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
New Company Registrations
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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 Hempstead UK 2012 194 118,868 2011 215 114,512 % change -9.8% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (215) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 58 72 64 New companies in 2011 69 77 69 % change -15.9% -6.5% -7.2% Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (78) 2010 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Hempstead UK 2012 123 74,772 2011 98 72,230 % change 25.5% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (133) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2012 39 44 40 Closed companies in 2011 32 34 32 % change 21.9% 29.4% 25% Record Year 2012 (39) 2008 (85) 2009 (60)
Net Company Growth
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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 Hempstead UK 2012 71 44,096 2011 117 42,282 Record Year 2011 (117) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 19 28 24 Net growth in 2011 37 43 37 Record Year 2008 (58) 2011 (43) 2011 (37)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -24.5% -5.7% -8.2% Record Year 1962 (0.5%) 1960 (0.6%) 1962 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.30% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.28% IT 0.86% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANTS 0.86% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.71% DESIGN 1.87% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.71% BUSINESS 1.72% GLOBAL 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TECHNOLOGIES 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% ENTERPRISES 0.55% LONDON 1.67% J 0.55% J 1.55% TRAINING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.53% MARKETING 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HEMEL 0.47% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.34% EVENTS 0.47% CARE 1.32% M 0.47% M 1.27% SQUIRRELS 0.39% BUILDING 1.22% TECHNICAL 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CARE 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.20% DAY 0.39% S 1.17% CLEANING 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 573 331,455 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 163 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 71 19,425 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 62 4,997 7487 - Other business activities 57 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 37 25,035 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 8,437 9999 - Dormant Company 25 12,598 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 9,891 62012 - Business and domestic software development 23 4,584 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 4,979 9305 - Other service activities 13 6,142 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 12 763 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 4,119 74990 - Non-trading company 10 9,203 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 3,493 98000 - Residents property management 9 2,786
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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