Harpenden, Hertfordshire
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 152 companies were formed in Harpenden. This figure is 8.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
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 2014 152 300,731 2013 140 269,432 % change 8.6% 11.6% Record Year 2007 (809) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 77 companies were registered in Harpenden during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harpenden UK 2014 77 150,009 2013 66 134,630 % change 16.7% 11.4% Record Year 2006 (250) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 30 22 25 New companies in 2013 23 20 23 % change 30.4% 10.0% 8.7% Record Year 2006 (217) 2001 (122) 2003 (133)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 87 companies were dissolved in Harpenden. This figure is 22.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
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 2014 87 177,207 2013 71 155,192 % change 22.5% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (1,923) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 42 companies were dissolved in Harpenden during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 50.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harpenden UK 2014 42 94,837 2013 28 77,278 % change 50.0% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (908) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 10 19 13 Closed companies in 2013 9 10 9 % change 11.1% 90.0% 44% Record Year 2009 (265) 2009 (368) 2009 (275)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Harpenden increased by 65 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden UK 2014 65 123,524 2013 69 114,240 Record Year 2007 (603) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Harpenden during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 35 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harpenden UK 2014 35 55,172 2013 38 57,352 Record Year 2006 (139) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 20 3 12 Net growth in 2013 14 10 14 Record Year 2006 (189) 2001 (109) 2003 (102)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harpenden 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Harpenden formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harpenden 2014 0.1% 2013 0.0% 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2001 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% % change 17.6% 1.6% -5.7% Record Year 2006 (0.6%) 2001 (0.6%) 1998 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 47.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Harpenden was 2013 when 35.9% of all directors were female.
29.9% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Harpenden was in 2013 when 36.7% of all directors were female.
32.2% of all director appointments in Harpenden in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.80% CONSULTING 5.16% MANAGEMENT 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.64% MEDIA 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.50% HARPENDEN 0.96% PROPERTY 2.66% LOGISTICS 0.96% TRADING 2.03% PROPERTY 0.96% ENGINEERING 1.99% SEKO 0.96% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.77% LONDON 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.77% CARE 1.85% FINANCIAL 0.77% DESIGN 1.75% BUSINESS 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRUST 0.58% BUSINESS 1.69% DUTHIE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.63% CARE 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.58% MOLONEY 0.58% GLOBAL 1.55% HOLDINGS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.55% LONDON 0.58% J 1.51% ESTATES 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.48% CAPITAL 0.58% MEDIA 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.40% LEGAL 0.58% IT 1.33% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% ROAD 0.58% BUILDING 1.26% J 0.58% M 1.24% SUPPORT 0.58% CO., 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 81 261,557 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 62 40,250 99999 - Dormant Company 31 48,436 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 57,421 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 29,029 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 28,352 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 13,024 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 19,058 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 7,415 41100 - Development of building projects 10 10,527 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,834 86900 - Other human health activities 10 11,292 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,351 78200 - Temporary employment agency activities 9 2,094 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 10,133 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 8 9,900 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 7 6,286 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 5 6,043 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 5 5,836 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 5 2,730
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08970530 PELICAN ENGINEERING LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08979172 VOLITION COMPONENTS LIMITED 04 Apr 2014 08979423 SHIBUSA LIMITED 04 Apr 2014 08979504 EGOTRIP APPAREL LTD 04 Apr 2014 08980489 AT THE ARCADE LTD. 07 Apr 2014 08981142 UNSPUN CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Apr 2014 08985687 ALBARUS LTD 08 Apr 2014 08986802 LEGAL PORTFOLIO SERVICES LIMITED 08 Apr 2014 08987541 CATWEAZLE LIMITED 09 Apr 2014 08990342 BAETICA LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 08990508 MEDIMART HEALTH LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 08990617 SAVERPLACES LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 08992667 RR MEDIA LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08992865 VELVET PUBLISHING LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08999948 KNIGHTS CONTRACT LTD 16 Apr 2014 09000792 R&D HEALTHCARE LTD 16 Apr 2014 09000953 CLEAR VALLEY MEDIA LTD 17 Apr 2014 09010652 REDPLAN LTD 24 Apr 2014 09011948 WATER LIBERTY ADVANCED RESEARCH CORP LTD. 25 Apr 2014 09013851 LAYERS ACTIVEWEAR LTD. 28 Apr 2014 09015247 A CIRCLE AGENCY LTD 28 Apr 2014 OC392907 MOLONEY CAPITAL I LLP 29 Apr 2014 09016915 PUNTONA RAYES LTD 29 Apr 2014 09017429 SULLIVAN SELF DRIVE LTD 29 Apr 2014 09019551 SIGA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Apr 2014
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