Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 116 companies were registered in Hitchin during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 35.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hitchin UK 2013 116 132,684 2012 179 118,868 % change -35.2% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (179) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 42 29 45 New companies in 2012 67 48 64 % change -37.3% -39.6% -29.7% Record Year 2012 (67) 2011 (52) 2012 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 73 companies were dissolved in Hitchin during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hitchin UK 2013 73 86,170 2012 63 75,908 % change 15.9% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (134) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 30 22 21 Closed companies in 2012 24 17 22 % change 25.0% 29.4% -5% Record Year 2002 (34) 2008 (47) 2009 (73)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Hitchin during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 43 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hitchin UK 2013 43 46,514 2012 116 42,960 Record Year 2012 (116) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 12 7 24 Net growth in 2012 43 31 42 Record Year 2012 (43) 2012 (31) 2012 (42)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Hitchin formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hitchin 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -43.9% -44.6% -38.4% Record Year 1993 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Hitchin was in 2004 when 36.2% of all directors were female.
29.8% of all director appointments in Hitchin in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.41% CONSULTING 5.27% DESIGN 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.38% CONSULTANCY 3.45% INTERNATIONAL 1.15% PROPERTY 2.53% CO., 1.15% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 1.15% ENGINEERING 1.83% ASSOCIATES 0.92% LONDON 1.79% MEDIA 0.92% DESIGN 1.78% PARTNERS 0.80% BUSINESS 1.74% B 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% GLOBAL 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.69% HERTFORDSHIRE 0.57% CARE 1.64% TRADING 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.61% INVESTMENTS 0.57% GLOBAL 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% J 1.54% LITTLE 0.46% MEDIA 1.54% HERTS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.53% FILMS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.45% J 0.46% IT 1.39% PARTNERSHIP 0.46% M 1.25% PROFESSIONAL 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.20% (HERTS) 0.46% BUILDING 1.19% CAPITAL 0.46% CAPITAL 1.19% BUSINESS 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% CARE 0.46% TRAINING 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 345 260,135 74990 - Non-trading company 94 14,228 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 76 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 51 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 54,854 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 43 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 25,547 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 26,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 20 12,516 41100 - Development of building projects 13 9,271 86900 - Other human health activities 11 9,203 93199 - Other sports activities 11 3,654 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,680 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,590 74100 - specialised design activities 8 4,171 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 6,904 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 8 3,323 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 8 5,706 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 9,104 85600 - Educational support services 8 3,430
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08672344 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS LTD 02 Sep 2013 08675318 BEAUTIFULLY INSPIRED LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08678051 DYNAFORCE MARKETING LTD 05 Sep 2013 08679714 HOPPS AND WOOLF LIMITED 06 Sep 2013 08680478 VAUGHANN TURNBULL LTD 06 Sep 2013 08686132 CI FORWARDING LIMITED 11 Sep 2013 08686295 GARDIFF EPOS LIMITED 11 Sep 2013 08686336 GARDIFF CATERING LIMITED 11 Sep 2013 08686495 KGEC LIMITED 11 Sep 2013 08689576 SUNCOAST CO., LTD. 13 Sep 2013 08693894 YAXING INTERNATIONAL TRADE CO., LTD 17 Sep 2013 08694789 HERTS. BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 08696639 ALBY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08696784 TALLENTS FARM JOINERY LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08698937 NOOAKO LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 OC388059 PORTAGE BUSINESS LLP 24 Sep 2013 OC388103 MARCUSSI INTERNATIONAL LLP 25 Sep 2013 08676882 IMAS AQUATIC SERVICES LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08679738 LITTLE FLICKS CHILDREN'S CINEMA LIMITED 06 Sep 2013 08682496 ELITE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Sep 2013 08685156 AYELSTONE LAND LIMITED 11 Sep 2013 08685282 BONNER & BRO LTD 11 Sep 2013 08691453 ROTATE UK LTD 16 Sep 2013 08693533 D & S H CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08698879 YOUR MORTGAGE CLOUD LIMITED 20 Sep 2013
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