Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any quarter in history.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.
- January 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 278 companies were registered in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 11.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Hemel Hempstead UK 2015 278 161,156 2014 249 150,722 % change 11.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (278) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 82 89 107 New companies in 2014 86 89 74 % change -4.7% 0.0% 44.6% Record Year 2014 (86) 2014 (89) 2007 (123)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 208 companies were dissolved in Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 63.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Hemel Hempstead UK 2015 208 89,523 2014 127 82,370 % change 63.8% 8.7% Record Year 2015 (208) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Hemel Hempstead when compared to any previous February.
January 2015 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 2015 74 65 69 Closed companies in 2014 38 37 52 % change 94.7% 75.7% 33% Record Year 2015 (74) 2015 (65) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Hemel Hempstead during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 70 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Hemel Hempstead UK 2015 70 71,633 2014 122 68,352 Record Year 2007 (207) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 8 24 38 Net growth in 2014 48 52 22 Record Year 2007 (56) 2014 (52) 2007 (105)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Hemel Hempstead formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Hemel Hempstead 2015 0.2% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -6.5% -7.9% 31.8% Record Year 1991 (0.3%) 2010 (0.2%) 1996 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hemel Hempstead was in 2013 when 31.6% of all directors were female.
20.8% of all director appointments in Hemel Hempstead in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.73% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.62% LONDON 0.84% PROPERTY 2.72% IT 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.71% CARE 2.13% CARE 0.71% ENGINEERING 2.12% ELECTRICAL 0.64% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.58% TRADING 1.88% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% TRANSPORT 1.82% PROPERTIES 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.76% HEMEL 0.51% DESIGN 1.65% TRANS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.45% CO., 1.58% LOGISTICS 0.45% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.45% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.39% BUSINESS 1.49% J 0.39% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TECHNOLOGY 0.39% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.44% SECURITY 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% R 0.39% BUILDING 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.39% IT 1.30% TRADING 0.39% MEDIA 1.28% CATERING 0.39% M 1.27%
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 354 288,953 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 222 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 142 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 54 49,474 62012 - Business and domestic software development 44 9,651 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 44 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 37 13,990 62090 - Other information technology service activities 30 12,862 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 19,098 49410 - Freight transport by road 25 12,485 41100 - Development of building projects 20 11,863 70221 - Financial management 16 3,698 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 16 7,682 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 15 10,200 74990 - Non-trading company 14 13,794 43210 - Electrical installation 14 6,139 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,242 61900 - Other telecommunications activities 13 2,726 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 11,600
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09374840 RICHARD COLLIS LTD 06 Jan 2015 09376573 DUNROBIN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09376660 PRISMA ANALYTICS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09377882 LIPIANO LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09378202 SAUCE CODE LTD 07 Jan 2015 09384437 LABSIG LTD 12 Jan 2015 09387784 KIT & KABOODLE DESIGNS LTD 14 Jan 2015 09395570 CITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES LTD 19 Jan 2015 09397443 MIDGE LTD 20 Jan 2015 09398549 BIG THINKING LTD 21 Jan 2015 09398607 MOLINA INSTALATIONS LTD 21 Jan 2015 09400153 GABRIELA AMARAL LTD 21 Jan 2015 09400382 ERKINGER CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015 09401363 SALIEV LTD 22 Jan 2015 09409515 GREY MATTERS THINKING LTD 28 Jan 2015 09372691 CONSORT MEDIA LIMITED 05 Jan 2015 09373211 PURE ELEPHANT UK LTD 05 Jan 2015 09405414 SPECTRUM HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015 09414035 KENAVON DRIVE (READING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 30 Jan 2015 09371831 SKR PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Jan 2015 09380491 ASSET CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED 08 Jan 2015 09397248 NETLA LTD 20 Jan 2015 09410148 PROVIDENT WEALTH WILLS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015 09412311 EQUESTRIS TRADING LIMITED 29 Jan 2015 09380809 ROBERTS SECURITY SERVICES LTD 09 Jan 2015
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