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
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07616703 BETTER COMMUNICATION CIC 27 Apr 2011 07615133 GOLDMAJOR BUILDERS LIMITED 27 Apr 2011 07614589 PRIMROSE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 26 Apr 2011 07609574 JAMES CONDON CONSULTING LTD 19 Apr 2011 07609299 ABSOLUTE HOME FINDERS LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07609150 AD SERGEANT CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Apr 2011 07607527 LIBRA SKIN CARE FOR TEENS LTD 18 Apr 2011 07604032 TIATA LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07597744 AGILE 360 LIMITED 08 Apr 2011 07597265 SECRET GARDEN QUILTING LTD 08 Apr 2011 07595123 ALLIED CYCLES LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07593166 YOUR LOCAL MEDIA LIMITED 06 Apr 2011 07592759 PAIS PARTNERS LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07590101 HARPENDEN FILM SOCIETY 04 Apr 2011 07589806 JS DATA SERVICES LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07589576 ZACHRI LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07588266 NORTH COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 01 Apr 2011
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