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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
    07725174 FILEWAVE UK LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07725282 REEM HAIR LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07726483 MOVE AHEAD MARKETING LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07727570 HYGIENE DIRECT LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728368 GROVEWOOD CONSULTING LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07729945 THE STAFF COMPLIANCE COMPANY LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07730255 TELECOM RESOURCE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07730672 YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07733865 AMPLIO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07737594 EYTON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07738744 KINGSLAND CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07741690 REVISION4U LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07741751 PR STUNT LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07743920 THE ACOUSTIC SHACK LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07745255 KRANKBROTHER LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07745517 KRANKBROTHER PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07746921 DOMINVS GROUP LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07747108 NORTH SOUTH ENERGY LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07750244 S&D CONSULTANTS LTD 23 Aug 2011
    07750448 NEVIN CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07755897 VISUAL EYECARE LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07758280 PLAYER FOCUS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07733620 A1 ADMINISTRATION LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07736625 SKINNER & CO (ACCOUNTANTS) LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07740804 LXXIII LTD 15 Aug 2011