Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 2013 when 31.6% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 230 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hemel Hempstead UK 2013 230 134,802 2012 212 131,491 % change 8.5% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 77 80 73 New companies in 2012 63 80 69 % change 22.2% 0.0% 5.8% Record Year 2013 (77) 2011 (80) 2007 (123)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 160 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 32.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hemel Hempstead UK 2013 160 77,914 2012 121 67,576 % change 32.2% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (160) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 73 42 45 Closed companies in 2012 35 41 45 % change 108.6% 2.4% 0% Record Year 2013 (73) 1999 (56) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 70 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hemel Hempstead UK 2013 70 56,888 2012 91 63,915 Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 4 38 28 Net growth in 2012 28 39 24 Record Year 2007 (56) 2007 (46) 2007 (105)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hemel Hempstead 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change 9.6% -0.7% 9.4% Record Year 1991 (0.3%) 2010 (0.2%) 1996 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 41.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 2013 when 31.6% of all directors were female.
31.6% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.81% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.75% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.30% IT 0.91% PROPERTY 2.44% SOFTWARE 0.69% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.69% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.53% BUSINESS 1.77% CREATIVE 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.75% MEDIA 0.46% LONDON 1.72% M 0.46% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.46% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.46% MEDIA 1.63% MARKETING 0.46% GLOBAL 1.57% CONSULTANTS 0.46% J 1.56% DAY 0.46% CARE 1.46% TO 0.46% IT 1.43% HEMEL 0.38% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CARE 0.38% PROPERTIES 1.36% CLEANING 0.38% M 1.25% NURSERIES 0.38% BUILDING 1.21% SQUIRRELS 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19% LONDON 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.18% BUILDING 0.38% TRAINING 1.17% SECURITY 0.38% SECURITY 1.15%
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 360 249,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 252 24,894 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 109 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 66 43,384 62012 - Business and domestic software development 49 8,099 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 32 12,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 23,532 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 6,591 41100 - Development of building projects 18 8,637 86900 - Other human health activities 18 8,465 74990 - Non-trading company 17 14,129 98000 - Residents property management 15 4,579 62011 - Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development 13 1,318 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 13 4,719 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,954 43210 - Electrical installation 13 5,625 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,145 70221 - Financial management 11 2,476
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08433629 LDF CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08434693 CASSIUS CONSULTING LTD 07 Mar 2013 08438536 XYNAPSE LTD 11 Mar 2013 08454354 VARIO TRAINING LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08455042 BIG DATA ANALYTICS LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08461121 OAKTREE SYSTEMS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08464702 HONEYBEE IT LTD 27 Mar 2013 08466087 RUNNING BUMP LTD. 28 Mar 2013 08426518 DOIG DESIGN LIMITED 01 Mar 2013 08429482 DMCM PROJECTS LTD 05 Mar 2013 08429542 3A CARE (MACCLESFIELD) LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08436172 BROTHERS EVENTS LIMITED 08 Mar 2013 08450281 CCP IT LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08453611 MEETUPKIDS.COM LTD 20 Mar 2013 OC383615 MALPIN LLP 21 Mar 2013 08456661 JOSHUA FRANKLIN CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Mar 2013 08462795 TK TRANSPORT LTD 26 Mar 2013 08464006 MEETUPLIVE.CO.UK LTD 27 Mar 2013 08467079 ESKAPE FURNITURE LTD 28 Mar 2013 08440366 FOUR HAIR DESIGN LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08441936 BEAR DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTANCY LTD 12 Mar 2013 08448994 ASTRID PROPERTIES LTD 18 Mar 2013 08453633 TRIMLOCK SERVICES LIMITED 20 Mar 2013 08456231 COUNTRYSIDE HOME HELP LTD 21 Mar 2013 08458273 LINTON DOOLAN BUILDING & GROUNDWORK CONTRACTORS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
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