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
    08170274 PANGOLIN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08173707 SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS BY STEVE ROWLES LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08174041 SAVANNAH GLOBAL LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08178611 SLASH WEB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08185158 SOUTHWOOD ENGINEERING LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08187895 PMMD SERVICES LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08191373 LCS ATHENA NETWORKING LTD T/AS THE ATHENA NETWORK LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08191543 TEKTRON LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08198031 GROOVECLOUD LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08169539 TOOJAYS CARER SERVICES LTD. 06 Aug 2012
    08174547 NEPTUNE HEATING & PLUMBING LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08175227 CYGNETT UK LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08177978 SMART TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08178206 SQUIRRELS DAY NURSERIES LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08178575 ORION HEATING SERVICES LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08181003 GPA ASSETS LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08181036 NEWCO NET MEDIA LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08181121 SQUIRRELS DAY NURSERIES (HEMEL) LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08181183 SQUIRRELS DAY NURSERIES (WATFORD) LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08181712 BEGUILING WOOD LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08186036 UNIQUE COATING SOLUTIONS LTD 21 Aug 2012
    08189711 ROBINA'S RESTAURANT LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08191862 BRIGHT CARS LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08167131 C-REPAIRS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08172395 CROWN OF GLORY EVENTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012