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Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q1 2012 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RickmansworthUK
    2012134131,491
    2011119116,391
    % change12.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012424745
    New companies in 2011363845
    % change16.7%23.7%0.0%
    Record Year2006 (129)2006 (124)2006 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 43.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RickmansworthUK
    20126567,576
    201111590,987
    % change-43.5%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012182522
    Closed companies in 2011354337
    % change-48.6%-41.9%-41%
    Record Year2011 (35)2008 (85)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 69 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)RickmansworthUK
    20126963,915
    2011425,404
    Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012242223
    Net growth in 20111-58
    Record Year2006 (108)2006 (114)2006 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Rickmansworth
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.0%5.9%-6.4%
    Record Year1976 (0.4%)2006 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    24.5% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.58%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.42%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSTRUCTION1.03%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.90%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTIES0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    IT0.77%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.77%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%BUSINESS1.73%
    LONDON0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    GLOBAL0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.52%LONDON1.66%
    ELECTRICAL0.52%J1.54%
    M0.52%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.52%IT1.40%
    PROJECT0.52%CARE1.34%
    EDUCATION0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    LIVING0.39%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUILDING0.39%M1.27%
    ROAD0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    YOUR0.39%ENERGY1.20%
    SCHOOL0.39%S1.20%
    PRODUCTIONS0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied162216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5352,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4835,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,704
    99999 - Dormant Company3125,084
    9999 - Dormant Company2518,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2414,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1812,113
    74990 - Non-trading company169,729
    7499 - Non-trading company129,102
    41100 - Development of building projects124,984
    86900 - Other human health activities115,066
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,637
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering105,169
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply106,934
    70100 - Activities of head offices92,746
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified99,892
    9305 - Other service activities88,818
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate73,072
    7011 - Development & sell real estate72,092

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895375 M C PROPERTY SERVICES (HERTS) LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07895714 PRESCIENT EDUCATION LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07896801 MKR TRADING UK LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07897533 PFX LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07900938 ZFA GROUP LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07902268 TOP GRADE EDUCATION LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903562 ANGEL STAARS LIMITED 10 Jan 2012
    07906912 INDEPENDENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909256 CLAIRE TYLER LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07909299 KERRIN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07911653 MKR ENTERPRISES UK LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07911766 SF&K HUSSAIN LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07913235 K & M INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07913418 MAXINE FASHION LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07914031 TRADING DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915332 FLYTE TECH CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07915792 MIGAME LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07920327 LANDWORTH CONSTRUCTION LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921338 JJ DOVES NEST LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07921492 OZMIL LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07921740 MWJ LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07923168 IMPRESSION EVENTS LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07924575 RATE MY GARAGE LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07925130 SPLICECOM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2012
    07926826 APN SCENERY LIMITED 27 Jan 2012