How many companies are there in Hertford?

There are 3,827 active companies in Hertford as of Dec 2023. In total, 10,996 companies have been incorporated, and 7,052 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Hertford?

Most companies in Hertford are categorised under: professional, scientific and technical activities. This accounts for 614 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Hertford?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Hertford are: other business support service activities; residents property management; and management consultancy activities other than financial management.

Which words do companies in Hertford use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Hertford most commonly used the words MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, and UK in their company names.

Hertford Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Hertford's 10,996 total incorporated companies, 369 were formed in the last 12 months.

Hertford's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Hertford include the 614 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 535 companies working in administrative and support service activities, and 487 companies working in construction. The business sectors with the least activity include public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 9 active companies, mining and quarrying with 8 active companies, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 5 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Professional, scientific and technical activities	614	1,289	648
Administrative and support service activities	535	1,474	890
Construction	487	1,201	675
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	402	2,111	1,688
Real estate activities	363	580	197
Information and communication	326	759	416
Activities of households as employers	281	307	26
Other service activities	188	420	221
Financial and insurance activities	170	329	150
Manufacturing	160	397	222
Human health and social work activities	138	274	133
Arts, entertainment and recreation	135	258	117
Accommodation and food service activities	109	381	259
Education	61	123	57
Transportation and storage	59	1,540	1,476
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	21	35	14
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	16	32	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9	19	10
Mining and Quarrying	8	14	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5	10	5

Company Trends in Hertford

Looking at the big changes in Hertford's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 5.7% of active businesses, a total of 218 companies. The next big increase was residents property management which now makes up 7.34% of active businesses in Hertford, a change of 102% from the 3.64% percentage share seen in 2018. Other business support service activities also saw positive growth, currently representing 9.28% of Hertford's active companies.

Notable changes in Hertford's business sectors include a rise of 68% in professional, scientific and technical activities since 2018, a rise of 148% in real estate activities, and rise of 100% in activities of households as employers.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other business support service activities	355	862	474
Residents property management	281	301	20
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	253	539	272
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	218	280	53
Buying and selling of own real estate	136	240	94
Other service activities	122	284	153
Information technology consultancy activities	98	281	179
Development of building projects	89	200	102
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	78	115	36
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation	69	118	49
Other building completion and finishing	66	160	87
Other specialised construction activities	63	242	179
Electrical installation	63	143	77
Construction of domestic buildings	54	85	24
Other human health activities	54	86	30
Business and domestic software development	53	98	44
Other information technology service activities	52	140	83
Activities of other holding companies	52	66	14
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	52	123	66
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	49	118	66

Company Names & Word Choices in Hertford

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Hertford are MANAGEMENT, SERVICES, SOLUTIONS, PROPERTY, and UK.

Hertford's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Hertford is Mcmullen & Sons, Limited at 126 years, 9 months, and 4 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00051456	Mcmullen & Sons, Limited	Manufacture of beer	01 Mar 1897	126 years
00073333	A. Oakden & Sons, Limited	Other business support service activities	07 Apr 1902	121 years
00228258	Morrisons Holdings Limited	Activities of head offices	22 Feb 1928	95 years
00290247	John Barber (Hertford) Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	16 Jul 1934	89 years
00297036	Frost Family Investment Company Two	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	08 Feb 1935	88 years
00329120	Michael Ross Limited	Artistic creation	24 Jun 1937	86 years
00347456	E.F. Meering Limited	Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	17 Dec 1938	84 years
00357643	K+s Uk & Eire Ltd.	Non-specialised wholesale trade	10 Nov 1939	84 years
00437951	G.S.Garey & Sons Limited	Other specialised construction activities	30 Jun 1947	76 years
00490817	W.F.Sleath & Sons Limited	Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores	23 Jan 1951	72 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Hertford

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Hertford, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 1,603 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Belfry House, Bell Lane	SG14 1BP	546
Manufactory House, Bell Lane	SG14 1BP	301
Stag House, Old London Road	SG13 7LA	148
5 Yeomans Court, Ware Road	SG13 7HJ	133
Janelle House, Hartham Lane	SG14 1QN	94
Saxon House, 6a St. Andrew Street	SG14 1JA	90
Princess Mary House, 4 Bluecoats Avenue	SG14 1PB	79
6-7 Castle Gate Castle Street	SG14 1HD	72
6-7 Castle Gate, Castle Street	SG14 1HD	71
10 Watermark Way, Foxholes Business Park	SG13 7TZ	69

Hertford's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15325732	Downtown Designs Limited	Specialised design activities	04 Dec 2023	1 days
15324778	Everyday Car Auctions Ltd	Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles	03 Dec 2023	2 days
15323225	Cubic Offsite Limited	Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures	01 Dec 2023	4 days
15314018	Absobrewlutely Limited	Manufacture of beer	28 Nov 2023	7 days
15306924	Learn With Jen Limited	Primary education	24 Nov 2023	11 days
15307345	Lovellcontracts Ltd	Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities	24 Nov 2023	11 days
15304565	22x Ltd	Other food services	23 Nov 2023	12 days
15302571	Craven Commercial Finance Limited	Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified	22 Nov 2023	13 days
15298370	Prestige Cards Ltd	Other retail sale in non-specialised stores	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15299747	Trdp Ltd	General cleaning of buildings	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15299792	Eg Property (Halstead) Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15300382	Whitehouse Real Estate Group Limited	Activities of real estate investment trusts	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15300905	Wishing Tree Creatives Ltd	Motion picture production activities	21 Nov 2023	14 days
15295069	Flexfusion Pilates Ltd	Other human health activities	20 Nov 2023	15 days
15293338	Jack Ward Services Ltd	Sports and recreation education	19 Nov 2023	16 days
15292374	Clockwork Landlord Solutions Limited	Management consultancy activities other than financial management	17 Nov 2023	18 days
15289702	Perfect Renovation (London) Limited	Other construction installation	16 Nov 2023	19 days
15287645	Canary Catering Ltd	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	15 Nov 2023	20 days
15287752	Paulcable Ltd	Advertising agencies	15 Nov 2023	20 days
15281159	Ground Source Drainage Limited	Other construction installation	13 Nov 2023	22 days

Business Services in Hertford

Hertford Company Scorecard

10,996

Total Incorporations

3,827

Active Companies

7,052

Total Dissolved