Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 264 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 19.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Borehamwood UK 2014 264 143,414 2013 221 132,684 % change 19.5% 8.1% Record Year 2011 (291) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Borehamwood when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 91 71 102 New companies in 2013 77 65 79 % change 18.2% 9.2% 29.1% Record Year 2011 (127) 2011 (92) 2014 (102)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 175 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 40.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Borehamwood UK 2014 175 101,670 2013 125 86,170 % change 40.0% 18.0% Record Year 2007 (272) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Borehamwood when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 64 41 70 Closed companies in 2013 38 29 58 % change 68.4% 41.4% 21% Record Year 2014 (64) 2007 (133) 2007 (101)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Borehamwood during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 89 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Borehamwood UK 2014 89 41,744 2013 96 46,514 Record Year 2011 (203) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 27 30 32 Net growth in 2013 39 36 21 Record Year 2011 (98) 2011 (56) 2011 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Borehamwood formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Borehamwood 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 7.4% 4.2% 18.4% Record Year 2011 (0.3%) 1988 (0.3%) 1999 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 2010 when 29.7% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTIES 1.86% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTING 1.58% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.22% PROPERTY 2.62% ESTATES 1.15% ENGINEERING 2.07% INVESTMENTS 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTANCY 1.00% TRADING 2.00% CAPITAL 1.00% LONDON 1.95% PRODUCTIONS 0.72% CARE 1.94% VENTURES 0.72% TRANSPORT 1.76% LONDON 0.65% DESIGN 1.70% ENTERPRISES 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.70% PROPERTY 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRADING 0.57% BUSINESS 1.62% TRANSPORT 0.57% J 1.53% CREATIVE 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.53% J 0.50% GLOBAL 1.51% DESIGN 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.50% HEALTHCARE 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENGINEERING 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% M 0.50% CO., 1.36% BUILDING 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% G 0.43% BUILDING 1.30% T 0.43% IT 1.30% SUPPORT 0.43% M 1.23%
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 558 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 105 57,264 99999 - Dormant Company 81 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 80 40,717 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 73 28,224 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 51 6,595 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 29,313 59111 - Motion picture production activities 38 3,162 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 35 4,492 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 35 10,361 74990 - Non-trading company 22 14,006 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 20 5,857 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 20 7,917 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,890 86900 - Other human health activities 18 11,807 70100 - Activities of head offices 17 4,108 41100 - Development of building projects 16 10,604 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 9,914 62012 - Business and domestic software development 15 9,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,795
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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