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
-
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
-
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)
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09427041 ALEXANDRA SIMONE LIMITED 06 Feb 2015 09428193 CODE SCIENCE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015 09431518 ELLIPTICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09436077 DBCORE LTD 12 Feb 2015 09439863 PURE VITALITY LIMITED 13 Feb 2015 09448211 MAGGIE CHANDLER LTD 19 Feb 2015 09448619 AUDLEY HOMECARE LTD 19 Feb 2015 09449434 TALANG SOFT LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09454501 KRAW PROPERTIES LTD 24 Feb 2015 09462183 CAPPUCCIO ITALIAN DELICATESSEN LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09417185 TRIPLE-T EVENTS LTD 02 Feb 2015 09428503 PFH12 LTD 09 Feb 2015 09431807 NICKSUN LTD 10 Feb 2015 09432014 MARIAN SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2015 09444738 CLOUD BAIT SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2015 09446558 BB CAKES LTD 18 Feb 2015 09448589 B.Y.JIBRIL LIMITED 19 Feb 2015 09460101 CEECEE EVENTS LTD 26 Feb 2015 09461906 SWIFTHAND CARE SERVICES LIMITED 27 Feb 2015 09422023 TLENG LIMITED 04 Feb 2015 09427311 DW FINANCE CONSULTING LTD 06 Feb 2015 09433085 ALLYKATS DESIGN LIMITED 11 Feb 2015 09441176 NEWTEC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Feb 2015 09448941 GWUK LTD 19 Feb 2015 09452016 ROCKING UR TEENS CIC 21 Feb 2015
reports
Select a report from the list below: