Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

2013 Half Year 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.

Headlines

  • The record first half year for female directors in Welwyn Garden City was 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 64 companies were formed in Welwyn Garden City. This figure is 31.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Welwyn Garden City occurred in 2007 when a total of 158 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Welwyn Garden CityUK
    201364269,432
    201293253,150
    % change-31.2%6.4%
    Record Year2007 (158)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 24 companies were registered in Welwyn Garden City during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)Welwyn Garden CityUK
    201324134,630
    201228121,659
    % change-14.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (71) 2013 (134,630)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 20131266
    New companies in 201210810
    % change20.0%-25.0%-40.0%
    Record Year2007 (27)2010 (26)2010 (30)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 a total of 45 companies were dissolved in Welwyn Garden City. This figure is 35.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 5.0%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Welwyn Garden City occurred in 2009 when a total of 121 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Welwyn Garden CityUK
    201345155,192
    201270147,794
    % change-35.7%5.0%
    Record Year2009 (121)2009 (289,245)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    A total of 12 companies were dissolved in Welwyn Garden City during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 70.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)Welwyn Garden CityUK
    20131277,278
    20124180,218
    % change-70.7%-3.7%
    Record Year 2009 (65) 2009 (181,179)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2013336
    Closed companies in 201292210
    % change-66.7%-86.4%-40%
    Record Year2009 (13)2009 (27)2009 (25)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 the company register for Welwyn Garden City increased by 19 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Welwyn Garden CityUK
    201319114,240
    201223105,356
    Record Year2007 (109)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    Net company growth for Welwyn Garden City during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 12 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)Welwyn Garden CityUK
    20131257,352
    2012-1341,441
    Record Year 2007 (43) 2007 (60,014)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2013930
    Net growth in 20121-140
    Record Year2007 (26)2006 (15)2008 (17)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    In the first half of 2013 Welwyn Garden City formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.0%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Welwyn Garden City
    20130.0%
    20120.0%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1992 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    In the second quarter of 2013, Welwyn Garden City formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013)Welwyn Garden City
    20130.0%
    20120.0%
    20110.0%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20130.0%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20120.0%0.0%0.0%
    % change0.8%-27.2%-45.7%
    Record Year1992 (0.1%)2010 (0.1%)2009 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 46.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)

    The record first half year for female directors in Welwyn Garden City was 2013 when 35.4% of all directors were female.

    35.4% of all director appointments in Welwyn Garden City in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Welwyn Garden City was in 2005 when 40.7% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in Welwyn Garden City in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.59%CONSULTING5.25%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%MANAGEMENT4.80%
    ASSOCIATES1.44%CONSULTANCY3.41%
    LOVE1.15%PROPERTY2.48%
    GARDEN1.15%TRADING2.05%
    THAI0.86%ENGINEERING1.81%
    DESIGNS0.86%DESIGN1.79%
    WELWYN0.86%LONDON1.77%
    GLOBAL0.86%BUSINESS1.77%
    CITY0.86%CONSULTANTS1.68%
    CENTRE0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.68%
    SPORTS0.86%ASSOCIATES1.67%
    STUDIO0.57%GLOBAL1.59%
    BEAUTY0.57%MEDIA1.57%
    HERTS0.57%CARE1.55%
    BOWYER0.57%J1.53%
    SCHOOL0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%PROPERTIES1.40%
    RESIDENTIAL0.57%M1.26%
    PARTNERS0.57%BUILDING1.22%
    RIM0.57%ELECTRICAL1.19%
    TRANSPORT0.57%ENTERPRISES1.18%
    MEDIA0.57%CAPITAL1.16%
    LONDON0.57%TRAINING1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied104257,517
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2933,633
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2825,583
    99999 - Dormant Company2344,817
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1254,555
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1024,324
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,578
    43210 - Electrical installation95,611
    86900 - Other human health activities98,687
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified917,095
    74990 - Non-trading company614,303
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet67,793
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified54,977
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities56,771
    62012 - Business and domestic software development48,590
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified47,212
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets45,366
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation44,452
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified45,057
    41100 - Development of building projects48,876

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08535888 TILEY LEGAL SERVICES LTD 20 May 2013
    08538483 SPORTS CAREERS FOUNDATION 21 May 2013
    08541745 TKV & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 23 May 2013
    08543014 NORMAN BRAGG STUDIOS LIMITED 23 May 2013
    08548088 SEVEN OAKS RESIDENTIAL PARK LTD 29 May 2013
    08548518 MVNX UK LTD 29 May 2013

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