Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 235 companies were formed in Rickmansworth. This figure is 4.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Rickmansworth occurred in 2006 when a total of 454 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Rickmansworth UK 2012 235 253,150 2011 224 228,735 % change 4.9% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (454) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 101 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Rickmansworth UK 2012 101 121,659 2011 105 112,344 % change -3.8% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (120) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 38 36 27 New companies in 2011 32 34 39 % change 18.8% 5.9% -30.8% Record Year 2007 (50) 2005 (44) 2010 (46)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 154 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth. This figure is 27.7% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Rickmansworth occurred in 2009 when a total of 295 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Rickmansworth UK 2012 154 147,793 2011 213 162,310 % change -27.7% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (295) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Rickmansworth UK 2012 89 80,218 2011 98 71,324 % change -9.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 24 40 25 Closed companies in 2011 29 46 23 % change -17.2% -13.0% 9% Record Year 2009 (35) 2009 (87) 2009 (44)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Rickmansworth increased by 81 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Rickmansworth UK 2012 81 105,357 2011 11 66,425 Record Year 2006 (357) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 12 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Rickmansworth UK 2012 12 41,441 2011 7 41,020 Record Year 2007 (75) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 14 -4 2 Net growth in 2011 3 -12 16 Record Year 2007 (45) 2005 (27) 2008 (30)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Rickmansworth 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Rickmansworth 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 0.0% -7.2% -26.1% Record Year 1980 (0.4%) 1968 (0.5%) 1977 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Rickmansworth was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.59% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.30% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ASSOCIATES 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTIES 0.91% PROPERTY 2.35% PROPERTY 0.78% TRADING 2.10% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% DESIGN 1.89% LONDON 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.87% DESIGN 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.78% MEDIA 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% IT 0.65% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.65% MEDIA 1.69% HOUSE 0.65% LONDON 1.68% BUSINESS 0.65% J 1.57% M 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% DEVELOPMENTS 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SOUTH 0.52% IT 1.42% GLOBAL 0.52% CARE 1.31% ENTERPRISES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% EDUCATION 0.52% M 1.26% PROJECTS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.23% SONS 0.39% BUILDING 1.23% SYSTEMS 0.39% SECURITY 1.19% LOGISTICS 0.39% S 1.18% ROAD 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 184 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 49 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 36 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 27 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 19 16,469 7414 - Business & management consultancy 18 10,978 74990 - Non-trading company 13 9,706 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 14,220 7499 - Non-trading company 12 8,023 41100 - Development of building projects 11 5,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 4,644 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,271 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 2,678 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,222 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 6,356 9305 - Other service activities 8 7,926 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 7 3,143 5530 - Restaurants 6 4,037
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08015814 AM INTERPRETING LIMITED 02 Apr 2012 08016736 DYNAMISS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08021102 ELUCIDA LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08022172 JAMES MARTIN DESIGNS LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08022915 KG MARKETING LTD 10 Apr 2012 08023528 PAVONE INTERIORS LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08024574 COSPECT LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08024856 JEAN SUTCLIFFE LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08025907 SURREY EQUESTRIAN LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08027250 ASCALON MEDIA LIMITED 12 Apr 2012 08027438 BUYSCO LIMITED 12 Apr 2012 08027800 NIXON FALLS LIMITED 12 Apr 2012 08028215 DIGICOOL MEDIA LIMITED 12 Apr 2012 08029565 MAP AUTOS LTD 13 Apr 2012 08030367 SHINY BOLTS LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08032879 GATESHEAD KOSHER BUTCHERS LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08033310 JON MCGRATH LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08033814 S THOMPSON CREATIVE LTD 17 Apr 2012 08039214 CLEARLY MUSIC LIMITED 20 Apr 2012 08039237 AQUA REEF LTD 20 Apr 2012 08043934 MOORELECTRICS LIMITED 24 Apr 2012 08046690 READY PROPERTY LIMITED 26 Apr 2012 08048581 SECURE PETS GROOMING LTD 27 Apr 2012 08051214 P'ZAZZ HERTS LIMITED 30 Apr 2012 08051278 JOHN BOUGHTON LIMITED 30 Apr 2012
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