Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 249 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Hemel HempsteadUK
    2014249150,722
    2013230134,802
    % change8.3%11.8%
    Record Year 2007 (266) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014868974
    New companies in 2013778073
    % change11.7%11.3%1.4%
    Record Year2014 (86)2014 (89)2007 (123)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Hemel HempsteadUK
    201412782,370
    201316077,914
    % change-20.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2013 (160) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014383752
    Closed companies in 2013734245
    % change-47.9%-11.9%16%
    Record Year2013 (73)1999 (56)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 122 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Hemel HempsteadUK
    201412268,352
    20137056,888
    Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014485222
    Net growth in 201343828
    Record Year2007 (56)2014 (52)2007 (105)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Hemel Hempstead
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change4.5%2.7%-15.4%
    Record Year1991 (0.3%)2010 (0.2%)1996 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 2013 when 31.6% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.87%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    BUSINESS0.95%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANTS0.95%TRADING2.05%
    CARE0.82%LONDON1.88%
    PROPERTY0.82%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSTRUCTION0.75%CARE1.79%
    CLEANING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    IT0.68%DESIGN1.75%
    GLOBAL0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    TRANSPORT0.68%BUSINESS1.71%
    PROJECT0.54%PROPERTIES1.60%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    J0.48%GLOBAL1.58%
    MEDIA0.48%J1.48%
    B0.48%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.41%MEDIA1.48%
    LONDON0.41%IT1.33%
    PROPERTIES0.41%TRANSPORT1.30%
    L0.34%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    TECHNOLOGY0.34%BUILDING1.24%
    INVESTMENTS0.34%M1.21%
    ENGINEERING0.34%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRANS0.34%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied383280,210
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities23227,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13037,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7756,411
    62012 - Business and domestic software development539,509
    99999 - Dormant Company5147,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3326,700
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3318,491
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3112,813
    86900 - Other human health activities2910,273
    41100 - Development of building projects249,855
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities207,313
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified175,949
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,135
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified168,155
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,130
    70221 - Financial management123,282
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet119,358
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,236
    90010 - Performing arts112,312

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08878188 DC RISK LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08878654 SAMNISH SOFTWARES LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08898178 APE VAPING LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08899972 MOTODEX LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08903684 ASTON WALKER LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08904798 MR. BAKER EXPRESS LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08911939 AFEVO LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08912759 MORCORP LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08914554 FENTON LANDFORMS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08880154 MARQUEES AND MORE LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08883496 LINGUA CENTRA LTD. 10 Feb 2014
    08886045 PANDA CLEANING SERVICES LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08886850 SHERPA ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08899122 CLEOPATRA'S CARE2CARE LTD 17 Feb 2014
    08899993 COOL COLLECTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2014
    08901880 LONDON INVESTMENT SERVICE LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08913884 PRIME MEDX LTD 26 Feb 2014
    08914369 CARLTIMO LOGISTICS LTD 27 Feb 2014
    08916903 TESTING ACADEMY LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08917573 3S INTERACTIVE LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08873340 FLAUNDEN FILMS LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08876905 LB DRIVING & TOURS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08881202 INSPIRE PROPERTY LONDON LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08883152 LEASE COMPARISON LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08899422 RAIL AND INTERMODAL LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2014