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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 233 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Hemel HempsteadUK
    2011233116,391
    2010215105,137
    % change8.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011698084
    New companies in 2010647279
    % change7.8%11.1%6.3%
    Record Year2007 (76)2011 (80)2007 (123)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 137 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 30.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Hemel HempsteadUK
    201113790,986
    201010582,677
    % change30.5%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011523946
    Closed companies in 2010263346
    % change100.0%18.2%0%
    Record Year2011 (52)1999 (56)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 96 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Hemel HempsteadUK
    20119625,405
    201011022,460
    Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011174138
    Net growth in 2010383933
    Record Year2007 (56)2007 (46)2007 (105)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Hemel Hempstead
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-7.0%-2.3%1.4%
    Record Year1972 (0.7%)1968 (0.9%)1971 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.58%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT2.05%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTANTS1.11%PROPERTY2.38%
    BUSINESS0.95%TRADING2.10%
    IT0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%BUSINESS1.87%
    HEMEL0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TECHNOLOGY0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    LONDON0.47%MEDIA1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.47%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARE0.47%LONDON1.60%
    RECRUITMENT0.47%CARE1.45%
    SYSTEMS0.39%J1.45%
    PRODUCTIONS0.39%GLOBAL1.44%
    CLEANING0.39%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    D0.39%IT1.41%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.39%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.39%BUILDING1.34%
    MEDIA0.39%M1.30%
    PROPERTIES0.32%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    DESIGN0.32%S1.24%
    INSTALLATIONS0.32%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    LINDSMAN0.32%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied292202,798
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10910,246
    7487 - Other business activities9160,968
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply847,000
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5330,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4416,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4012,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    7260 - Other computer related activities237,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities226,996
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering226,183
    98000 - Residents property management213,154
    99999 - Dormant Company1918,336
    9305 - Other service activities178,740
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,085
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified147,788
    62012 - Business and domestic software development133,168
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities123,436
    7499 - Non-trading company1111,316
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07502216 HEMEL HAIR LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07496220 B.D.S PAINTING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07483582 G & D HEATING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07511426 RAJESH COMPUTER SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07511116 G N CARPENTRY CONSTRUCTION LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07509705 ARRIBA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07507898 DEANOTECH CONSULTING LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07506820 DIGINET MEDIA LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07505640 SOUTHERN THISTLE LIMITED 26 Jan 2011
    07499547 IRACAS SYSTEMS LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07498183 VP DBA CONSULTING LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07495871 I MET YOU THERE LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07495757 S.KOROLEV LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07492280 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD IT SUPPORT LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07491371 AL ARDH PETROLEUM LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07490690 IKARIM BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07486632 NEURORAD LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486343 MP AUDIO LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485062 J.A. ROSS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07504753 DSL EUROPE LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07497083 LINDSMAN PROPERTIES (1805) LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07491016 C H MCCOLLIN LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07485071 NAOMI SCOTT DESIGN LTD 07 Jan 2011
    07481423 RIOTDC LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    OC360755 KENT SALON LLP 10 Jan 2011