Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous January.

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. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RickmansworthUK
    2010111105,137
    200910491,034
    % change6.7%15.5%
    Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010323940
    New companies in 2009392936
    % change-17.9%34.5%11.1%
    Record Year2006 (129)2006 (124)2006 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 128 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RickmansworthUK
    201012882,677
    2009129108,060
    % change-0.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010325541
    Closed companies in 2009143778
    % change128.6%48.6%-47%
    Record Year2010 (32)2008 (85)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -17 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)RickmansworthUK
    2010-1722,460
    2009-25-17,026
    Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20100-16-1
    Net growth in 200925-8-42
    Record Year2006 (108)2006 (114)2006 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Rickmansworth
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-23.9%15.1%-7.7%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)2006 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 47.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    24.9% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.39%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    HOMES1.51%CONSULTING4.60%
    MANAGEMENT1.26%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSTRUCTION1.26%PROPERTY2.50%
    COUNTRY1.01%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    BUXTON1.01%TRADING1.93%
    H1.01%DESIGN1.91%
    ENERGY0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGN0.88%MEDIA1.84%
    MEDIA0.88%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    PROPERTY0.76%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    BAR0.76%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.63%J1.48%
    BUILDING0.50%LONDON1.45%
    GROUP0.50%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.50%GROUP1.37%
    LONDON0.50%GLOBAL1.35%
    LISNAMAUL0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%CARE1.33%
    FOR0.50%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONTRACTS0.50%M1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.50%SYSTEMS1.25%
    BUSINESS0.50%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187228,645
    7487 - Other business activities6374,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3926,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3217,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2714,007
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,948
    7499 - Non-trading company1715,398
    74990 - Non-trading company168,149
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    7260 - Other computer related activities1310,331
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities129,943
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply119,659
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified108,154
    7011 - Development & sell real estate95,300
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering99,325
    41100 - Development of building projects94,513
    7450 - Labour recruitment83,809
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07139095 HARRY CHARLES (SALES) LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07136792 EDWARD JAMES SALON & SPA LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07136711 UNIQUE UNIQUE LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134909 BUY IN PIECES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134546 GLOBEBOND LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07134231 KROG SYSTEMS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07133488 EASY LEARN EDUCATION LTD. 22 Jan 2010
    07133218 IWORK AGENCY LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132803 ECO DEVELOPMENTS EUROPEAN LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07132533 KELL CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07131758 MD PHARM CONSULTING LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07129616 FALLON FORMWORK LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129557 SMITH GORICK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129248 SWANKY HAIR DESIGNERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129042 DECARBON LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128020 ACOUSTIC DJ LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07127401 WHITE TIGER GLOBAL LTD 16 Jan 2010
    07126957 GARDEN GEAR UK LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07123584 W3 LAB LTD 13 Jan 2010
    07122676 JOBS 4 GLAZING LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07121612 GRAHAM R FOSTER LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07120181 THE HATHI FOOD COMPANY LTD 08 Jan 2010
    07118253 RRL CLEANING SPECIALISTS LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07118057 LAMECA LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07117101 D H C PROPERTIES LIMITED 05 Jan 2010