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Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous Q3.

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 2011)

    A total of 114 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RickmansworthUK
    2011114114,512
    201098101,492
    % change16.3%12.8%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011413637
    New companies in 2010322244
    % change28.1%63.6%-15.9%
    Record Year2006 (51)2011 (36)2003 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 41.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RickmansworthUK
    20115472,230
    20109387,705
    % change-41.9%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011221616
    Closed companies in 2010263433
    % change-15.4%-52.9%-52%
    Record Year2009 (38)2008 (57)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 60 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)RickmansworthUK
    20116042,282
    2010513,787
    Record Year 2011 (60) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011192021
    Net growth in 20106-1211
    Record Year2006 (35)1998 (20)2004 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Rickmansworth
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.2%37.6%-24.0%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1969 (0.7%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    30.7% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.58%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.94%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    GLOBAL1.03%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    DESIGN1.03%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY1.03%TRADING2.06%
    PRODUCTIONS0.90%DESIGN1.94%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    INTERNATIONAL0.78%BUSINESS1.82%
    LONDON0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUILDING0.65%LONDON1.63%
    MEDICAL0.52%J1.47%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROJECT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%CARE1.42%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.52%IT1.38%
    HOME0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    WRIGHT0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    M0.39%M1.25%
    YOUR0.39%ENERGY1.22%
    NEW0.39%TRAINING1.21%
    L0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied163204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6265,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4729,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2922,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2215,760
    99999 - Dormant Company1818,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1610,137
    74990 - Non-trading company158,064
    7499 - Non-trading company1511,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,345
    9305 - Other service activities1210,525
    41100 - Development of building projects123,697
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,321
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,018
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,479
    7450 - Labour recruitment82,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,551
    86900 - Other human health activities84,019
    7011 - Development & sell real estate72,638

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690587 AFRIMID CAPITAL RESOURCES LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07690892 100 COLVESTONE CRESCENT LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07698143 CHARLES MAYFAIR DESIGN LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07698175 THE PEWTER MONEYBOX COMPANY LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07698946 LATIN BEN LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07700338 LBG FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07701876 CREAM TEA EVENTS LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07703070 AARNA BEAUTY LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07704055 PLACE4COMPUTING LTD 13 Jul 2011
    07704710 FOSTER-FITZGERALD ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07706510 MCNICHOLAS RESIDENTIAL LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07708063 IDICON LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07709361 ACAD NETWORKS LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07709881 GREESED LIGHTNING LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07712278 DEVELOPMENT WORKS TRAINING LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07713653 ALPHA CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07714215 AMOONO & HUTCHINSON ENTERPRISES LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715049 DAISY CHAIN NURSERIES LTD 22 Jul 2011
    07716272 TIPTOP HOUSEKEEPING LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07716853 JM SPECIALIST SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07717543 PJ MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07719682 PRINTERPLUS LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07721875 RATIONAL SYSTEMS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07722148 HAYSTACK DESIGN LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07722231 786 MOTORS LIMITED 29 Jul 2011