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 08385176 DOBSON BROWN LIMITED 01 Feb 2013 08387130 J HARE & SONS LTD 04 Feb 2013 08389337 PROFESSIONAL PROCUREMENT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08391474 OBSERVEX LTD. 06 Feb 2013 08394265 PETALPOPS LTD 07 Feb 2013 08396584 HITCHIN CARS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08397788 SNAP N TRAP LIMITED 11 Feb 2013 08402643 NETWORKNINE LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08402815 NM VALETING LTD 14 Feb 2013 08419024 MTS PARTNERSHIP LTD. 26 Feb 2013 08419857 BLACK PEARL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08422435 YHQC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08390426 THE DISCOUNT BRANDS COMPANY LTD 06 Feb 2013 08391042 RELEASEEIGHT LIMITED 06 Feb 2013 08392219 JEFF AND JONES MEDIA LIMITED 07 Feb 2013 08399140 HK PERSONAL TRAINING LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08399820 DOMOS (UK) LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08403652 RACING HEART FILMS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08406654 YOURTAXIMETER LTD 18 Feb 2013 08410588 ANDREW NELSON LIMITED 19 Feb 2013 08411210 GATCOMBE MANOR MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08413592 AMINORI LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08418485 PIRTON (PRIMROSE HILL) LIMITED 25 Feb 2013 08419790 WRC FOODS LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08414041 ITALIAN HOMES LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
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