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Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    A total of 246 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BorehamwoodUK
    2012246131,491
    2011256116,391
    % change-3.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012898572
    New companies in 20115011393
    % change78.0%-24.8%-22.6%
    Record Year2012 (89)2011 (113)2011 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BorehamwoodUK
    20128967,576
    20119490,987
    % change-5.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012232937
    Closed companies in 2011462919
    % change-50.0%0.0%95%
    Record Year2011 (46)2008 (50)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 157 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BorehamwoodUK
    201215763,915
    201116225,404
    Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012665635
    Net growth in 201148474
    Record Year2012 (66)2011 (84)2011 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Borehamwood formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Borehamwood
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.3%0.2%
    % change52.6%-35.7%-27.6%
    Record Year1963 (0.5%)2011 (0.3%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    26.0% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRADE2.25%CONSULTING5.07%
    SALES2.25%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.41%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CAPITAL1.41%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROJECTS1.16%TRADING2.07%
    BUSINESS1.16%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%ENGINEERING1.86%
    VENTURES1.09%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    UNIVERSAL1.03%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    UNITED0.90%BUSINESS1.73%
    ESTATES0.90%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GLOBAL0.77%LONDON1.66%
    EXPORT0.77%J1.54%
    PROPERTIES0.77%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TRADING0.71%GLOBAL1.50%
    ENERGY0.71%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANCY0.64%CARE1.34%
    IMPORT0.58%PROPERTIES1.31%
    EXPRESS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.45%M1.27%
    RESOURCES0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    WORLDWIDE0.45%ENERGY1.20%
    ALLIANCE0.45%S1.20%
    DESIGN0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied463216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6652,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4535,233
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3714,303
    99999 - Dormant Company3325,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3113,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2619,704
    9999 - Dormant Company2518,617
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply166,934
    7499 - Non-trading company149,102
    74990 - Non-trading company139,729
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1112,113
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,931
    59111 - Motion picture production activities111,550
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing103,228
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified109,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities98,145
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate93,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering85,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895924 STARGAZE LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896001 HAZED LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896029 DRAYCO LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07897175 THE STYLE MASTER LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07898004 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07899058 8 FILMS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012
    07899941 STEGAMI COLLEXIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07900463 TEMP4TODAY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901592 COZEN SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07905412 MAYBACK LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07906584 HIGHMART LIMITED 11 Jan 2012
    07906629 LOG BOOK LOANS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909182 KERRAMY LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07909975 SMARTSAFE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07909981 NATHAN CABLE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07910059 PARKVIEW BASINGSTOKE PROPERTIES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07910067 STATELY ESTATES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07920705 ARCONVEDUTA LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921133 ABC RESIDENTIAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07922468 JEMDA LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07923487 BARI ENTERPRISE LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07926002 GO!CPD LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07928569 GUNCRAFT LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    OC371307 VIAROSA CAPITAL LLP 11 Jan 2012
    OC371680 TOP RANK MANAGEMENT LLP 23 Jan 2012