Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 121 companies were formed in Harpenden. This figure is 4.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
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 2011 121 228,735 2010 127 203,749 % change -4.7% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (809) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 62 companies were registered in Harpenden during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harpenden UK 2011 62 112,344 2010 64 98,612 % change -3.1% 13.9% Record Year 2006 (250) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 17 21 24 New companies in 2010 22 18 24 % change -22.7% 16.7% 0.0% Record Year 2006 (217) 2001 (122) 2003 (133)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 100 companies were dissolved in Harpenden. This figure is 11.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
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 2011 100 162,310 2010 113 177,631 % change -11.5% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,923) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 45 companies were dissolved in Harpenden during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harpenden UK 2011 45 71,324 2010 57 94,954 % change -21.1% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (908) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 7 17 21 Closed companies in 2010 5 25 27 % change 40.0% -32.0% -22% Record Year 2009 (265) 2009 (368) 2009 (275)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Harpenden increased by 21 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden UK 2011 21 66,425 2010 14 26,118 Record Year 2007 (603) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Harpenden during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 17 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harpenden UK 2011 17 41,020 2010 7 3,658 Record Year 2000 (147) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 10 4 3 Net growth in 2010 17 -7 -3 Record Year 2006 (189) 2001 (109) 2003 (102)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harpenden 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -25.2% -8.0% -11.4% Record Year 2006 (0.6%) 2001 (0.6%) 1998 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 47.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Harpenden was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.7% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Harpenden was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
22.3% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.26% CONSULTING 5.09% MANAGEMENT 2.10% MANAGEMENT 4.86% HARPENDEN 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.17% ASSET 0.93% PROPERTY 2.43% PROPERTY 0.93% TRADING 2.05% PARTNERSHIP 0.93% DESIGN 1.94% GROUP 0.70% ASSOCIATES 1.92% S 0.70% BUSINESS 1.87% PROJECT 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% CAPITAL 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% MEDIA 1.73% SEKO 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.67% MEDIA 0.70% LONDON 1.60% NORTH 0.70% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.70% J 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.70% CARE 1.44% ENTERPRISES 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.42% BATHROOMS 0.47% IT 1.39% PARK 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% LOGISTICS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.31% SYNERGY 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BUILDING 0.47% M 1.27% HOME 0.47% S 1.23% NETWORK 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.20% DESIGN 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 80 202,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 16,419 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 13,053 7487 - Other business activities 20 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 30,647 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 10,545 9999 - Dormant Company 11 20,111 99999 - Dormant Company 10 18,918 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 7,143 7499 - Non-trading company 7 10,955 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 3,262 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 3,394 62090 - Other information technology service activities 5 7,095 7450 - Labour recruitment 5 2,304 5530 - Restaurants 5 5,086 73200 - Market research and public opinion polling 4 353 9305 - Other service activities 4 9,063 4534 - Other building installation 4 2,274 7260 - Other computer related activities 4 7,849 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 4 1,223
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