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
    08671198 COLERIDGE IT LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08671979 STUPAK LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08673595 FILM MINE LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08676056 FRONT TO BACK EVENTS LIMITED 04 Sep 2013
    08678671 JKR RECYCLING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679836 ALGONQUIN (YORK) LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681197 GATEWAY IMMIGRATION LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08685399 DOUBLE IMPACT IT SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08686284 CASHLINK LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08686404 STARSHINE ESTATES LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08686554 STARSIGHT LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08686623 CAKE CRAFT CITY LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08688574 RENT A BANGER UK LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08689878 CLS FACADES SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08691725 WIGHT FISH LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08693172 OUTSIDE INDIAN LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08693373 PARITATE STYLE GABS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08696417 EMERGENCY MEDICINE CARE GROUP LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08696974 MARTYN HARE DIGITAL LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    OC387958 GAME INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 19 Sep 2013
    08700744 ACR PROPERTIES LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08701401 DADS2BUSY LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08701454 MACHX LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08702876 PORTNALL COLLEGE (UK) LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08706517 ADVANCED SYSTEMS LONDON LTD 26 Sep 2013