Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 215 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 35.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hemel Hempstead UK 2010 215 105,137 2009 159 91,034 % change 35.2% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 64 72 79 New companies in 2009 55 45 59 % change 16.4% 60.0% 33.9% Record Year 2007 (76) 2010 (72) 2007 (123)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 105 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 31.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hemel Hempstead UK 2010 105 82,677 2009 153 108,060 % change -31.4% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 26 33 46 Closed companies in 2009 20 27 106 % change 30.0% 22.2% -57% Record Year 2004 (37) 1999 (56) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 110 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hemel Hempstead UK 2010 110 22,460 2009 6 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 38 39 33 Net growth in 2009 35 18 -47 Record Year 2007 (56) 2007 (46) 2007 (105)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hemel Hempstead 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 8.0% 37.0% 11.3% Record Year 1972 (0.7%) 1968 (0.9%) 1971 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.6% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.94% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 2.34% CONSULTING 4.60% J 0.95% CONSULTANCY 2.87% DESIGN 0.87% PROPERTY 2.50% ASSOCIATES 0.87% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.87% TRADING 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.78% DESIGN 1.91% M 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% ENGINEERING 0.78% MEDIA 1.84% MEDIA 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.69% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PROPERTY 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PLUMBING 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.54% GROUP 0.61% J 1.48% BUSINESS 0.52% LONDON 1.45% GLOBAL 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.45% PROPERTIES 0.52% GROUP 1.37% CARE 0.52% GLOBAL 1.35% DIGITAL 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% TECHNOLOGIES 0.52% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.52% CARE 1.33% BUILDING 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MAINTENANCE 0.43% M 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.25% CONSTRUCTION 0.43% S 1.23%
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 262 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 125 74,904 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 111 9,659 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 108 9,943 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 47 17,003 7260 - Other computer related activities 43 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 14,007 98000 - Residents property management 34 3,892 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 6,340 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 21 9,325 99999 - Dormant Company 21 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,948 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 8,154 7499 - Non-trading company 16 15,398 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 15 2,818 9305 - Other service activities 15 9,038 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,149 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,143 8514 - Other human health activities 13 2,640
Recent Companies
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