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 07265742 STOCHITATRANS LTD 26 May 2010 07261585 SKEEL LTD 21 May 2010 07260775 JOSEPH AVISON CONSULTANCY LTD 21 May 2010 07258574 EXPRESS MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD 19 May 2010 07257260 BETHROB LTD 18 May 2010 07256828 COUNTY SPECIALIST TYRES LIMITED 18 May 2010 07252779 SPENCER MAYO LIMITED 13 May 2010 07249913 SPOT GLOBAL INVESTMENT LIMITED 11 May 2010 07249814 HERTS PRESSURE WASHING LIMITED 11 May 2010 07248556 BANDOS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 May 2010 07247810 SYSTEM PHASOR LIMITED 10 May 2010 07247696 THE HOPS & SLOPS PUB CO LTD 10 May 2010 07245495 BELIEVE SYSTEMS LIMITED 06 May 2010 07244935 MATCH TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS LIMITED 06 May 2010 07243746 CIRRUS CONSULTING LTD 05 May 2010 07242501 AURORA SYSTEMS LIMITED 04 May 2010 OC354823 CAP GREEN LLP 11 May 2010 OC355200 VERTUS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 24 May 2010
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