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

  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 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)BorehamwoodUK
    2014250150,722
    2013184134,802
    % change35.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014998071
    New companies in 2013625864
    % change59.7%37.9%10.9%
    Record Year2014 (99)2011 (113)2011 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    201413682,370
    201318977,914
    % change-28.0%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (189) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014455437
    Closed companies in 2013886833
    % change-48.9%-20.6%12%
    Record Year2013 (88)2013 (68)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    201411468,352
    2013-556,888
    Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014542634
    Net growth in 2013-26-1031
    Record Year2012 (66)2011 (84)2011 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change49.4%27.4%-7.4%
    Record Year1998 (0.3%)2011 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTIES2.32%CONSULTING5.22%
    ESTATES2.10%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTING1.87%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%PROPERTY2.64%
    INVESTMENTS0.90%TRADING2.05%
    LONDON0.82%LONDON1.88%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%CARE1.79%
    TRADING0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PRODUCTIONS0.67%DESIGN1.75%
    CAPITAL0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%BUSINESS1.71%
    VENTURES0.60%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TRADE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUILDING0.52%GLOBAL1.58%
    CO0.52%J1.48%
    GLOBAL0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DESIGN0.45%MEDIA1.48%
    WORLDWIDE0.45%IT1.33%
    ROAD0.45%TRANSPORT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    MARKETING0.37%BUILDING1.24%
    SYSTEMS0.37%M1.21%
    J0.37%CAPITAL1.20%
    G0.37%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied938280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9556,411
    99999 - Dormant Company7447,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7437,882
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7126,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4427,750
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate415,920
    59111 - Motion picture production activities363,048
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes324,039
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate299,284
    74990 - Non-trading company2414,135
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1918,491
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified185,537
    41100 - Development of building projects169,855
    56101 - Licensed restaurants167,965
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands157,300
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,509
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores143,066
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,813
    86900 - Other human health activities1310,273

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918255 ZAPHIRA CAPITAL UK LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920014 BEJOJO LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920590 YOURSCOPE CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    OC391975 DELBURY PROPERTY COMPANY LLP 17 Mar 2014
    OC391976 CITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION LLP 17 Mar 2014
    08935132 HIGHACE LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08935339 ASTRAL VENTURES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08938511 MOLLIE'S DOLLIES LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08940610 Q-CLOUD SERVICES LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08940613 CAREER PROSPECTS (UK) LIMITED 14 Mar 2014
    08942828 COSTA LOPES ARQ UK LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08944163 JANUARY FURNITURE SHOW LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08946699 CCS CREATIVE CONSULTING LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08946958 S&S FILM & TV SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08946998 RADLETT GATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08952464 CALEDONIAN ESTATES (GROUP) LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08956102 PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08957440 STAR PARK MANAGEMENT NO.3 LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08959636 VELVETPEACH LTD 26 Mar 2014
    08962007 ADRIAN MULLISH DENTAL LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    OC392286 NORTHGROVE PROPERTY COMPANY LLP 28 Mar 2014
    OC392289 INTECH ENTERPRISES LLP 28 Mar 2014
    08964559 YIGE LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08965880 RS EXPORT LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08966539 GOOWEE LTD 31 Mar 2014