Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 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)BorehamwoodUK
    2015238161,156
    2014250150,722
    % change-4.8%6.9%
    Record Year 2011 (256) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015816988
    New companies in 2014998071
    % change-18.2%-13.8%23.9%
    Record Year2014 (99)2011 (113)2011 (93)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    201513389,523
    201413682,370
    % change-2.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2013 (189) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015355345
    Closed companies in 2014455437
    % change-22.2%-1.9%22%
    Record Year2013 (88)2013 (68)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BorehamwoodUK
    201510571,633
    201411468,352
    Record Year 2011 (162) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015461643
    Net growth in 2014542634
    Record Year2012 (66)2011 (84)2011 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change-19.8%-20.6%12.9%
    Record Year1998 (0.3%)2011 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTIES2.20%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSTRUCTION1.14%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    VENTURES1.00%PROPERTY2.72%
    PRODUCTIONS1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ESTATES1.00%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTING0.92%ENGINEERING2.12%
    LONDON0.85%LONDON1.91%
    INVESTMENTS0.85%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.71%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSULTANCY0.71%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CAPITAL0.71%DESIGN1.65%
    J0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.64%CO.,1.58%
    ENGINEERING0.57%J1.55%
    PROPERTY0.57%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ENTERPRISES0.57%BUSINESS1.49%
    M0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.50%GLOBAL1.46%
    GLOBAL0.50%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    HOLDINGS0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOMES0.43%BUILDING1.31%
    TRADING0.43%IT1.30%
    T0.43%MEDIA1.28%
    S0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied551288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11358,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8643,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7329,218
    99999 - Dormant Company6749,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6230,825
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate587,450
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4211,600
    59111 - Motion picture production activities303,355
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes294,917
    74990 - Non-trading company2313,794
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2219,098
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified216,067
    86900 - Other human health activities2013,990
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands188,607
    70100 - Activities of head offices174,223
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1710,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,862
    56101 - Licensed restaurants168,909

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09418927 LIDA CONSTRUCTION LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09419345 PRICED LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09419374 GOODVIEW ESTATES LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09419413 STARWARZ LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09420085 ANGEL COFFEE LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09420637 G3B PHARMACOVIGILANCE SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09425663 COLNEY ESTATES LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09426778 KORU SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    OC398148 SOL CAPITAL MARKETS LLP 09 Feb 2015
    09429348 FGOOB LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09432601 AMC RUN PROJECTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09435631 CANDID FURNITURE LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439549 OVUIKE LEGAL SERVICES LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09441360 HOGEA LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09441961 EPHESIAN ROAD CARE LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09450298 WEBSTART LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09450660 DELIVERED SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09450681 BUILD SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09452642 LORDINA ASANTE LTD 23 Feb 2015
    09455401 HUGHES DRESSAGE LIVERY LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09455403 HUGHES DRESSAGE TRAINING LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09458012 THE UK BUILDING COMPANY LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09459124 MAMENSCO ENTERPRISE LIMITED 26 Feb 2015
    09461514 SAPPHIRE CARE LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09463622 CHARMING SUSHI LTD 27 Feb 2015