Hertford, Hertfordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Hertford UK 2010 87 101,492 2009 71 94,671 % change 22.5% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (92) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 35 28 24 New companies in 2009 20 25 26 % change 75.0% 12.0% -7.7% Record Year 2003 (40) 2007 (33) 2008 (29)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Hertford UK 2010 81 87,705 2009 96 159,401 % change -15.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 24 40 17 Closed companies in 2009 31 18 47 % change -22.6% 122.2% -64% Record Year 2009 (31) 2008 (57) 2009 (47)
Net Company Growth
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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) Hertford UK 2010 6 13,787 2009 -25 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (49) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 11 -12 7 Net growth in 2009 -11 7 -21 Record Year 2008 (21) 2007 (22) 2002 (21)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 62.7% 1.6% -11.5% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1985 (0.3%) 1968 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 1.63% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.49% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.34% CONSULTANCY 3.12% ASSOCIATES 0.89% PROPERTY 2.38% ROAD 0.74% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.74% ASSOCIATES 2.01% BUILDING 0.74% DESIGN 1.93% ONE 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% C 0.59% BUSINESS 1.80% BUSINESS 0.59% MEDIA 1.75% T 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HERTFORD 0.59% LONDON 1.59% ELECTRICAL 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.59% K 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTY 0.59% CARE 1.44% D 0.59% J 1.44% GREYHOUND 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% M 0.59% GLOBAL 1.42% TRANSPORT 0.59% IT 1.35% STREET 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.45% BUILDING 1.32% GROUP 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.30% 11 0.45% M 1.28% ST 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% J. 0.45% S 1.24%
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 146 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 51 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 13,161 9999 - Dormant Company 13 21,484 98000 - Residents property management 12 3,273 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 5,716 9305 - Other service activities 11 9,454 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,767 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 8,967 4545 - Other building completion 7 2,970 99999 - Dormant Company 7 14,072 9800 - Residents Property Management 7 1,908 74990 - Non-trading company 6 7,649 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 7,634 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 6 3,631 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 6,460 7499 - Non-trading company 6 13,408 4525 - Other special trades construction 6 2,071
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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