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
New Company Registrations
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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 Hempstead UK 2011 233 116,391 2010 215 105,137 % change 8.4% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 69 80 84 New companies in 2010 64 72 79 % change 7.8% 11.1% 6.3% Record Year 2007 (76) 2011 (80) 2007 (123)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Hempstead UK 2011 137 90,986 2010 105 82,677 % change 30.5% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 52 39 46 Closed companies in 2010 26 33 46 % change 100.0% 18.2% 0% Record Year 2011 (52) 1999 (56) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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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 Hempstead UK 2011 96 25,405 2010 110 22,460 Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 17 41 38 Net growth in 2010 38 39 33 Record Year 2007 (56) 2007 (46) 2007 (105)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -7.0% -2.3% 1.4% Record Year 1972 (0.7%) 1968 (0.9%) 1971 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.58% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 2.05% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.26% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANTS 1.11% PROPERTY 2.38% BUSINESS 0.95% TRADING 2.10% IT 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% BUSINESS 1.87% HEMEL 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% TECHNOLOGY 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.76% LONDON 0.47% MEDIA 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.47% ENGINEERING 1.61% CARE 0.47% LONDON 1.60% RECRUITMENT 0.47% CARE 1.45% SYSTEMS 0.39% J 1.45% PRODUCTIONS 0.39% GLOBAL 1.44% CLEANING 0.39% INVESTMENTS 1.43% D 0.39% IT 1.41% TECHNOLOGIES 0.39% PROPERTIES 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.39% BUILDING 1.34% MEDIA 0.39% M 1.30% PROPERTIES 0.32% ELECTRICAL 1.28% DESIGN 0.32% S 1.24% INSTALLATIONS 0.32% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% LINDSMAN 0.32% SYSTEMS 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 292 202,798 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 109 10,246 7487 - Other business activities 91 60,968 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 84 7,000 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 30,253 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 40 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,765 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 7,789 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 6,996 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 22 6,183 98000 - Residents property management 21 3,154 99999 - Dormant Company 19 18,336 9305 - Other service activities 17 8,740 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,085 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,788 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 3,168 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 3,436 7499 - Non-trading company 11 11,316 74990 - Non-trading company 11 8,695
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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