Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 125 companies were registered in Hitchin during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 35.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hitchin UK 2013 125 134,802 2012 193 131,491 % change -35.2% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (193) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 31 45 49 New companies in 2012 62 72 59 % change -50.0% -37.5% -16.9% Record Year 2012 (62) 2012 (72) 2007 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Hitchin during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hitchin UK 2013 76 77,914 2012 68 67,576 % change 11.8% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (109) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 33 11 32 Closed companies in 2012 25 13 30 % change 32.0% -15.4% 7% Record Year 2011 (36) 2008 (36) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Hitchin during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 49 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hitchin UK 2013 49 56,888 2012 125 63,915 Record Year 2012 (125) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -2 34 17 Net growth in 2012 37 59 29 Record Year 2012 (37) 2012 (59) 2007 (61)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Hitchin formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hitchin 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -55.2% -38.0% -14.1% Record Year 1986 (0.2%) 1997 (0.2%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 56.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hitchin was in 2007 when 36.0% of all directors were female.
14.7% of all director appointments in Hitchin in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.41% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 1.01% PROPERTY 2.44% GLOBAL 0.91% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.91% DESIGN 1.79% SKIP 0.91% ENGINEERING 1.78% INTERNATIONAL 0.81% BUSINESS 1.77% HIRE 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRADING 0.71% LONDON 1.72% CO., 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.71% HERTS 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% MARKETING 0.61% MEDIA 1.63% J 0.61% GLOBAL 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.51% J 1.56% 1 0.51% CARE 1.46% HERTFORDSHIRE 0.51% IT 1.43% MEDIA 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CONSULTANTS 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSULT 0.51% M 1.25% HITCHIN 0.51% BUILDING 1.21% D 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19% MINI 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.18% PARTNERSHIP 0.51% TRAINING 1.17% MIDI 0.51% SECURITY 1.15%
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 299 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 72 32,624 74990 - Non-trading company 68 14,129 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 55 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 38 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,664 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 5,834 41100 - Development of building projects 10 8,637 93199 - Other sports activities 10 3,375 74100 - specialised design activities 10 3,645 86900 - Other human health activities 10 8,465 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 5,062 98000 - Residents property management 9 4,579 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 4,819 43210 - Electrical installation 8 5,625 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 8,099 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 7 5,186
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08348923 RISK AUDIT SECURITY LTD 07 Jan 2013 08350264 STRATICA LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08351719 COMPUCAD DESIGN LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08354277 COUNTY GROUNDS SERVICES LTD 10 Jan 2013 08354699 P. WARD CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 08355060 SPACE BEE LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 08358604 THINK THERAPIES LIMITED 14 Jan 2013 08369359 DAE TURNBULL CONSULTING LTD. 21 Jan 2013 08370082 ROBINS HILL ASSOCIATES LTD 22 Jan 2013 08373048 MS DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 24 Jan 2013 OC381971 ALTENDORF INDUSTRIES LLP 29 Jan 2013 08379529 REGENT ST.JAMES LIMITED 29 Jan 2013 08381852 ONLINE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD 30 Jan 2013 08382509 NUVO BARS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013 08345052 ROSETINT DESIGN LIMITED 02 Jan 2013 08349032 MARTELL VENTURES LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08353167 FLEETRON CONSULT LTD 09 Jan 2013 08353763 PJM PUBS LTD 09 Jan 2013 08357046 ROADVACS LTD 11 Jan 2013 08358355 ROCKAHULA KIDS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013 08362173 BMA FURNITURE LIMITED 16 Jan 2013 08364697 BENUCCI SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2013 08367427 THE TOAST OFFICE LTD 21 Jan 2013 08372263 ROEBUCK SCAFFOLDING (HERTS) LIMITED 23 Jan 2013 08378022 I-ELEGANCE LIMITED 28 Jan 2013
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