Out of Hertfordshire's 240,704 total incorporated companies, 14,868 were formed in the last 12 months ending the 06th of December 2023.
The most common industries in Hertfordshire are professional, scientific and technical activities; construction; and information and communication. Looking at specific business type classifications, most companies in Hertfordshire are classified as other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and other business support service activities.
| Industry | Companies Incorporated | Active | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate activities | 17,576 | 13,625 | 4,981 |
| Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles | 27,140 | 12,963 | 15,384 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 29,843 | 12,457 | 18,487 |
| Other service activities | 12,785 | 6,627 | 6,760 |
| Human health and social work activities | 10,643 | 5,915 | 5,668 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 9,105 | 4,568 | 4,813 |
| Manufacturing | 8,424 | 4,351 | 4,343 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 6,812 | 4,268 | 2,769 |
| Activities of households as employers | 4,342 | 3,956 | 608 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 6,526 | 3,628 | 3,220 |
| Transportation and storage | 8,142 | 2,999 | 5,461 |
| Education | 4,588 | 2,697 | 2,315 |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 815 | 547 | 300 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 516 | 442 | 219 |
| Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 753 | 387 | 412 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 580 | 319 | 292 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 223 | 72 | 172 |
| Business Classification | Companies Incorporated | Active | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying and selling of own real estate | 7,371 | 5,763 | 2,151 |
| Information technology consultancy activities | 13,475 | 5,422 | 8,860 |
| Other service activities | 8,395 | 4,089 | 4,693 |
| Residents property management | 4,154 | 3,885 | 488 |
| Development of building projects | 5,499 | 3,238 | 2,425 |
| Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis | 3,774 | 2,914 | 1,067 |
| Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet | 5,054 | 2,731 | 2,696 |
| Construction of domestic buildings | 3,905 | 2,570 | 1,593 |
| Other human health activities | 4,183 | 2,416 | 2,019 |
| Other information technology service activities | 7,483 | 2,241 | 5,457 |
| Other professional, scientific and technical activities | 3,826 | 2,094 | 1,914 |
| Other specialised construction activities | 3,123 | 1,874 | 1,437 |
| Activities of other holding companies | 2,129 | 1,793 | 409 |
| Business and domestic software development | 2,923 | 1,635 | 1,425 |
| Other building completion and finishing | 2,722 | 1,589 | 1,264 |
| Electrical installation | 2,717 | 1,582 | 1,296 |
| Accounting and auditing activities | 2,674 | 1,451 | 1,369 |
We have collected business information and formation statistics for 138 locations within Hertfordshire.
| Name | Companies Incorporated | Active Companies | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbots Langley | 3,200 | 1,793 | 1,400 |
| Albury | 61 | 35 | 26 |
| Aldbury | 123 | 58 | 65 |
| Aldenham | 2,301 | 1,277 | 1,021 |
| Anstey | 54 | 28 | 25 |
| Ardeley | 73 | 31 | 42 |
| Ashwell | 178 | 114 | 64 |
| Aspenden | 34 | 24 | 9 |
| Aston | 126 | 64 | 62 |
| Ayot St Lawrence | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Ayot St Peter | 35 | 15 | 20 |
| Baldock | 995 | 484 | 507 |
| Barkway | 117 | 54 | 61 |
| Barley | 73 | 37 | 35 |
| Bayford | 62 | 37 | 25 |
| Bengeo Rural | 73 | 37 | 36 |
| Benington | 99 | 55 | 44 |
| Berkhamsted | 4,067 | 2,250 | 1,811 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 6,212 | 3,205 | 2,974 |
| Bovingdon | 483 | 263 | 220 |
| Bramfield | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| Braughing | 287 | 176 | 111 |
| Brent Pelham | 38 | 24 | 14 |
| Brickendon Liberty | 145 | 87 | 57 |
| Buckland | 28 | 19 | 9 |
| Buntingford | 560 | 309 | 249 |
| Bushey | 5,102 | 2,251 | 2,686 |
| Bygrave | 71 | 42 | 29 |
| Cheshunt | 6,337 | 3,388 | 2,938 |
| Chipperfield | 239 | 132 | 107 |
| Chorleywood | 2,059 | 1,161 | 896 |
| Clothall | 24 | 6 | 18 |
| Codicote | 546 | 240 | 305 |
| Colney Heath | 936 | 456 | 478 |
| Cottered | 100 | 51 | 48 |
