Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2011 Annual Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 238 companies were formed in Harpenden in 2011. This total is 0.4% higher than in 2010 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 13.1% growth compared to 400,358 the previous year.
Year Harpenden UK 2011 238 452,870 2010 237 400,358 2009 210 362,675 2008 198 349,203 2007 901 457,649 Record Year 2005 (938) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 a total of 117 companies were formed in Harpenden. This figure is 6.4% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 14.0%.
The highest total for a second half year in Harpenden occurred in 2000 when a total of 534 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Harpenden UK 2011 117 224,135 2010 110 196,609 % change 6.4% 14.0% Record Year 2000 (534) 2011 (224,135) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 70 companies were registered in Harpenden during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is an increase of 37.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Harpenden UK 2011 70 109,623 2010 51 95,117 % change 37.3% 15.3% Record Year 2000 (307) 2011 (109,623) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2011 28 25 17 New companies in 2010 25 15 11 % change 12.0% 66.7% 54.5% Record Year 2002 (135) 2003 (125) 2005 (204)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Harpenden in 2011. This total is 19.5% lower than in 2010 and compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 8.1% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Harpenden UK 2011 169 314,523 2010 210 342,232 2009 2,526 533,773 2008 225 237,901 2007 288 220,295 Record Year 2009 (2,526) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 a total of 69 companies were dissolved in Harpenden. This figure is 28.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -7.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Harpenden occurred in 2009 when a total of 603 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Harpenden UK 2011 69 152,213 2010 97 164,601 % change -28.9% -7.5% Record Year 2009 (603) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
A total of 39 companies were dissolved in Harpenden during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 18.8% versus the same period last year (Q4 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 4.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Harpenden UK 2011 39 79,983 2010 48 76,896 % change -18.8% 4.0% Record Year 2005 (289) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2011 10 12 17 Closed companies in 2010 15 23 10 % change -33.3% -47.8% 70% Record Year 2005 (264) 2006 (77) 2002 (108)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2011)
A total of 69 companies were added to the company register for Harpenden in 2011. This number represents growth of 29.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 34.6%.
This number is 42 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2000 when the Harpenden company register grew by 742 companies.
Year Harpenden UK 2011 69 138,347 2010 27 58,126 2009 -2,316 -171,098 2008 -27 111,302 2007 613 237,354 Record Year 2000 (742) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 the company register for Harpenden increased by 48 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Harpenden UK 2011 48 71,922 2010 13 32,008 Record Year 2000 (471) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
Net company growth for Harpenden during the fourth quarter of 2011 (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) was 31 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Harpenden UK 2011 31 29,640 2010 3 18,221 Record Year 2000 (264) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2011 18 13 0 Net growth in 2010 10 -8 1 Record Year 2000 (102) 2005 (69) 2005 (192)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2011)
In 2011 Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2010 when Harpenden was responsible for 0.1% of all UK companies.
Year Harpenden 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.4%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
In the second half of 2011 Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Harpenden 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.5%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2011 - Dec 2011) Harpenden 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2011)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% % change -2.7% 41.9% 37.3% Record Year 2000 (0.6%) 1961 (0.5%) 2005 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2011)
The average age of a director in 2011 was 46.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2011 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2011 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2011)
The record year for female directors in Harpenden was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Harpenden in 2011 was 25.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 28.6%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2011)
The record second half year for female directors in Harpenden was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the second 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 (Q4 Oct-Dec 2011)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Harpenden was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
27.5% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the fourth quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2010-Dec 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.33% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 2.14% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.26% ASSOCIATES 1.19% PROPERTY 2.37% HARPENDEN 0.95% TRADING 2.07% ENTERPRISES 0.95% DESIGN 1.92% SEKO 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.78% MEDIA 0.71% BUSINESS 1.78% CONTRACTING 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% LOGISTICS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.73% MARKETING 0.71% MEDIA 1.71% SALES 0.71% LONDON 1.63% COMMUNICATIONS 0.71% J 1.51% ASSET 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.48% BUILDING 0.71% GLOBAL 1.46% BUSINESS 0.48% IT 1.41% PERFORMANCE 0.48% CARE 1.39% CONSULTANTS 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.29% DESIGN 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.29% FINANCE 0.48% M 1.27% HALL 0.48% BUILDING 1.26% PRIMUS 0.48% ENERGY 1.25% GRANGE 0.48% S 1.20% SYNERGY 0.48% ENTERPRISES 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 68 205,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 17,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 13,034 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 12,072 7487 - Other business activities 18 57,052 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 16 32,483 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 10 7,398 99999 - Dormant Company 10 21,846 9999 - Dormant Company 9 20,199 62012 - Business and domestic software development 9 3,714 7499 - Non-trading company 7 9,957 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 7,493 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 3,633 6340 - Other transport agencies 5 236 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 5 8,671 5530 - Restaurants 5 5,013 9305 - Other service activities 5 9,492 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 4 4,082 7450 - Labour recruitment 4 1,864 8514 - Other human health activities 4 2,637
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07795919 RIGHTWAY NUTRITION UK LTD 04 Oct 2011 07796310 MADDOX MOORE LIMITED 04 Oct 2011 07797564 PHOENIX WORLDWIDE TRADING LTD 05 Oct 2011 07800309 HILL FARM ENGINEERING LTD 06 Oct 2011 07801189 RIVALS FOOTBALL LIMITED 07 Oct 2011 07802246 MH MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LTD 07 Oct 2011 07802873 MOTORHOME AGENT LTD 10 Oct 2011 07804001 LAWN TREATMENT LIMITED 10 Oct 2011 07808999 WINITZ ENTERPRISES LTD 13 Oct 2011 07809842 OSTEOPATHICS (HRH) LTD 14 Oct 2011 07810598 DAVID KENT LIMITED 14 Oct 2011 07812353 CATHREE LIMITED 17 Oct 2011 07814626 SONIK LTD 18 Oct 2011 07814654 LONDON BUS BAR LTD 18 Oct 2011 07816703 PREMIUM PAYMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Oct 2011 07816973 FLUENT IN TALENT LTD 20 Oct 2011 07817819 ENERGY RENEWABLES LIMITED 20 Oct 2011 07819471 JPPD CONTRACTING LIMITED 21 Oct 2011 07819934 PRIMUS REGIONS LIMITED 24 Oct 2011 07820194 BUDDYBOO & BEAN LIMITED 24 Oct 2011 07826301 INCUPIA LTD 27 Oct 2011 07826322 KARANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED 27 Oct 2011 07826581 IMMERSION MEDIA LTD 27 Oct 2011 07828764 UCHI HARPENDEN LIMITED 31 Oct 2011 07829417 JAGUAR WHITE LIMITED 31 Oct 2011
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