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
New Company Registrations
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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) Borehamwood UK 2012 246 131,491 2011 256 116,391 % change -3.9% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 89 85 72 New companies in 2011 50 113 93 % change 78.0% -24.8% -22.6% Record Year 2012 (89) 2011 (113) 2011 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Borehamwood UK 2012 89 67,576 2011 94 90,987 % change -5.3% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (133) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 23 29 37 Closed companies in 2011 46 29 19 % change -50.0% 0.0% 95% Record Year 2011 (46) 2008 (50) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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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) Borehamwood UK 2012 157 63,915 2011 162 25,404 Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2012 66 56 35 Net growth in 2011 4 84 74 Record Year 2012 (66) 2011 (84) 2011 (74)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% % change 52.6% -35.7% -27.6% Record Year 1963 (0.5%) 2011 (0.3%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADE 2.25% CONSULTING 5.07% SALES 2.25% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CAPITAL 1.41% PROPERTY 2.37% PROJECTS 1.16% TRADING 2.07% BUSINESS 1.16% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 1.16% ENGINEERING 1.86% VENTURES 1.09% ASSOCIATES 1.84% UNIVERSAL 1.03% CONSULTANTS 1.79% UNITED 0.90% BUSINESS 1.73% ESTATES 0.90% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GLOBAL 0.77% LONDON 1.66% EXPORT 0.77% J 1.54% PROPERTIES 0.77% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TRADING 0.71% GLOBAL 1.50% ENERGY 0.71% IT 1.40% CONSULTANCY 0.64% CARE 1.34% IMPORT 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% EXPRESS 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.45% M 1.27% RESOURCES 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% WORLDWIDE 0.45% ENERGY 1.20% ALLIANCE 0.45% S 1.20% DESIGN 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 463 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 66 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 35,233 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 14,303 99999 - Dormant Company 33 25,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 13,637 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 25 18,617 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 14 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,729 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 12,113 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 3,931 59111 - Motion picture production activities 11 1,550 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 3,228 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 9,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 8,145 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 9 3,072 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,154 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07896020 UK WINDOW MACHINERY LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07897456 SOUTH FACING GEESE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07899338 THE PERFECT GIFT SERVICE LTD 05 Jan 2012 07899553 SAFFRON HERTS LTD 06 Jan 2012 07899941 STEGAMI COLLEXIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07900306 SURVIVE & THRIVE BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2012 07900463 TEMP4TODAY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07900785 FOUR CORNERS ONE WORLD LTD 06 Jan 2012 07902637 FORJA ENTERTAINMENT PPF LTD 09 Jan 2012 07906587 TRADEMART LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07906696 COOL HILL FILMS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07906711 ELSIE CREATIVE LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07907597 DR GENG LIMITED 12 Jan 2012 07909182 KERRAMY LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07909226 MELTWIND LTD 13 Jan 2012 07909313 GENTLECARE (UK) 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 07910167 ELSTREE FILM DESIGN LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07910307 BUDDY'S ORIGINAL LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07918222 RAMS RECOVERY LTD 20 Jan 2012 07920668 KENGHA SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07921133 ABC RESIDENTIAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
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