trading company108,064
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate82,426
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,551
    9305 - Other service activities710,525
    8514 - Other human health activities72,943
    59111 - Motion picture production activities61,200

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07692989 INTOSEO LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07696469 COSMO TREATS UK LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07702414 BOILERCOM LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07704103 ANGLO STANDARD OIL AND GAS COMPANY LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07704596 BROKERAGE LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07705759 UNIVERSAL SUPPLIES & EXPORTS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07706068 JVSECURITY LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07706338 LILIUM REGULATORY LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07706480 DUCALIAN CAPITAL LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707107 YOGA LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07712973 LEEDS LIFESCIENCE LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07712990 SUFFICIENCY LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07713479 ANALYZE LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07718406 BEAUTIFUL ESTATES LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07718448 AMATEUR LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07718649 CITY PLACEMENTS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    OC366151 OSTLAND LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366159 WHITELORD SOLUTIONS LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366165 AUTOCOM SALES LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366166 AIRLAND WORLDWIDE LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366168 CASTVILLE EXPORT LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366171 GRANDMILL ENERGY LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366172 INFOWAY ENERGY LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366181 LAKEFIELD INDUSTRIAL LLP 04 Jul 2011
    OC366187 SOFTLAND MANAGEMENT LLP 04 Jul 2011