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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 215 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Hemel HempsteadUK
    2011215114,512
    2010205101,492
    % change4.9%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (215) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011697769
    New companies in 2010765970
    % change-9.2%30.5%-1.4%
    Record Year2007 (77)2007 (78)2010 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Hemel HempsteadUK
    20119872,230
    201013387,705
    % change-26.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011323432
    Closed companies in 2010375244
    % change-13.5%-34.6%-27%
    Record Year2010 (37)2008 (85)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 117 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Hemel HempsteadUK
    201111742,282
    20107213,787
    Record Year 2007 (117) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011374337
    Net growth in 201039726
    Record Year2008 (58)2011 (43)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Hemel Hempstead
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-16.9%9.8%-11.0%
    Record Year1962 (0.5%)1960 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    30.0% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.33%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.59%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    BUSINESS0.91%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANTS0.91%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%DESIGN1.94%
    HEMEL0.84%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SYSTEMS0.76%BUSINESS1.82%
    IT0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    TECHNOLOGY0.68%ENGINEERING1.74%
    MEDIA0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONTRACTORS0.53%LONDON1.63%
    PROPERTY0.46%J1.47%
    R0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MY0.46%CARE1.42%
    TRADING0.46%IT1.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    INTERNATIONAL0.46%PROPERTIES1.28%
    C0.38%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PRODUCTIONS0.38%M1.25%
    HEALTHCARE0.38%ENERGY1.22%
    S0.38%TRAINING1.21%
    GROUP0.38%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied302204,493
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10910,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply968,345
    7487 - Other business activities9565,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5529,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4814,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4715,760
    9999 - Dormant Company3722,587
    7260 - Other computer related activities258,686
    9305 - Other service activities1910,525
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering186,321
    98000 - Residents property management182,664
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,798
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    62012 - Business and domestic software development153,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1410,018
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development14603
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,551
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities113,271
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult102,802

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07689324 DW LAW LIMITED 01 Jul 2011
    07691264 L'AMOUR BRIDALWEAR LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07697768 HB ACCIDENT & CLAIM LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07700985 EMGC LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07721901 POWERED APPROACH LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07689944 SONJA MUNZ LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07693281 ROJO GOLDMUND LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07701273 PSITECH LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07703481 VALTINA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07703898 EFW CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07705237 DATATONIC LTD. 14 Jul 2011
    07708131 UNIQUE ON CAMPUS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709084 SOUTHCOTE CONSULTANTS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709701 MATT TIMMIS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07711749 INTELLECT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07713300 JONATHAN MCCARTHY LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07713800 TUNETECH LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715579 SHUBHI LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07717152 KPP TRUSTEES LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718765 JOHN LYONS PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07718930 BVOROS TRADING LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07695624 LONGDEAN SCHOOL 06 Jul 2011
    07700172 PALM TREE SOLAR SYSTEMS LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07712245 BORNEL CARE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07719182 GDG PROJECT SERVICES LTD 27 Jul 2011