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
New Company Registrations
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2011 114 114,512 2010 98 101,492 % change 16.3% 12.8% Record Year 2009 (126) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 41 36 37 New companies in 2010 32 22 44 % change 28.1% 63.6% -15.9% Record Year 2006 (51) 2011 (36) 2003 (47)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2011 54 72,230 2010 93 87,705 % change -41.9% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 22 16 16 Closed companies in 2010 26 34 33 % change -15.4% -52.9% -52% Record Year 2009 (38) 2008 (57) 2009 (59)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2011 60 42,282 2010 5 13,787 Record Year 2011 (60) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 19 20 21 Net growth in 2010 6 -12 11 Record Year 2006 (35) 1998 (20) 2004 (26)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.2% 37.6% -24.0% Record Year 1985 (0.3%) 1969 (0.7%) 1961 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.58% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 1.94% MANAGEMENT 4.75% GLOBAL 1.03% CONSULTANCY 3.19% DESIGN 1.03% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 1.03% TRADING 2.06% PRODUCTIONS 0.90% DESIGN 1.94% DEVELOPMENTS 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.85% INTERNATIONAL 0.78% BUSINESS 1.82% LONDON 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% MEDIA 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUILDING 0.65% LONDON 1.63% MEDICAL 0.52% J 1.47% ASSOCIATES 0.52% GLOBAL 1.46% PROJECT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ELECTRICAL 0.52% CARE 1.42% TECHNOLOGIES 0.52% IT 1.38% HOME 0.52% BUILDING 1.30% WRIGHT 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.28% INVESTMENTS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.27% M 0.39% M 1.25% YOUR 0.39% ENERGY 1.22% NEW 0.39% TRAINING 1.21% L 0.39% S 1.21%
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 163 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 62 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 29 22,587 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 15,760 99999 - Dormant Company 18 18,281 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 10,137 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,064 7499 - Non-trading company 15 11,543 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,345 9305 - Other service activities 12 10,525 41100 - Development of building projects 12 3,697 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 6,321 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,018 70100 - Activities of head offices 9 2,479 7450 - Labour recruitment 8 2,129 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,551 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,019 7011 - Development & sell real estate 7 2,638
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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