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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2010 111 105,137 2009 104 91,034 % change 6.7% 15.5% Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 32 39 40 New companies in 2009 39 29 36 % change -17.9% 34.5% 11.1% Record Year 2006 (129) 2006 (124) 2006 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2010 128 82,677 2009 129 108,060 % change -0.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 32 55 41 Closed companies in 2009 14 37 78 % change 128.6% 48.6% -47% Record Year 2010 (32) 2008 (85) 2009 (78)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2010 -17 22,460 2009 -25 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 0 -16 -1 Net growth in 2009 25 -8 -42 Record Year 2006 (108) 2006 (114) 2006 (93)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -23.9% 15.1% -7.7% Record Year 1976 (0.4%) 2006 (0.4%) 1963 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.39% MANAGEMENT 5.01% HOMES 1.51% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.26% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.26% PROPERTY 2.50% COUNTRY 1.01% ASSOCIATES 2.04% BUXTON 1.01% TRADING 1.93% H 1.01% DESIGN 1.91% ENERGY 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% DESIGN 0.88% MEDIA 1.84% MEDIA 0.88% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANCY 0.88% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% PROPERTY 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.63% BAR 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.54% ASSOCIATES 0.63% J 1.48% BUILDING 0.50% LONDON 1.45% GROUP 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.45% ACCOUNTANCY 0.50% GROUP 1.37% LONDON 0.50% GLOBAL 1.35% LISNAMAUL 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% INVESTMENTS 0.50% CARE 1.33% FOR 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONTRACTS 0.50% M 1.28% INTERNATIONAL 0.50% SYSTEMS 1.25% BUSINESS 0.50% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 187 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 63 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 32 17,003 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 19 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 17 15,398 74990 - Non-trading company 16 8,149 99999 - Dormant Company 14 13,808 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,038 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 9,943 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,143 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 9,659 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,154 7011 - Development & sell real estate 9 5,300 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 9,325 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,513 7450 - Labour recruitment 8 3,809 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,340
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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