Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 210 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 27.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BorehamwoodUK
    2012210118,868
    2011291114,512
    % change-27.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (291) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012697863
    New companies in 20111279272
    % change-45.7%-15.2%-12.5%
    Record Year2011 (127)2011 (92)2011 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 45.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BorehamwoodUK
    201212874,772
    20118872,230
    % change45.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012334550
    Closed companies in 2011293623
    % change13.8%25.0%117%
    Record Year2007 (38)2007 (133)2007 (101)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 82 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BorehamwoodUK
    20128244,096
    201120342,282
    Record Year 2011 (203) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012363313
    Net growth in 2011985649
    Record Year2011 (98)2011 (56)2011 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Borehamwood
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-51.2%-14.5%-13.5%
    Record Year2011 (0.3%)1962 (0.4%)1972 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.3% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.32%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRADING0.95%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    PROPERTIES0.88%PROPERTY2.35%
    ESTATES0.88%TRADING2.08%
    TRADE0.73%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.66%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IT0.59%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GLOBAL0.59%BUSINESS1.72%
    VENTURES0.51%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.51%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%LONDON1.67%
    FILMS0.51%J1.55%
    INTERNATIONAL0.44%GLOBAL1.53%
    LONDON0.44%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CORPORATION0.44%IT1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.44%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ONE0.44%CARE1.32%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%M1.27%
    TECHNOLOGY0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    ENGINEERING0.37%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    SECURITY0.37%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.37%S1.17%
    N0.37%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,005331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4333,677
    7487 - Other business activities4035,545
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3514,774
    99999 - Dormant Company2925,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2813,716
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,425
    9999 - Dormant Company1712,598
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply134,997
    59111 - Motion picture production activities111,498
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified103,943
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,891
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing83,093
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities84,119
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet73,712
    8514 - Other human health activities71,744
    41100 - Development of building projects74,965
    7499 - Non-trading company76,164

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08129903 LMS IT SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08132934 WILLOWGOLD LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133086 BEEMA LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133102 ANCESTORS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133133 SPURWOOD LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133188 MARKSMAN LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08134704 EXCLUSIVE SIGNINGS LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08135689 SAROVA CONSULTING LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135930 RONEC LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137832 THE PHILANTHROPY CLUB LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    OC376856 NORDIC PROJECT LLP 12 Jul 2012
    08142254 U N H SIRISENA LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08143187 PHARMART PRIVATE LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08143696 SUPERGROWS EXOTIC FOODS LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144533 NDF CONSULTANTS LTD. 16 Jul 2012
    08145914 ERAMEDIA INC. LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08145951 ESSENTIALS CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147806 PINKSHADES LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08149685 THE HAPPY PATH LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08151318 KL-8 LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151703 LIVINGSTONE CENTRE INVESTMENTS LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08155130 Q GRAPHICS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08157960 DANQUAH STUDIOZ LTD 26 Jul 2012
    08158391 CHADWICK DESIGN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08160464 INCA HOME SERVICES LTD 30 Jul 2012