Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 232 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hemel Hempstead UK 2013 232 132,684 2012 194 118,868 % change 19.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (232) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 70 73 89 New companies in 2012 58 72 64 % change 20.7% 1.4% 39.1% Record Year 2007 (77) 2007 (78) 2013 (89)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 23.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hemel Hempstead UK 2013 155 86,170 2012 126 75,908 % change 23.0% 13.5% Record Year 2013 (155) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous September.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 38 53 64 Closed companies in 2012 39 44 43 % change -2.6% 20.5% 49% Record Year 2012 (39) 2008 (85) 2013 (64)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 77 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hemel Hempstead UK 2013 77 46,514 2012 68 42,960 Record Year 2011 (117) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 32 20 25 Net growth in 2012 19 28 21 Record Year 2008 (58) 2011 (43) 2011 (37)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hemel Hempstead 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 8.1% -7.0% 21.9% Record Year 2010 (0.2%) 2007 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 2005 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
26.9% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.33% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.45% IT 0.98% PROPERTY 2.53% CARE 0.70% TRADING 2.08% BUSINESS 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.83% SOFTWARE 0.63% LONDON 1.79% TRANSPORT 0.63% DESIGN 1.78% PROPERTY 0.56% BUSINESS 1.74% ASSOCIATES 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.69% TECHNOLOGY 0.42% CARE 1.64% BUILDING 0.42% ASSOCIATES 1.61% PROPERTIES 0.42% GLOBAL 1.59% LONDON 0.42% J 1.54% B 0.42% MEDIA 1.54% SYSTEMS 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.42% IT 1.39% FINANCIAL 0.42% M 1.25% ENGINEERING 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONTRACTORS 0.42% BUILDING 1.19% TO 0.42% CAPITAL 1.19% DESIGN 0.35% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% J 0.35% TRAINING 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 380 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 247 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 123 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 63 46,169 62012 - Business and domestic software development 50 9,104 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 36 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 12,516 86900 - Other human health activities 22 9,203 41100 - Development of building projects 21 9,271 74990 - Non-trading company 20 14,228 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 6,979 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 15 5,322 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,590 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 4,955 56302 - Public houses and bars 11 5,437 70221 - Financial management 11 2,887 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,724 71129 - Other engineering activities 10 4,894
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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