New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 83 companies were formed in Kings Langley in 2010. This total is 1.2% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	83	400,358
   2009	84	362,675
   2008	69	349,203
   2007	150	457,649
   2006	75	405,440
   Record Year	2007 (150)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	83	1
   2009	2009	362675	84	1
   2008	2008	349203	69	1
   2007	2007	457649	150	1
   2006	2006	405440	75	1
   2005	2005	367689	63	1
   2004	2004	340803	70	1
   2003	2003	403670	68	1
   2002	2002	299401	54	1
   2001	2001	226399	48	1
   2007	2007	457649	150	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 35 companies were formed in Kings Langley. This figure is 20.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Kings Langley occurred in 2009 when a total of 44 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	35	196,609
   2009	44	180,654
   % change	-20.5%	8.8%
   Record Year	2009 (44)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	35
   H2 2009	180654	44
   H2 2008	160932	30
   H2 2007	178552	43
   H2 2006	190031	35
   H2 2005	180291	28
   H2 2004	166374	30
   H2 2003	201446	44
   H2 2002	162884	31
   H2 2001	109317	19

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 15 companies were registered in Kings Langley during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	15	95,117
   2009	14	85,983
   % change	7.1%	10.6%
   Record Year	2006 (22)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	15	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	14	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	20	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	22	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	22	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	15	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	15	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	20	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	12	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	8	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2006	22	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	2
   Nov 2010	34347	10
   Oct 2010	33636	3
   Sep 2010	35149	7
   Aug 2010	32366	7
   Jul 2010	33977	6
   Jun 2010	35198	8
   May 2010	30031	13
   Apr 2010	33383	7
   Mar 2010	42779	7
   Feb 2010	33214	12
   Jan 2010	29144	1

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	3	10	2
   New companies in 2009	3	8	3
   % change	0.0%	25.0%	-33.3%
   Record Year	2006 (10)	2010 (10)	2007 (7)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 56 companies were dissolved in Kings Langley in 2010. This total is 26.3% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	56	342,232
   2009	76	533,773
   2008	36	237,901
   2007	41	220,295
   2006	45	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (76)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	56	1
   2009	2009	533773	76	1
   2008	2008	237901	36	1
   2007	2007	220295	41	1
   2006	2006	200166	45	1
   2005	2005	189329	45	1
   2004	2004	171967	35	1
   2003	2003	161127	33	1
   2002	2002	163577	32	1
   2001	2001	144429	23	1
   2009	2009	533773	76	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The second half of 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Kings Langley when compared to any previous second half year.

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 37 companies were dissolved in Kings Langley. This figure is 27.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Kings Langley occurred in 2010 when a total of 37 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	37	164,601
   2009	29	244,537
   % change	27.6%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2010 (37)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	37
   H2 2009	244537	29
   H2 2008	134798	28
   H2 2007	112494	20
   H2 2006	100900	24
   H2 2005	98663	21
   H2 2004	87430	17
   H2 2003	83674	21
   H2 2002	90537	20
   H2 2001	72374	9

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Q4 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Kings Langley when compared to any previous Q4.

   A total of 18 companies were dissolved in Kings Langley during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 28.6% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	18	76,896
   2009	14	85,136
   % change	28.6%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2010 (18)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	18	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	14	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	10	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	8	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	9	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	14	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	5	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	9	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	6	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	6	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2010	18	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   November 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Kings Langley when compared to any previous November.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	3
   Nov 2010	31710	9
   Oct 2010	28903	6
   Sep 2010	29093	6
   Aug 2010	32913	7
   Jul 2010	25699	6
   Jun 2010	35162	3
   May 2010	38045	4
   Apr 2010	21747	2
   Mar 2010	33870	3
   Feb 2010	24398	6
   Jan 2010	24409	1

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	6	9	3
   Closed companies in 2009	4	5	5
   % change	50.0%	80.0%	-40%
   Record Year	2010 (6)	2010 (9)	2008 (5)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 27 companies were added to the company register for Kings Langley in 2010. This number represents growth of 32.1% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 19 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Kings Langley company register grew by 109 companies.

   Year	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	27	58,126
   2009	8	-171,098
   2008	33	111,302
   2007	109	237,354
   2006	30	205,274
   Record Year	2007 (109)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	27	84	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	8	69	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	33	150	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	109	75	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	30	63	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	18	70	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	35	68	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	35	54	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	22	48	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	25	46	2001	81970	244029	1
   2007	109	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Kings Langley decreased by 2 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	-2	32,008
   2009	15	-63,883
   Record Year	2007 (23)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	-2
   H2 2009	-63883	15
   H2 2008	26134	2
   H2 2007	66058	23
   H2 2006	89131	11
   H2 2005	81628	7
   H2 2004	78944	13
   H2 2003	117772	23
   H2 2002	72347	11
   H2 2001	36943	10

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Kings Langley during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -3 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Kings Langley	UK
   2010	-3	18,221
   2009	0	847
   Record Year	2007 (14)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	-3	14	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	0	20	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	10	22	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	14	22	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	13	15	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	1	15	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	10	20	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	11	12	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	6	8	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	2	8	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 2007	14	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	-1
   Nov 2010	2637	1
   Oct 2010	4733	-3
   Sep 2010	6056	1
   Aug 2010	-547	0
   Jul 2010	8278	0
   Jun 2010	36	5
   May 2010	-8014	9
   Apr 2010	11636	5
   Mar 2010	8909	4
   Feb 2010	8816	6
   Jan 2010	4735	0

