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.

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 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)BorehamwoodUK
    2013184134,802
    2012246131,491
    % change-25.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013625864
    New companies in 2012898572
    % change-30.3%-31.8%-11.1%
    Record Year2012 (89)2011 (113)2011 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    201318977,914
    20128967,576
    % change112.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (189) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013886833
    Closed companies in 2012232937
    % change282.6%134.5%-11%
    Record Year2013 (88)2013 (68)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    2013-556,888
    201215763,915
    Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-26-1031
    Net growth in 2012665635
    Record Year2012 (66)2011 (84)2011 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-37.5%-32.3%-8.1%
    Record Year1998 (0.3%)2011 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.77%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    ESTATES1.23%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTIES1.00%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING0.77%DESIGN1.79%
    GLOBAL0.69%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CORPORATION0.61%BUSINESS1.77%
    LONDON0.61%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CAPITAL0.61%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTY0.54%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    DESIGN0.46%MEDIA1.63%
    EUROPE0.46%GLOBAL1.57%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%J1.56%
    PARTNERS0.46%CARE1.46%
    INTERNATIONAL0.46%IT1.43%
    IT0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    PRODUCTIONS0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CARE0.38%M1.25%
    FILMS0.38%BUILDING1.21%
    CONSTRUCTION0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    SECURITY0.38%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    TRADE0.38%TRAINING1.17%
    DIGITAL0.38%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied943249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6954,531
    99999 - Dormant Company6643,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6023,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4724,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4032,624
    59111 - Motion picture production activities272,656
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate215,059
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,664
    41100 - Development of building projects148,637
    86900 - Other human health activities148,465
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate147,507
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified136,954
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,145
    70221 - Financial management122,476
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes113,220
    7487 - Other business activities107,556
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores102,732

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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