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
New Company Registrations
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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) Hertford UK 2012 105 118,868 2011 110 114,512 % change -4.5% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (110) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 42 30 33 New companies in 2011 32 48 30 % change 31.3% -37.5% 10.0% Record Year 2012 (42) 2011 (48) 2012 (33)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Hertford UK 2012 73 74,772 2011 73 72,230 % change 0.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 24 34 15 Closed companies in 2011 27 22 24 % change -11.1% 54.5% -38% Record Year 2009 (31) 2008 (57) 2009 (47)
Net Company Growth
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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) Hertford UK 2012 32 44,096 2011 37 42,282 Record Year 2003 (49) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 18 -4 18 Net growth in 2011 5 26 6 Record Year 2008 (21) 2011 (26) 2004 (21)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.7% -37.0% 8.8% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1985 (0.3%) 1968 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.08% MANAGEMENT 4.75% PROPERTY 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANTS 0.94% PROPERTY 2.35% CONSULTANCY 0.81% TRADING 2.08% DESIGN 0.81% DESIGN 1.87% LONDON 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.84% BUSINESS 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% R 0.67% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.67% MEDIA 1.67% JAMES 0.54% LONDON 1.67% M 0.54% J 1.55% CARE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.53% FINANCIAL 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.46% EUROPE 0.54% IT 1.43% CENTRE 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.54% CARE 1.32% HOLDINGS 0.40% M 1.27% 4 0.40% BUILDING 1.22% HERTFORDSHIRE 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONTRACTS 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.20% L 0.40% S 1.17% CAKE 0.40% SECURITY 1.16%
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 267 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 42 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 20 25,035 98000 - Residents property management 16 2,786 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 8,437 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 13,716 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,965 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 3,093 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 8 14,774 4545 - Other building completion 7 1,544 9305 - Other service activities 6 6,142 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 6 3,943 62090 - Other information technology service activities 6 7,869 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 9,891 4525 - Other special trades construction 6 1,060 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 6 3,003 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 6 2,757 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 5 2,891
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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