Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 194 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Hemel HempsteadUK
    2012194118,868
    2011215114,512
    % change-9.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (215) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012587264
    New companies in 2011697769
    % change-15.9%-6.5%-7.2%
    Record Year2007 (77)2007 (78)2010 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 123 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Hemel HempsteadUK
    201212374,772
    20119872,230
    % change25.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012394440
    Closed companies in 2011323432
    % change21.9%29.4%25%
    Record Year2012 (39)2008 (85)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 71 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Hemel HempsteadUK
    20127144,096
    201111742,282
    Record Year 2011 (117) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012192824
    Net growth in 2011374337
    Record Year2008 (58)2011 (43)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Hemel Hempstead
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-24.5%-5.7%-8.2%
    Record Year1962 (0.5%)1960 (0.6%)1962 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    31.4% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.30%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.96%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    IT0.86%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.86%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.71%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.71%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.71%BUSINESS1.72%
    GLOBAL0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%LONDON1.67%
    J0.55%J1.55%
    TRAINING0.55%GLOBAL1.53%
    MARKETING0.47%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HEMEL0.47%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    EVENTS0.47%CARE1.32%
    M0.47%M1.27%
    SQUIRRELS0.39%BUILDING1.22%
    TECHNICAL0.39%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CARE0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    DAY0.39%S1.17%
    CLEANING0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied573331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities16314,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7119,425
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply624,997
    7487 - Other business activities5735,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5033,677
    99999 - Dormant Company3725,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy288,437
    9999 - Dormant Company2512,598
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified239,891
    62012 - Business and domestic software development234,584
    62090 - Other information technology service activities207,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities144,979
    9305 - Other service activities136,142
    62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development12763
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities114,119
    74990 - Non-trading company109,203
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering103,493
    98000 - Residents property management92,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125979 MYCOTTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08128682 REQUIRA CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128711 THIRTY FIVE SECONDS EAST LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08133003 CARLISLE CREATIVE LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08145684 BATCHLIFE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08149086 HERTS RECRUITMENT LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08149859 POSITIVE PETCARE LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08149947 VAILROE LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08153563 TEIGENE LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08157390 F CHANG PM LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159456 CONCEIVE MEDIA LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08160279 HEISENBERG CONSULTING LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08152796 SAFE SOLVENTS LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08154128 ORACLE LIFTS LTD. 24 Jul 2012
    08160001 MCCOURT CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08127764 RITE SHIPPING LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129069 POWERTECH ELECTRICAL LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129115 EVOLUTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTANCY LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08129358 FRA TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08132548 ONE3ZERO LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08133115 PAUL CUSICK MARKETING LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133621 LINDSMAN PROPERTIES (1810) LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08139524 DEVTERRA MOBILE UK LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08153098 WATERSIDE COURT RTM COMPANY LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08158220 UAK TRADING LTD 26 Jul 2012