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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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 HempsteadUK
    2012212131,491
    2011233116,391
    % change-9.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012638069
    New companies in 2011698084
    % change-8.7%0.0%-17.9%
    Record Year2007 (76)2011 (80)2007 (123)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 HempsteadUK
    201212167,576
    201113790,987
    % change-11.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (153) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012354145
    Closed companies in 2011523946
    % change-32.7%5.1%-2%
    Record Year2011 (52)1999 (56)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 HempsteadUK
    20129163,915
    20119625,404
    Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012283924
    Net growth in 2011174138
    Record Year2007 (56)2007 (46)2007 (105)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-21.7%-14.5%-23.2%
    Record Year1972 (0.7%)1968 (0.9%)1971 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.41%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.99%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANTS0.83%TRADING2.07%
    IT0.76%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.76%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MEDIA0.68%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J0.68%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.61%BUSINESS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    SYSTEMS0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    R0.61%LONDON1.66%
    ENGINEERING0.53%J1.54%
    HEMEL0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    TRAINING0.53%IT1.40%
    BUILDING0.53%CARE1.34%
    C0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    S0.46%M1.27%
    CLEANING0.46%BUILDING1.24%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%ENERGY1.20%
    GLOBAL0.38%S1.20%
    HOME0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied335216,665
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15114,303
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply806,934
    7487 - Other business activities7852,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6819,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5135,233
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3712,113
    99999 - Dormant Company3425,084
    9999 - Dormant Company3318,617
    62012 - Business and domestic software development224,356
    7260 - Other computer related activities207,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified199,892
    9305 - Other service activities178,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1613,637
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering165,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities168,145
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development13740
    98000 - Residents property management123,050
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities104,132
    7499 - Non-trading company99,102

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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