Hertford, Hertfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hertford when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hertford when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 105 companies were registered in Hertford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HertfordUK
    2012105118,868
    2011110114,512
    % change-4.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (110) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hertford when compared to any previous September.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hertford when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012423033
    New companies in 2011324830
    % change31.3%-37.5%10.0%
    Record Year2012 (42)2011 (48)2012 (33)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Hertford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HertfordUK
    20127374,772
    20117372,230
    % change0.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012243415
    Closed companies in 2011272224
    % change-11.1%54.5%-38%
    Record Year2009 (31)2008 (57)2009 (47)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Hertford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 32 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HertfordUK
    20123244,096
    20113742,282
    Record Year 2003 (49) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201218-418
    Net growth in 20115266
    Record Year2008 (21)2011 (26)2004 (21)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Hertford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Hertford
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.7%-37.0%8.8%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1985 (0.3%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 45.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    22.6% of all director appointments in Hertford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY0.94%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANTS0.94%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%TRADING2.08%
    DESIGN0.81%DESIGN1.87%
    LONDON0.81%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    BUSINESS0.81%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    R0.67%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%MEDIA1.67%
    JAMES0.54%LONDON1.67%
    M0.54%J1.55%
    CARE0.54%GLOBAL1.53%
    FINANCIAL0.54%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    EUROPE0.54%IT1.43%
    CENTRE0.54%PROPERTIES1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%CARE1.32%
    HOLDINGS0.40%M1.27%
    40.40%BUILDING1.22%
    HERTFORDSHIRE0.40%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CONTRACTS0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    L0.40%S1.17%
    CAKE0.40%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied267331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4235,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3633,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2119,425
    99999 - Dormant Company2025,035
    98000 - Residents property management162,786
    7414 - Business & management consultancy128,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1013,716
    41100 - Development of building projects104,965
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing93,093
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities814,774
    4545 - Other building completion71,544
    9305 - Other service activities66,142
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified63,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities67,869
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified69,891
    4525 - Other special trades construction61,060
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate63,003
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles62,757
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment52,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08171546 EMMERSON ENTERPRISES LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08181590 FLOURISH MARKETING AND EVENTS LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08193351 ADVANCED SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08197341 KEN BOYTER LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08197909 THORTBOX LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    OC377367 MEYER WILLIAMS LLP 02 Aug 2012
    08164633 BLUE ANCHOR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08164784 BUBBLE POD LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08166285 CAROUSEL THE HANDBAG BOUTIQUE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166792 ACU FACIAL LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168911 GBMB ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08172589 CAMPHOR CONSULTING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08175489 RENTACAM UK LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177650 ELITE PAINTING CONTRACTS LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179475 OAKLAND CHASE LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179712 HIRENTAL (LONDON) LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08179744 GLOBAL ENERGY ALLIANCE LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08180386 TOURIST TROPHY LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08180503 SD HOLDINGS INC LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08182200 VENTAG LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182363 PEOPLE:CHANGE:EXPERIENCE LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08185140 ANDREW GATTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08190365 HERTFORD COMPUTER CONSULTANTS LTD 24 Aug 2012
    08192721 GPB MARINE INSURANCE CONSULTANTS LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08193312 PRICE PRIVATE FINANCE LIMITED 28 Aug 2012