Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 98 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RickmansworthUK
    201098101,492
    200912694,671
    % change-22.2%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010322244
    New companies in 2009503343
    % change-36.0%-33.3%2.3%
    Record Year2006 (51)2009 (33)2003 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 35.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RickmansworthUK
    20109387,705
    2009143159,401
    % change-35.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010263433
    Closed companies in 2009384659
    % change-31.6%-26.1%-44%
    Record Year2009 (38)2008 (57)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 5 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)RickmansworthUK
    2010513,787
    2009-17-64,730
    Record Year 2004 (55) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20106-1211
    Net growth in 200912-13-16
    Record Year2006 (35)1998 (20)2004 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Rickmansworth
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-40.5%-39.5%-1.9%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1969 (0.7%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.73%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.46%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    HOMES1.20%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES1.20%TRADING2.04%
    MEDIA1.06%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSTRUCTION0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    LONDON0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUILDING0.80%BUSINESS1.80%
    R0.66%MEDIA1.75%
    D0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DESIGN0.53%LONDON1.59%
    H0.53%ENGINEERING1.59%
    C0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.53%CARE1.44%
    BAR0.53%J1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    ENERGY0.53%GLOBAL1.42%
    RESIDENTIAL0.53%IT1.35%
    BUXTON0.53%PROPERTIES1.35%
    CONTRACTS0.53%BUILDING1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.53%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    SPORTS0.40%M1.28%
    COUNTRY0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    MOBILE0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied184202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6069,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3725,053
    9999 - Dormant Company2821,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2514,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2213,161
    99999 - Dormant Company1914,072
    74990 - Non-trading company187,649
    7499 - Non-trading company1513,408
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified96,460
    41100 - Development of building projects93,688
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,967
    7450 - Labour recruitment92,972
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering87,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities85,716
    7011 - Development & sell real estate73,743

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07393217 SKYGATE LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07392756 P MARAH LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07392553 INVISIBLE STRUCTURES PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07390688 C.M FALL DEMOLITION LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07387833 ONELIFE LEADERSHIP 27 Sep 2010
    07385711 INVENTIVE STORAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07385119 TECHNOVENTURES LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384930 HALES MEDIA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07383504 CAPSICUM ASSOCIATES LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07380998 RAWVIDEO LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07380730 RECRUIT-EM.COM LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07380460 LONDON & SHIRES MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07380029 LAMZ UK LTD 17 Sep 2010
    07379269 VIRTUAL MOBILE LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378332 LOVELANDS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07374845 SPURITE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373264 BUXTON & YEOMAN HOMES (APSLEY) LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07371675 HORIZON TC LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369756 R V PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368016 INNOCENT PETS LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07366631 RHUBARB CAFE LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07363609 PHLOW JEWELLERY LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07363319 SM COPIERS LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362002 DRIVENET LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07361606 M R CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010