Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.
  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 205 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Hemel HempsteadUK
    2010205101,492
    200915894,671
    % change29.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (205) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010765970
    New companies in 2009474467
    % change61.7%34.1%4.5%
    Record Year2007 (77)2007 (78)2010 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Hemel HempsteadUK
    201013387,705
    2009130159,401
    % change2.3%-45.0%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010375244
    Closed companies in 2009373360
    % change0.0%57.6%-27%
    Record Year2009 (37)2008 (85)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 72 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Hemel HempsteadUK
    20107213,787
    200928-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201039726
    Net growth in 200910117
    Record Year2008 (58)2007 (41)2002 (36)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Hemel Hempstead
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change50.4%21.7%0.2%
    Record Year1962 (0.5%)1960 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.5% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.80%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT2.23%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANTS0.91%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%TRADING2.04%
    CARE0.66%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    IT0.66%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENGINEERING0.58%MEDIA1.75%
    DESIGN0.58%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.58%LONDON1.59%
    RECRUITMENT0.58%ENGINEERING1.59%
    D0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%CARE1.44%
    BUSINESS0.50%J1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    SOFTWARE0.41%GLOBAL1.42%
    J0.41%IT1.35%
    RETAIL0.41%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MEDIA0.41%BUILDING1.32%
    MAINTENANCE0.41%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CLEANING0.41%M1.28%
    RED0.33%SYSTEMS1.26%
    EURODRIVE0.33%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied254202,902
    7487 - Other business activities10869,802
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply948,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities938,292
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4425,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4114,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3413,161
    9999 - Dormant Company3121,484
    98000 - Residents property management273,273
    7260 - Other computer related activities278,967
    62090 - Other information technology service activities255,716
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering217,634
    99999 - Dormant Company1914,072
    9305 - Other service activities179,454
    7499 - Non-trading company1413,408
    70100 - Activities of head offices132,768
    74990 - Non-trading company137,649
    62012 - Business and domestic software development122,548
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified117,767
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities112,861

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393232 GNB VOICE AND DATA LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07387813 APPITALISM LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07386815 HEARTSMARTUK LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07380672 WKD BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07368257 UYZ LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07367065 MILL RYTHE LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07364027 BMGBUK LTD 02 Sep 2010
    OC357887 KOR ARCHITECTURE LLP 14 Sep 2010
    07390840 PARAMOUNT FIRE LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389090 ACCURATE COMPUTING LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388182 CLOVELLY HOUSE LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07386708 L & R ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07385713 GREENLAND CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07381180 HCS MIDDLESEX LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07376565 PARFIN LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07374953 MAINIO LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07374170 DEDALO LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07370765 GRIGGLR LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07367437 CANONICAL SOFT LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07367324 CSNET SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07364430 THE STRAND (LONDON) LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07385532 STOCK WINE LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07378290 THAMESBURY HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07373308 REGAL DOOR2DOOR LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07371109 SYNAPSE NEW MEDIA LIMITED 09 Sep 2010