Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 250 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 35.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Borehamwood UK 2014 250 150,722 2013 184 134,802 % change 35.9% 11.8% Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 99 80 71 New companies in 2013 62 58 64 % change 59.7% 37.9% 10.9% Record Year 2014 (99) 2011 (113) 2011 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 136 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 28.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Borehamwood UK 2014 136 82,370 2013 189 77,914 % change -28.0% 5.7% Record Year 2013 (189) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 45 54 37 Closed companies in 2013 88 68 33 % change -48.9% -20.6% 12% Record Year 2013 (88) 2013 (68) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 114 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Borehamwood UK 2014 114 68,352 2013 -5 56,888 Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 54 26 34 Net growth in 2013 -26 -10 31 Record Year 2012 (66) 2011 (84) 2011 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Borehamwood formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Borehamwood 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 49.4% 27.4% -7.4% Record Year 1998 (0.3%) 2011 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 2013 when 39.0% of all directors were female.
26.5% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTIES 2.32% CONSULTING 5.22% ESTATES 2.10% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTING 1.87% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MANAGEMENT 1.05% PROPERTY 2.64% INVESTMENTS 0.90% TRADING 2.05% LONDON 0.82% LONDON 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.75% CARE 1.79% TRADING 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% PRODUCTIONS 0.67% DESIGN 1.75% CAPITAL 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENTERPRISES 0.60% BUSINESS 1.71% VENTURES 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.60% TRADE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUILDING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.58% CO 0.52% J 1.48% GLOBAL 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DESIGN 0.45% MEDIA 1.48% WORLDWIDE 0.45% IT 1.33% ROAD 0.45% TRANSPORT 1.30% DEVELOPMENTS 0.37% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% MARKETING 0.37% BUILDING 1.24% SYSTEMS 0.37% M 1.21% J 0.37% CAPITAL 1.20% G 0.37% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 938 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 95 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 74 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 74 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 71 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 44 27,750 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 41 5,920 59111 - Motion picture production activities 36 3,048 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 32 4,039 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 29 9,284 74990 - Non-trading company 24 14,135 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 18,491 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 18 5,537 41100 - Development of building projects 16 9,855 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 7,965 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 15 7,300 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,509 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 14 3,066 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,813 86900 - Other human health activities 13 10,273
Recent Companies
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