Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hitchin when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hitchin when compared to any previous September.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hitchin when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous September.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous August.
- July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hitchin when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 179 companies were registered in Hitchin during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 35.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well 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) Hitchin UK 2012 179 118,868 2011 132 114,512 % change 35.6% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (179) 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 Hitchin when compared to any previous September.
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hitchin when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 67 48 64 New companies in 2011 36 52 44 % change 86.1% -7.7% 45.5% Record Year 2012 (67) 2011 (52) 2012 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 62 companies were dissolved in Hitchin during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.3% 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) Hitchin UK 2012 62 74,772 2011 75 72,230 % change -17.3% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (134) 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 17 21 Closed companies in 2011 24 23 28 % change 0.0% -26.1% -25% Record Year 2002 (34) 2008 (47) 2009 (73)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Hitchin during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 117 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hitchin UK 2012 117 44,096 2011 57 42,282 Record Year 2012 (117) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous September.
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous August.
July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hitchin when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 43 31 43 Net growth in 2011 12 29 16 Record Year 2012 (43) 2012 (31) 2012 (43)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Hitchin formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hitchin 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.3%) 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 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 67.0% -7.0% 43.9% Record Year 1993 (0.3%) 1976 (0.7%) 1960 (0.6%)
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 48.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 26.5% 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 Hitchin was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Hitchin 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 1.85% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.77% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SKIP 0.79% PROPERTY 2.35% TRADE 0.79% TRADING 2.08% HIRE 0.79% DESIGN 1.87% GLOBAL 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.83% INVESTMENTS 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MARKETING 0.53% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.53% MEDIA 1.67% IT 0.53% LONDON 1.67% M 0.53% J 1.55% MAINTENANCE 0.53% GLOBAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HITCHIN 0.44% IT 1.43% HOLDINGS 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.34% MINI 0.44% CARE 1.32% J 0.44% M 1.27% MIDI 0.44% BUILDING 1.22% BUSINESS 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.20% ENTERPRISES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% D 0.44% S 1.17% INVESTMENT 0.35% 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 319 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 32 35,545 74990 - Non-trading company 32 9,203 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 9,891 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 30 19,425 99999 - Dormant Company 23 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 13,716 7499 - Non-trading company 13 6,164 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 8,437 93199 - Other sports activities 9 2,009 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142 74100 - specialised design activities 7 1,976 93120 - Activities of sport clubs 6 539 49410 - Freight transport by road 6 2,795 86900 - Other human health activities 6 4,998 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 4,584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08128628 PIXEL RECRUITMENT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08129239 ALYSSA SMITH JEWELLERY LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08131972 DUFEX FOILS LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08132712 ELECTRO SWING PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012 08138989 JJET COMM LTD 11 Jul 2012 OC376846 MAETONVALE LLP 12 Jul 2012 OC376852 WHITLEY LLP 12 Jul 2012 OC376857 STANWARDE LLP 12 Jul 2012 OC376974 RNS FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LLP 17 Jul 2012 08145904 THE MUSICAL THEATRE ACADEMY LONDON 17 Jul 2012 08146477 STOCK ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 17 Jul 2012 08146827 MORO MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08146881 BELIMOR UK LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08148918 TAUBER POWER UK LIMITED 19 Jul 2012 08151196 DERICCO UK LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08151224 VELLENA UK LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 OC377149 THE ELMS HOUGHTON LLP 23 Jul 2012 08157251 G E NORGAN LTD 26 Jul 2012 08162260 TQH AMPTHILL LIMITED 31 Jul 2012 08129612 THE BALM OF GILEAD HEALTH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 04 Jul 2012 08131274 STYLE ME HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 05 Jul 2012 08138274 PIONEER ROOFING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08140948 RANDALL FIRE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012 08158676 FAIRFIELD ADVISORY SERVICES LTD 26 Jul 2012 08160540 NEO HEALTHCARE LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
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