Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 212 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hemel Hempstead UK 2012 212 131,491 2011 233 116,391 % change -9.0% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 63 80 69 New companies in 2011 69 80 84 % change -8.7% 0.0% -17.9% Record Year 2007 (76) 2011 (80) 2007 (123)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hemel Hempstead UK 2012 121 67,576 2011 137 90,987 % change -11.7% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 35 41 45 Closed companies in 2011 52 39 46 % change -32.7% 5.1% -2% Record Year 2011 (52) 1999 (56) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 91 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hemel Hempstead UK 2012 91 63,915 2011 96 25,404 Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 28 39 24 Net growth in 2011 17 41 38 Record Year 2007 (56) 2007 (46) 2007 (105)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hemel Hempstead 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -21.7% -14.5% -23.2% Record Year 1972 (0.7%) 1968 (0.9%) 1971 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.41% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.52% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 0.99% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANTS 0.83% TRADING 2.07% IT 0.76% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.86% MEDIA 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.79% TECHNOLOGIES 0.61% BUSINESS 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% MEDIA 1.72% SYSTEMS 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% R 0.61% LONDON 1.66% ENGINEERING 0.53% J 1.54% HEMEL 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ENTERPRISES 0.53% GLOBAL 1.50% TRAINING 0.53% IT 1.40% BUILDING 0.53% CARE 1.34% C 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% S 0.46% M 1.27% CLEANING 0.46% BUILDING 1.24% INVESTMENTS 0.46% ENERGY 1.20% GLOBAL 0.38% S 1.20% HOME 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 335 216,665 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 151 14,303 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 80 6,934 7487 - Other business activities 78 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 68 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 51 35,233 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,113 99999 - Dormant Company 34 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 33 18,617 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 4,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 20 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 19 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 17 8,818 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 13,637 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 16 5,169 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 8,145 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 13 740 98000 - Residents property management 12 3,050 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 4,132 7499 - Non-trading company 9 9,102
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07895088 ALL IN THEATRE LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07896446 ASHTREE HR LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07898724 BEAUTIQUE HOME & INTERIORS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07905319 HOME AND GARDEN TREATS LTD 11 Jan 2012 07912182 HAI CHENG LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07924509 K & J MARKETING LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07924935 MGB SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2012 07895729 MAHDI PROJECTS LTD 03 Jan 2012 07902993 TAVETO LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07903715 YEW TREE FENCING LTD 10 Jan 2012 07911016 SHEARER VAN DER BURGH LTD 16 Jan 2012 07913140 HBP FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07915965 LOGIC ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07917104 BEAUMONT PLACE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07917409 MATHMOD CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07917516 OPUS CONSTRUCT LTD 20 Jan 2012 07919410 STYLING ANDROID LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07926314 INFOVISE LIMITED 27 Jan 2012 07928521 MARTIN ROBERTS AT THE FLOWER SHOP LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07929209 HAIDER&CO LTD 30 Jan 2012 07898282 QADRIA JILANIA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07899606 EMBEDDED SKILLS LTD 06 Jan 2012 07902864 IT DIRECT LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07914867 CLARE BRADLEY CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07917123 HARRISON COLLINS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
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