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

  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 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)BorehamwoodUK
    2014264143,414
    2013221132,684
    % change19.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2011 (291) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20149171102
    New companies in 2013776579
    % change18.2%9.2%29.1%
    Record Year2011 (127)2011 (92)2014 (102)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    2014175101,670
    201312586,170
    % change40.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2007 (272) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014644170
    Closed companies in 2013382958
    % change68.4%41.4%21%
    Record Year2014 (64)2007 (133)2007 (101)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    20148941,744
    20139646,514
    Record Year 2011 (203) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014273032
    Net growth in 2013393621
    Record Year2011 (98)2011 (56)2011 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.3%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change7.4%4.2%18.4%
    Record Year2011 (0.3%)1988 (0.3%)1999 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTIES1.86%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.58%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSTRUCTION1.22%PROPERTY2.62%
    ESTATES1.15%ENGINEERING2.07%
    INVESTMENTS1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%TRADING2.00%
    CAPITAL1.00%LONDON1.95%
    PRODUCTIONS0.72%CARE1.94%
    VENTURES0.72%TRANSPORT1.76%
    LONDON0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    ENTERPRISES0.65%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PROPERTY0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADING0.57%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRANSPORT0.57%J1.53%
    CREATIVE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    J0.50%GLOBAL1.51%
    DESIGN0.50%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    HEALTHCARE0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENGINEERING0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    M0.50%CO.,1.36%
    BUILDING0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    G0.43%BUILDING1.30%
    T0.43%IT1.30%
    SUPPORT0.43%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied558278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10557,264
    99999 - Dormant Company8148,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8040,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7328,224
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate516,595
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5029,313
    59111 - Motion picture production activities383,162
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes354,492
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3510,361
    74990 - Non-trading company2214,006
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified205,857
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands207,917
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2018,890
    86900 - Other human health activities1811,807
    70100 - Activities of head offices174,108
    41100 - Development of building projects1610,604
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet169,914
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109963 I FERENT LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09110625 ST. ALBANS & HERTS DRIVES & PATIOS LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09112747 VESA CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09113186 IFRIM TRANS LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09115954 UNIDOOR LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116159 PALACE PIXELS LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09117116 SOVEREIGN CONSULTANTS LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09117859 MARKET HOMES (LEICESTER) LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09121918 SO HOSPITALITY LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09122069 DP23 LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09123692 A D POWER BUILDING SERVICES LTD 09 Jul 2014
    09124084 REVERSE LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09129222 BNW LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09130271 ANDREI LOGISTICS TRANSPORT LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09131166 CONRAD FISHERIES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132025 HAMMERSIDE PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132036 MANAGEMENT ESTATES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132042 COURTSIDE PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132060 ARISTOCRATIC LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132164 ROSEGEM LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09132351 CAPITAL VAULTS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09132669 DALJAWHARY LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09135810 E MCQUADE UTILITIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09144155 NSM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09154675 LENOIR FOUNDATION LIMITED 31 Jul 2014