Hertford, Hertfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 87 companies were registered in Hertford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 22.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HertfordUK
    201087101,492
    20097194,671
    % change22.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (92) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010352824
    New companies in 2009202526
    % change75.0%12.0%-7.7%
    Record Year2003 (40)2007 (33)2008 (29)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 81 companies were dissolved in Hertford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HertfordUK
    20108187,705
    200996159,401
    % change-15.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010244017
    Closed companies in 2009311847
    % change-22.6%122.2%-64%
    Record Year2009 (31)2008 (57)2009 (47)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Hertford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 6 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HertfordUK
    2010613,787
    2009-25-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (49) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201011-127
    Net growth in 2009-117-21
    Record Year2008 (21)2007 (22)2002 (21)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Hertford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Hertford
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change62.7%1.6%-11.5%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1985 (0.3%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hertford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    47.7% of all director appointments in Hertford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    RTM1.63%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.49%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%PROPERTY2.38%
    ROAD0.74%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BUILDING0.74%DESIGN1.93%
    ONE0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    C0.59%BUSINESS1.80%
    BUSINESS0.59%MEDIA1.75%
    T0.59%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    HERTFORD0.59%LONDON1.59%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    K0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTY0.59%CARE1.44%
    D0.59%J1.44%
    GREYHOUND0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    M0.59%GLOBAL1.42%
    TRANSPORT0.59%IT1.35%
    STREET0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    GROUP0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    110.45%M1.28%
    ST0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    J.0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied146202,902
    7487 - Other business activities5169,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3825,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1914,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1713,161
    9999 - Dormant Company1321,484
    98000 - Residents property management123,273
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    9305 - Other service activities119,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    7260 - Other computer related activities78,967
    4545 - Other building completion72,970
    99999 - Dormant Company714,072
    9800 - Residents Property Management71,908
    74990 - Non-trading company67,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering67,634
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate63,631
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified66,460
    7499 - Non-trading company613,408
    4525 - Other special trades construction62,071

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07388643 GRILLERY OF BROMLEY LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07388591 SERENDIPITY AT HERTFORD THEATRE LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07384998 VEP TRADING LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07376600 THE GINGER DELI LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07372768 JEMIMA'S JEWELLS LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07362419 LP-TECH LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    OC357878 THE TWOLLY BROLLY LLP 14 Sep 2010
    OC358046 P&V PARTNERS LLP 21 Sep 2010
    07392498 NEWDECADE AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07390908 KNIGHT LETTINGS LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07388776 MS ENG LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07388678 AQUA BUBBLE LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07388543 C RESPONSE LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07387278 IMPROVE ENGLISH LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386244 LORD AND LADY SOUTHWOLD LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384246 SQUARE MILE BROADCASTING LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07383252 CMO LUXURY CARS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07379562 FRANKLYN SHAW ASSOCIATES LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07376018 VICTORIA MEWS RTM COMPANY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07372733 COLOURCURVE LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07372496 ANDREW JACKSON CONSULTANTS LTD 10 Sep 2010
    07371387 CAXTON HILL MOTORS LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07367179 SOCIAL SOLAR POWER LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07366907 HOLLAND PARTNERSHIP LTD 06 Sep 2010