Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 2013 when 39.0% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 184 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 25.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Borehamwood UK 2013 184 134,802 2012 246 131,491 % change -25.2% 2.5% Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 62 58 64 New companies in 2012 89 85 72 % change -30.3% -31.8% -11.1% Record Year 2012 (89) 2011 (113) 2011 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 189 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 112.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Borehamwood UK 2013 189 77,914 2012 89 67,576 % change 112.4% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (189) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous February.
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 88 68 33 Closed companies in 2012 23 29 37 % change 282.6% 134.5% -11% Record Year 2013 (88) 2013 (68) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was -5 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Borehamwood UK 2013 -5 56,888 2012 157 63,915 Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -26 -10 31 Net growth in 2012 66 56 35 Record Year 2012 (66) 2011 (84) 2011 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Borehamwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Borehamwood 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -37.5% -32.3% -8.1% Record Year 1998 (0.3%) 2011 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 2013 when 39.0% of all directors were female.
39.0% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.77% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.78% ESTATES 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROPERTIES 1.00% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 0.77% TRADING 2.06% TRADING 0.77% DESIGN 1.79% GLOBAL 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.78% CORPORATION 0.61% BUSINESS 1.77% LONDON 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CAPITAL 0.61% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTY 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.71% INVESTMENTS 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% DESIGN 0.46% MEDIA 1.63% EUROPE 0.46% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.46% J 1.56% PARTNERS 0.46% CARE 1.46% INTERNATIONAL 0.46% IT 1.43% IT 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% PRODUCTIONS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% CARE 0.38% M 1.25% FILMS 0.38% BUILDING 1.21% CONSTRUCTION 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19% SECURITY 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.18% TRADE 0.38% TRAINING 1.17% DIGITAL 0.38% SECURITY 1.15%
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 943 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 69 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 66 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 60 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 32,624 59111 - Motion picture production activities 27 2,656 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 21 5,059 74990 - Non-trading company 17 14,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 14 8,637 86900 - Other human health activities 14 8,465 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 7,507 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 16,448 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,954 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,145 70221 - Financial management 12 2,476 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 11 3,220 7487 - Other business activities 10 7,556 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 10 2,732
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08385540 INFINITUSKONSULT LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08386552 STONE GALLERY LTD 04 Feb 2013 OC382161 HEDREK LLP 04 Feb 2013 08394601 BUSIBAY TRADING LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08394952 DCH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 08 Feb 2013 08398235 WJC IT CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Feb 2013 08399014 IDEAL PET CARE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08400897 PHIL SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY (NEWCASTLE) LTD 13 Feb 2013 08401350 HEATSTEP LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08401884 HELPDESK SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Feb 2013 08401961 TELFORDS FACILITY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08403358 BRIGHTON & HOVE ESTATES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08403940 THE VISUAL CLINIC LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08404245 GADAIR LTD 14 Feb 2013 08407418 AXLE BIKES LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08408386 CITY OF LONDON SOCCER ACADEMY LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08411481 MAISON VILLE DEUX 2 LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08411881 BLOSSOMHILL LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08411890 BLOSSOM PATH LTD 20 Feb 2013 08411915 CITYHALL LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08412058 NUMBER FOURTEEN (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08413693 PHIL-HALLMARK LTD 21 Feb 2013 08420144 GUARDHOUSE LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08420149 BLOSSOM WAY LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08420202 GLOWING LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
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