Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 133 companies were registered in Hitchin during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 37.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hitchin UK 2010 133 105,137 2009 97 91,034 % change 37.1% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (182) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 41 35 57 New companies in 2009 27 25 45 % change 51.9% 40.0% 26.7% Record Year 2007 (51) 2008 (45) 2007 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Hitchin during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hitchin UK 2010 87 82,677 2009 109 108,060 % change -20.2% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 22 25 40 Closed companies in 2009 18 12 79 % change 22.2% 108.3% -49% Record Year 2006 (33) 2008 (36) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Hitchin during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 46 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hitchin UK 2010 46 22,460 2009 -12 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (113) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 19 10 17 Net growth in 2009 9 13 -34 Record Year 2005 (23) 2005 (41) 2007 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Hitchin formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hitchin 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 41.0% 19.9% 5.2% Record Year 1962 (0.4%) 1967 (0.4%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hitchin was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Hitchin in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.85% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.85% CONSULTING 4.60% ASSOCIATES 1.00% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.00% PROPERTY 2.50% ROAD 0.85% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTANCY 0.85% TRADING 1.93% DEVELOPMENTS 0.71% DESIGN 1.91% MEDIA 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% EUROPE 0.57% MEDIA 1.84% CENTRE 0.57% BUSINESS 1.74% DESIGN 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% B 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BUSINESS 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.54% DIGITAL 0.57% J 1.48% SECURITY 0.57% LONDON 1.45% CRIMSON 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.45% P 0.57% GROUP 1.37% SPORTS 0.43% GLOBAL 1.35% COMMUNICATIONS 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.35% SOFTWARE 0.43% BUILDING 1.34% VENTURES 0.43% CARE 1.33% CO. 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.43% M 1.28% TRADING 0.43% SYSTEMS 1.25% PR 0.43% S 1.23%
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 207 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 71 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 23 15,398 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 14,007 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 9,659 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,149 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 10,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,143 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 8,154 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 9,943 99999 - Dormant Company 13 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 9,325 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 6,340 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 3,169 9305 - Other service activities 9 9,038 4534 - Other building installation 9 2,840 6024 - Freight transport by road 8 3,665
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07207831 WELWYN CAR CENTRE LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07206446 STS SCANDEAL LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07205825 TOTALPAK LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07201985 PELOTON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010 07200513 HIDESCIEK LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07192868 CANVAS BALL CRICKET LTD 17 Mar 2010 07186620 VENUE TEAM LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07184567 DIRT DEBUGGERS LTD 10 Mar 2010 07184076 JJET COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07179407 ACCELERATING VISION LTD 05 Mar 2010 07172789 RSO IT SERVICES LIMITED 01 Mar 2010 OC353521 HEALIENT LLP 23 Mar 2010 07209459 GREEN 4 GAIN LTD 31 Mar 2010 07201589 RFS SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Mar 2010 07199568 RHINDON LIMITED 23 Mar 2010 07197231 FOUR COLOUR FROG LTD 22 Mar 2010 07196289 WIKRAMANAYAKE LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 07195012 THE ROECROFT CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07188901 JUMBLER LIMITED 15 Mar 2010 07180879 GET INVOLVED ENTERPRISES LTD 06 Mar 2010 07177030 BANKLINE SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Mar 2010 07176543 IONFIELD SYSTEMS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 07175140 QUEENSWOOD BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2010 07175137 JLEGAL LIMITED 02 Mar 2010 07174688 SILHOUETTE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
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