Hatfield, Hertfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any previous Q2.
- Q2 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any quarter in history.
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any previous April.
- April 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any month in history.
- April 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hatfield when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 219 companies were formed in Hatfield. This figure is 14.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Hatfield occurred in 2012 when a total of 219 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hatfield UK 2012 219 253,150 2011 192 228,735 % change 14.1% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (219) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Q2 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any previous Q2.
Q2 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 111 companies were registered in Hatfield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 23.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hatfield UK 2012 111 121,659 2011 90 112,344 % change 23.3% 8.3% Record Year 2012 (111) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any previous April.
April 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Hatfield when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 50 32 29 New companies in 2011 26 32 32 % change 92.3% 0.0% -9.4% Record Year 2012 (50) 2010 (36) 2006 (40)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 126 companies were dissolved in Hatfield. This figure is 0.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Hatfield occurred in 2009 when a total of 312 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hatfield UK 2012 126 147,793 2011 127 162,310 % change -0.8% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (312) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Hatfield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hatfield UK 2012 66 80,218 2011 66 71,324 % change 0.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (148) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 17 23 26 Closed companies in 2011 14 25 27 % change 21.4% -8.0% -4% Record Year 2009 (45) 2009 (69) 2009 (34)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Hatfield increased by 93 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hatfield UK 2012 93 105,357 2011 65 66,425 Record Year 2006 (139) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Hatfield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 45 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hatfield UK 2012 45 41,441 2011 24 41,020 Record Year 2007 (74) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
April 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hatfield when compared to any previous April.
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 33 9 3 Net growth in 2011 12 7 5 Record Year 2007 (33) 2006 (25) 2006 (27)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Hatfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hatfield 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Hatfield formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hatfield 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 61.9% -12.3% -3.2% Record Year 1974 (0.3%) 1961 (0.5%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 39.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Hatfield was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.7% of all director appointments in Hatfield in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Hatfield was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Hatfield in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.88% CONSULTING 5.07% TECH 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.74% IT 1.45% CONSULTANCY 3.28% HATFIELD 1.01% PROPERTY 2.35% HERTS 0.87% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANTS 0.87% DESIGN 1.89% CONSULTING 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.87% PROJECT 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.78% FOCUS 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% LONDON 0.72% BUSINESS 1.70% CARE 0.72% MEDIA 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.72% LONDON 1.68% ENTERPRISE 0.72% J 1.57% TRANSPORT 0.72% GLOBAL 1.51% COMPUTER 0.72% INVESTMENTS 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.58% IT 1.42% HOTELS 0.58% CARE 1.31% GLOBAL 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.31% ELECTRICAL 0.58% M 1.26% JALK 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.23% INTERIORS 0.43% BUILDING 1.23% PROPERTY 0.43% SECURITY 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.43% S 1.18% CONTRACTORS 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 201 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 31 47,029 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 14,220 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 16 26,088 49410 - Freight transport by road 13 2,912 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 10,978 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 15,280 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 8,258 9305 - Other service activities 10 7,926 74990 - Non-trading company 9 9,706 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,271 7499 - Non-trading company 9 8,023 9999 - Dormant Company 9 16,469 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 4,295 6024 - Freight transport by road 8 1,933 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 4,742 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 6,356 86900 - Other human health activities 5 5,222
Recent Companies
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