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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
    07933305 LA COQUETA LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07933837 MY BUSINESS ADVENTURE LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07933963 EVERON SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934165 RED BRICK MARKETING UNLIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07935577 SKYE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936736 D GODFREY CONSULTING LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07942273 CORRADE LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943894 EVERLASTING LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944066 GOLDENBROOK LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945019 MONAME LTD. 10 Feb 2012
    07948574 C.N.T. (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07948796 ORACLE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07951176 WESTERN PREMIER FINANCE LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07951228 VIDYA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952900 ALKALI POWER & ENERGY (HOLDINGS) LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07953603 LEXUS PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955326 YVIE MEDIA LTD. 20 Feb 2012
    07961275 SYSPERION LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07964689 ACTIONMAN LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964727 NEWMART LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964814 TIMEWAY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964881 NAH FOODS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07966340 BRITISH MARITIME CORPORATION LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07966868 JJL RIGHTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07968773 HSP TRADERS LTD 28 Feb 2012