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
    08831594 ARTEMIS IT LTD 03 Jan 2014
    08832100 REBY MEDIA LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08833332 ITITIS LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08833886 INDIGO LEGAL CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jan 2014
    08842597 EASY AGILE LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08842627 R MAE LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08849700 ARTICULER CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08849802 HARDWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08851709 JELLY ROGER PRESERVES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08853136 MAPINIT LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08854743 BLUE MUON CONSULTING LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855431 JELLEY'S MEATS LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08857272 TEKMIX LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08864004 EFFORTLESS EXPERIENCE LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865368 GJROCK LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08865726 P3O SERVICES LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08838149 ENTSTAR GLOBAL LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08842281 HASSAN'S COFFEE BAR LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08847577 L KHLIF LTD 16 Jan 2014
    08858869 SALLY NOONAN LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08871270 GETTO HEALTHCARE LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08831453 GLOBAL UK TRADING LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831940 RAJ (APSLEY) LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08858845 CODEBAKERS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014
    08861434 ORCDEC LIMITED 27 Jan 2014