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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
    07971396 FAILU LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07973606 MUNTERCORE LIMITED 02 Mar 2012
    07976014 IF ONLY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07979022 SCP CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07979684 360 DESIGN (UK) LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07982285 AVANTI EDUCATION SERVICES LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07983144 JUSTVIEW LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07984764 LITTLE STORM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07987032 ENCOUNTER OIL LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07987545 HERONSGATE MOTOR CO LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07988898 KADAL CONSULTING LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07992987 ESSENESS LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07993965 AJM GENETICS UK LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07996139 MEGA FABRICATIONS GROUP LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07997310 TAKE A SAMPLE LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07997517 URBAN ASSET MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07998029 UNISENTIAL LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    08000148 AGRINOVIS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000442 127 ST ALBANS ROAD LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08001512 STATION CRESCENT LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08004946 GP HAYNES DRIVING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08007098 RIVERDENE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08007335 ASTROM-ANDREWS PROPERTIES LTD 27 Mar 2012
    08008169 KSENSE LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08009158 FREE WORD CAFE LIMITED 28 Mar 2012