Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 127 companies were formed in Harpenden. This figure is 11.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harpenden occurred in 2007 when a total of 809 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden UK 2010 127 203,749 2009 114 182,021 % change 11.4% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (809) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 64 companies were registered in Harpenden during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harpenden UK 2010 64 98,612 2009 61 90,987 % change 4.9% 8.4% Record Year 2006 (250) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 22 18 24 New companies in 2009 21 19 21 % change 4.8% -5.3% 14.3% Record Year 2006 (217) 2001 (122) 2003 (133)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 113 companies were dissolved in Harpenden. This figure is 94.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harpenden occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,923 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden UK 2010 113 177,631 2009 1,923 289,236 % change -94.1% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (1,923) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 57 companies were dissolved in Harpenden during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 93.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harpenden UK 2010 57 94,954 2009 908 181,176 % change -93.7% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (908) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 5 25 27 Closed companies in 2009 265 368 275 % change -98.1% -93.2% -90% Record Year 2009 (265) 2009 (368) 2009 (275)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Harpenden increased by 14 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden UK 2010 14 26,118 2009 -1,809 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (603) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Harpenden during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 7 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harpenden UK 2010 7 3,658 2009 -847 -90,189 Record Year 2000 (147) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 17 -7 -3 Net growth in 2009 -244 -349 -254 Record Year 2006 (189) 2001 (109) 2003 (102)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harpenden 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -3.7% -9.8% 2.9% Record Year 2006 (0.6%) 2001 (0.6%) 1998 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 48.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 49.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Harpenden was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Harpenden was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.25% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 2.00% CONSULTING 4.79% CONSULTANTS 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.02% CONSULTANCY 1.25% PROPERTY 2.40% GLOBAL 1.25% ASSOCIATES 2.02% P 0.75% TRADING 2.01% HARPENDEN 0.75% DESIGN 1.91% TECHNOLOGY 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% NEW 0.75% MEDIA 1.80% INVESTMENT 0.75% BUSINESS 1.75% GROUP 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.75% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% CLEANING 0.50% ENGINEERING 1.56% (HARPENDEN) 0.50% LONDON 1.52% CALLOWAY 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DANCE 0.50% J 1.46% MEDIA 0.50% CARE 1.41% PARTNERS 0.50% GLOBAL 1.39% CREATIVE 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% SELSBY 0.50% BUILDING 1.33% HERTS 0.50% M 1.29% THAT 0.50% IT 1.28% DATA 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% RED 0.50% GROUP 1.25% FIRST 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 74 207,125 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 13,490 7487 - Other business activities 24 68,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,598 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 25,942 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 8,590 9999 - Dormant Company 15 19,842 99999 - Dormant Company 8 14,342 7499 - Non-trading company 8 13,997 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 8,285 7260 - Other computer related activities 6 9,122 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 5 6,684 4534 - Other building installation 5 2,652 9305 - Other service activities 5 8,822 7450 - Labour recruitment 4 3,248 73200 - Market research and public opinion polling 4 295 62090 - Other information technology service activities 4 5,854 62012 - Business and domestic software development 4 2,576 74990 - Non-trading company 4 7,893 41100 - Development of building projects 3 3,945
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07299463 HARPENDEN LTD 29 Jun 2010 07298624 J.KAYE. LTD 29 Jun 2010 07294758 SODAR LIMITED 24 Jun 2010 07293420 CBT PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES LTD 23 Jun 2010 07292781 BRICKHILL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 23 Jun 2010 07292381 TEMPLE ROCK LIMITED 22 Jun 2010 07292157 BEAUSANG INVESTMENTS LIMITED 22 Jun 2010 07289528 THE MIGHTY FOURTHS LTD 18 Jun 2010 07289111 NORTH SHORE DATA LIMITED 18 Jun 2010 07288002 YUMMYMUMMYS CAKES LTD 17 Jun 2010 07287309 PERFECT PIZZA (HARPENDEN) LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07286263 GH (HP) LIMITED 16 Jun 2010 07284928 NOBLE TOUCH LIMITED 15 Jun 2010 07282799 PRESACT LIMITED 14 Jun 2010 07282473 ICON MOTORING LTD 14 Jun 2010 07281640 DONOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 11 Jun 2010 07280339 ELECTROTEAM LTD 10 Jun 2010 07276722 FALX LTD 08 Jun 2010 07276427 MAGELLAN 2000 LTD 07 Jun 2010 07275022 HARPENDEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 07 Jun 2010 07271307 TEAM P LIMITED 02 Jun 2010 07269827 PEARTREE ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 01 Jun 2010 OC355519 CHSS ENTERPRISE LLP 08 Jun 2010 OC355843 J A PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LLP 22 Jun 2010
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