| Croxley Green | 2,243 | 1,039 | 1,201 |
| Datchworth | 111 | 59 | 52 |
| Elstree and Borehamwood | 15,400 | 7,922 | 6,680 |
| Essendon | 109 | 71 | 38 |
| Flamstead | 185 | 99 | 85 |
| Flaunden | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| Furneux Pelham | 74 | 30 | 44 |
| Gilston | 82 | 43 | 39 |
| Graveley | 86 | 49 | 37 |
| Great Amwell | 179 | 110 | 69 |
| Great Ashby | 572 | 241 | 329 |
| Great Gaddesden | 241 | 96 | 145 |
| Great Munden | 52 | 15 | 37 |
| Harpenden | 7,020 | 2,833 | 4,170 |
| Harpenden Rural | 73 | 48 | 25 |
| Hatfield | 7,106 | 3,440 | 3,659 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 18,597 | 8,625 | 9,948 |
| Hertford | 11,003 | 3,834 | 7,052 |
| Hertford Heath | 181 | 91 | 89 |
| Hertingfordbury | 86 | 51 | 35 |
| Hexton | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| High Wych | 123 | 66 | 56 |
| Hinxworth | 65 | 42 | 23 |
| Hitchin | 6,903 | 3,767 | 3,124 |
| Holwell | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Hormead | 274 | 158 | 116 |
| Hunsdon | 112 | 56 | 56 |
| Ickleford | 188 | 80 | 108 |
| Kelshall | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Kimpton | 276 | 137 | 139 |
| King's Walden | 113 | 69 | 44 |
| Kings Langley | 929 | 523 | 403 |
| Knebworth | 482 | 234 | 247 |
| Langley | 61 | 32 | 29 |
| Letchworth Garden City | 4,376 | 2,296 | 2,073 |
| Lilley | 39 | 20 | 19 |
| Little Berkhamsted | 92 | 56 | 36 |
| Little Gaddesden | 148 | 85 | 63 |
| Little Hadham | 191 | 97 | 92 |
| Little Munden | 89 | 42 | 47 |
| London Colney | 3,159 | 1,575 | 1,579 |
| Markyate | 402 | 181 | 220 |
| Meesden | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Much Hadham | 230 | 113 | 117 |
| Nash Mills | 307 | 160 | 147 |
| Nettleden with Potten End | 195 | 83 | 112 |
| Newnham | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| North Mymms | 1,682 | 883 | 798 |
| Northaw and Cuffley | 876 | 559 | 316 |
| Northchurch | 249 | 124 | 125 |
| Nuthampstead | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| Offley | 196 | 119 | 77 |
| Pirton | 173 | 90 | 83 |
| Potters Bar | 9,665 | 4,316 | 5,271 |
| Preston | 50 | 24 | 26 |
| Radwell | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Redbourn | 1,176 | 628 | 545 |
| Reed | 32 | 17 | 15 |
| Rickmansworth | 6,412 | 3,001 | 3,397 |
| Ridge | 136 | 103 | 33 |
| Royston | 2,418 | 1,345 | 1,071 |
| Rushden | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| Sacombe | 38 | 26 | 11 |
| Sandon | 91 | 51 | 40 |
| Sandridge | 1,502 | 519 | 982 |
| Sarratt | 270 | 141 | 129 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 2,037 | 995 | 1,034 |
| Shenley | 728 | 370 | 357 |
| South Mimms | 136 | 91 | 45 |
| St Albans | 20,412 | 8,518 | 11,474 |
| St Ippolyts | 192 | 101 | 91 |
| St Michael | 112 | 56 | 56 |
| St Paul's Walden | 123 | 68 | 55 |
| St Stephen | 2,048 | 1,072 | 973 |
| Standon | 557 | 297 | 260 |
| Stanstead Abbots | 568 | 367 | 199 |
| Stanstead St Margarets | 186 | 110 | 75 |
| Stapleford | 51 | 30 | 21 |
| Stevenage | 13,867 | 7,520 | 6,324 |
| Stocking Pelham | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| Tewin | 194 | 107 | 87 |
| Therfield | 69 | 33 | 35 |
| Thorley | 102 | 42 | 60 |
| Thundridge | 219 | 136 | 83 |
| Tring | 3,216 | 1,699 | 1,512 |
| Tring Rural | 182 | 107 | 75 |
| Walkern | 143 | 64 | 79 |
| Wallington | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Waltham Cross | 3,561 | 2,007 | 1,549 |
| Ware | 2,528 | 1,249 | 1,275 |
| Wareside | 69 | 34 | 35 |
| Watford | 34,859 | 16,638 | 17,896 |
| Watford Rural | 2,886 | 1,587 | 1,297 |
| Watton-at-Stone | 179 | 70 | 109 |
| Welwyn | 1,326 | 661 | 662 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 5,563 | 2,808 | 2,737 |
| Weston | 243 | 113 | 129 |
| Wheathampstead | 1,557 | 624 | 846 |
| Widford | 80 | 48 | 32 |
| Wigginton | 155 | 83 | 72 |
| Woolmer Green | 153 | 77 | 76 |
| Wyddial | 35 | 18 | 16 |
| Wymondley | 171 | 98 | 73 |
There are 116,753 active companies in Hertfordshire as of Dec 2023. In total, 240,704 companies have been incorporated, and 121,695 have been dissolved.
Most companies in Hertfordshire are categorised under: real estate activities. This accounts for 13,625 companies.
The most common SIC codes used by companies in Hertfordshire are: buying and selling of own real estate; information technology consultancy activities; and other service activities.
Last updated: 06 Dec 2023 00:00