Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 238 companies were registered in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Borehamwood UK 2015 238 161,156 2014 250 150,722 % change -4.8% 6.9% Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 81 69 88 New companies in 2014 99 80 71 % change -18.2% -13.8% 23.9% Record Year 2014 (99) 2011 (113) 2011 (93)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Borehamwood UK 2015 133 89,523 2014 136 82,370 % change -2.2% 8.7% Record Year 2013 (189) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 35 53 45 Closed companies in 2014 45 54 37 % change -22.2% -1.9% 22% Record Year 2013 (88) 2013 (68) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Borehamwood during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 105 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Borehamwood UK 2015 105 71,633 2014 114 68,352 Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 46 16 43 Net growth in 2014 54 26 34 Record Year 2012 (66) 2011 (84) 2011 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Borehamwood formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Borehamwood 2015 0.1% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -19.8% -20.6% 12.9% Record Year 1998 (0.3%) 2011 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Borehamwood was in 2013 when 39.0% of all directors were female.
18.9% of all director appointments in Borehamwood in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTIES 2.20% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.21% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.62% VENTURES 1.00% PROPERTY 2.72% PRODUCTIONS 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ESTATES 1.00% CARE 2.13% CONSULTING 0.92% ENGINEERING 2.12% LONDON 0.85% LONDON 1.91% INVESTMENTS 0.85% TRADING 1.88% CARE 0.71% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CAPITAL 0.71% DESIGN 1.65% J 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.64% CO., 1.58% ENGINEERING 0.57% J 1.55% PROPERTY 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.57% BUSINESS 1.49% M 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUSINESS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.46% GLOBAL 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.44% HOLDINGS 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% HOMES 0.43% BUILDING 1.31% TRADING 0.43% IT 1.30% T 0.43% MEDIA 1.28% S 0.43% M 1.27%
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 551 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 113 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 86 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 73 29,218 99999 - Dormant Company 67 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 62 30,825 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 58 7,450 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 42 11,600 59111 - Motion picture production activities 30 3,355 56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes 29 4,917 74990 - Non-trading company 23 13,794 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 19,098 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 21 6,067 86900 - Other human health activities 20 13,990 41100 - Development of building projects 18 11,863 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 18 8,607 70100 - Activities of head offices 17 4,223 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 17 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 12,862 56101 - Licensed restaurants 16 8,909
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09371705 MARSHBRIDGE LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09372348 STOREWIDE LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09372352 EGS UTILITIES LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09373395 ELSTREE EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2015 09373598 MIRE AND FARAH ENTERPRISE LTD 05 Jan 2015 09377230 OTRANS LTD 07 Jan 2015 09377655 WOOTTON CLOSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09379184 PORT LAIRGE HAULAGE LTD 08 Jan 2015 09380699 EDUCATION CAREERS AGENCY (UK) LIMITED 09 Jan 2015 09381218 LONGWISE LIMITED 09 Jan 2015 09383203 ROLLWAY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09383358 VISTACOURT LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09383373 A TO Z ADVANCE CARPENTRY LTD 12 Jan 2015 09383400 MD-RO CARPENTRY LTD 12 Jan 2015 09384232 JOSAL PROPERTY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09384967 GLIMWORTH CONTRACTS LTD 12 Jan 2015 09392852 QUIETWALL LTD 16 Jan 2015 09396709 AVERY HOME SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jan 2015 09400787 RELEEV LIMITED 22 Jan 2015 09400866 HODGNET PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2015 09401203 GOLDENARCH LIMITED 22 Jan 2015 OC397731 REDWOOD ORGANISATION LLP 23 Jan 2015 OC397733 INTERCITY RESOURCES LLP 23 Jan 2015 09406950 JD WELLS SERVICES (UK) LTD 26 Jan 2015 09411710 FURZEHILL FLOORING LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
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