Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q3 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

  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous September.

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 2013)

    A total of 221 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BorehamwoodUK
    2013221132,684
    2012210118,868
    % change5.2%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (291) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013776579
    New companies in 2012697863
    % change11.6%-16.7%25.4%
    Record Year2011 (127)2011 (92)2013 (79)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 125 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BorehamwoodUK
    201312586,170
    201212975,908
    % change-3.1%13.5%
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013382958
    Closed companies in 2012334551
    % change15.2%-35.6%14%
    Record Year2007 (38)2007 (133)2007 (101)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 96 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BorehamwoodUK
    20139646,514
    20128142,960
    Record Year 2011 (203) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013393621
    Net growth in 2012363312
    Record Year2011 (98)2011 (56)2011 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Borehamwood formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Borehamwood
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-0.1%-23.6%10.0%
    Record Year2011 (0.3%)1988 (0.3%)1999 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 2010 when 29.7% of all directors were female.

    19.2% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ESTATES2.37%CONSULTING5.27%
    PROPERTIES2.12%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.72%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%PROPERTY2.53%
    PRODUCTIONS0.90%TRADING2.08%
    LONDON0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CO0.74%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.65%DESIGN1.78%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%BUSINESS1.74%
    GLOBAL0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CAPITAL0.57%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%CARE1.64%
    TRADING0.57%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ASSOCIATES0.49%GLOBAL1.59%
    PROPERTY0.49%J1.54%
    BUILDING0.49%MEDIA1.54%
    VENTURES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    HOUSE0.41%PROPERTIES1.45%
    IT0.41%IT1.39%
    BUSINESS0.41%M1.25%
    PARTNERS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    EUROPE0.41%BUILDING1.19%
    EVENTS0.33%CAPITAL1.19%
    SALES0.33%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    CONSULTANTS0.33%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied980260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8754,854
    99999 - Dormant Company7746,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6425,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5634,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4426,675
    59111 - Motion picture production activities352,830
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate255,430
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes243,713
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate238,312
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,228
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1917,715
    41100 - Development of building projects179,271
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,516
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified155,160
    70221 - Financial management142,887
    86900 - Other human health activities139,203
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands126,651
    56290 - Other food services123,740
    56101 - Licensed restaurants127,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08591008 SMILESGOMS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08594160 MIRAKL LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08596336 MEGASAFE LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08596432 SUPPLY SOURCE (UK) LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08596445 ALLSTAR ESTATES LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08596474 HIGHTREND LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08596998 YOUDRIVER LIMITED 04 Jul 2013
    08605143 STARTPAC EUROPE LIMITED 11 Jul 2013
    08607678 ELIXIR SPIRIT AND WINE LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08614041 ESPIRITU SALON AND SPA LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08616899 DAHA UK LTD 19 Jul 2013
    08619799 BEIS YISRAEL TRUSTEES LTD 22 Jul 2013
    08621920 FABULOUS LABS LTD 24 Jul 2013
    08622472 REINER MEDICAL LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08622887 UNIQUE TRIMS LTD 24 Jul 2013
    OC386817 FPG SOLICITORS LLP 24 Jul 2013
    08623059 CARAVAN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 24 Jul 2013
    08625550 CORPORATE CONNECT LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08626621 ART HOLE LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08627578 TOBE LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08627587 FORACTION LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08628025 CLIFFHANGER LIMITED 29 Jul 2013
    08630213 MATCHLINK LIMITED 30 Jul 2013
    08630721 SC RAIL LTD 30 Jul 2013
    08631127 DANIEL SOVITCH LIMITED 30 Jul 2013