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Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 119 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RickmansworthUK
    2011119116,391
    2010111105,137
    % change7.2%10.7%
    Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011363845
    New companies in 2010323940
    % change12.5%-2.6%12.5%
    Record Year2006 (129)2006 (124)2006 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 115 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RickmansworthUK
    201111590,986
    201012882,677
    % change-10.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011354337
    Closed companies in 2010325541
    % change9.4%-21.8%-10%
    Record Year2011 (35)2008 (85)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 4 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)RickmansworthUK
    2011425,405
    2010-1722,460
    Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20111-58
    Net growth in 20100-16-1
    Record Year2006 (108)2006 (114)2006 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Rickmansworth
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.9%-14.3%7.3%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)2006 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 47.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    23.4% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.74%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.74%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    LONDON1.07%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%TRADING2.10%
    BUILDING0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    PRODUCTIONS0.93%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    INTERNATIONAL0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    MEDIA0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    R0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SPORTS0.67%MEDIA1.69%
    M0.53%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%LONDON1.60%
    DESIGN0.53%CARE1.45%
    MEDICAL0.53%J1.45%
    GLOBAL0.53%GLOBAL1.44%
    S0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENERGY0.53%IT1.41%
    HOMES0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    DIRECT0.53%M1.30%
    HOME0.40%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.40%S1.24%
    PARTS0.40%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    DENTAL0.40%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied170202,798
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5330,253
    7487 - Other business activities5060,968
    9999 - Dormant Company3019,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2312,916
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2316,150
    99999 - Dormant Company2118,336
    74990 - Non-trading company178,695
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,246
    7499 - Non-trading company1311,316
    41100 - Development of building projects123,921
    9305 - Other service activities118,740
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,849
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply107,000
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996
    5530 - Restaurants74,898
    7011 - Development & sell real estate72,654
    86900 - Other human health activities74,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07545050 CONCORDE CLEANING LIMITED 28 Feb 2011
    07543851 TAYLOR MAC LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07543433 WIND PIONEER (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07539211 THE MANIFESTO PRESS LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07539154 IVER PERFORMANCE CARS LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07538235 PLEASURE AND DESIRE LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07537779 IVITIA LTD 22 Feb 2011
    07537089 MCT TRADE LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07535579 HOMEFIELD ROAD (CHORLEYWOOD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07534447 SPLODGE PUBLISHING LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532639 5M FOODWORLD LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07532326 WEEDGONE GARDEN MAINTENANCE LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07529888 ATG SPORTS LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07529449 LIVE LOVE BRAND LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07528608 KLINITRIAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07522909 ENVIRONMENTAL GREEN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522505 DESIGN512 LTD 09 Feb 2011
    07521966 PACK ON WHEELS LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07521105 PC BOX LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07520322 ICOUTURE LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07519184 THEGREASEMONKEY LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07518571 INSPIROVISION LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517466 PLAN B RESOURCES LTD 04 Feb 2011
    07514746 4BMAG LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07513956 WEXHAM HOUSE LIMITED 02 Feb 2011