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	-3	1	-1
   Net growth in 2009	-1	3	-2
   Record Year	2006 (7)	2007 (6)	2007 (5)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Kings Langley formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Kings Langley was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Kings Langley
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1960 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0207	83	1
   2009	0.0232	84	1
   2008	0.0198	69	1
   2007	0.0328	150	1
   2006	0.0185	75	1
   2005	0.0171	63	1
   2004	0.0205	70	1
   2003	0.0168	68	1
   2002	0.0180	54	1
   2001	0.0212	48	1
   1960	0.0577	4	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Kings Langley formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Kings Langley
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1962 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0178	35	1
   H2 2009	0.0244	44	1
   H2 2008	0.0186	30	1
   H2 2007	0.0241	43	1
   H2 2006	0.0184	35	1
   H2 2005	0.0155	28	1
   H2 2004	0.0180	30	1
   H2 2003	0.0218	44	1
   H2 2002	0.0190	31	1
   H2 2001	0.0174	19	1
   H2 1962	0.0863	3	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Kings Langley formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Kings Langley
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1962 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0158	15	1
   Q4 2009	0.0163	14	1
   Q4 2008	0.0263	20	1
   Q4 2007	0.0265	22	1
   Q4 2006	0.0233	22	1
   Q4 2005	0.0167	15	1
   Q4 2004	0.0185	15	1
   Q4 2003	0.0212	20	1
   Q4 2002	0.0145	12	1
   Q4 2001	0.0149	8	1
   Q4 1962	0.1085	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0074	2
   Nov 2010	0.0291	10
   Oct 2010	0.0089	3
   Sep 2010	0.0199	7
   Aug 2010	0.0216	7
   Jul 2010	0.0177	6
   Jun 2010	0.0227	8
   May 2010	0.0433	13
   Apr 2010	0.0210	7
   Mar 2010	0.0164	7
   Feb 2010	0.0361	12
   Jan 2010	0.0034	1

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	-12.7%	11.5%	-36.2%
   Record Year	1965 (0.2%)	1968 (0.2%)	1962 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 43.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	43.3467	2.0000	3.3333	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	48.1818	4.5455	3.0303	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	48.1198	6.5868	0.5988	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	45.7692	5.6856	0.3344	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	49.3070	8.7719	0.0000	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	49.4053	6.3158	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	50.3365	8.1731	0.4808	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	49.8526	7.9681	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	52.7403	7.7348	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	52.5668	9.0909	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 43.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	43.1493	0.0000	2.9851	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	46.7722	1.2658	5.0633	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	48.6023	5.6818	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	51.4375	12.5000	1.0417	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	48.0000	6.8966	0.0000	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	49.1596	5.3191	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	51.5816	11.2245	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	49.9134	7.0866	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	53.3182	10.0000	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	52.3816	13.1579	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 44.1.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	44.1282	0.0000	2.5641	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	41.4286	0.0000	7.1429	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	49.4082	10.2041	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	51.1875	18.7500	2.0833	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	48.2692	6.4103	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	48.9286	0.0000	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	51.4423	11.5385	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	49.0000	5.3571	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	54.0851	6.3830	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	54.1000	25.0000	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Kings Langley was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Kings Langley in 2010 was 32.1%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	32.1429	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	26.4249	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	30.0725	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	30.1802	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	30.6604	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	29.1829	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	25.3644	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	30.6011	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	28.2511	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	21.2291	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1967	75.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Kings Langley was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   25.3% of all director appointments in Kings Langley in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	25.3165	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	29.7872	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	30.2083	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	34.7107	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	25.3846	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	33.9623	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	24.0385	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	30.9859	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	23.9316	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	36.3636	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1965	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Kings Langley was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   20.0% of all director appointments in Kings Langley in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	20.0000	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	33.3333	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	39.6226	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	36.6667	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	26.7442	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	45.7143	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	30.3571	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	32.2581	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	23.0769	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	41.4634	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1965	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

   Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   CONTRACTS	1.57%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   CONSULTANCY	1.57%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   MANAGEMENT	1.57%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   INVESTMENTS	1.57%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   INTERNATIONAL	1.05%	TRADING	2.11%
   TRAVEL	1.05%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   LIFE	1.05%	DESIGN	1.92%
   JAMES	1.05%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   BUSINESS	1.05%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   EVENTS	1.05%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   LANGLEY	1.05%	MEDIA	1.71%
   KINGS	1.05%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   ENERGY	1.05%	LONDON	1.60%
   PLAY	0.52%	CARE	1.45%
   STAR	0.52%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   TOP	0.52%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   FLOOR	0.52%	J	1.42%
   ASTON	0.52%	IT	1.41%
   DALLING	0.52%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   PACKAGING	0.52%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   SANDRA	0.52%	BUILDING	1.34%
   LOUISE	0.52%	M	1.30%
   COOK	0.52%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   SPECIAL	0.52%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   COMMUNICATIONS	0.52%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	27	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	10	63,348
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	8	27,550
   9305 - Other service activities	6	8,858
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	5	9,177
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	5	13,474
   7499 - Non-trading company	5	12,000
   99999 - Dormant Company	5	16,285
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	4	7,298
   4521 - General construction & civil engineering	4	6,598
   70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management	3	14,505
   6523 - Other financial intermediation	3	2,178
   27510 - Manufacture of electric domestic appliances	2	26
   49320 - Taxi operation	2	648
   98000 - Residents property management	2	3,235
   74990 - Non-trading company	2	8,243
   70221 - Financial management	2	767
   7260 - Other computer related activities	2	8,089
   43210 - Electrical installation	2	2,980
   9234 - Other entertainment activities	1	1,599

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07422316	ELIZABETH G PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN LIMITED	28 Oct 2010
   07407653	BLOSSOM HOUSE LIMITED	14 Oct 2010
   07397905	REHMAN SAEED CONSULTANCY LTD	06 Oct 2010