Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 109 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RickmansworthUK
    2012109118,868
    2011114114,512
    % change-4.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012333541
    New companies in 2011413637
    % change-19.5%-2.8%10.8%
    Record Year2006 (51)2011 (36)2003 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 46.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RickmansworthUK
    20127974,772
    20115472,230
    % change46.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012223720
    Closed companies in 2011221616
    % change0.0%131.3%25%
    Record Year2009 (38)2008 (57)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 30 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)RickmansworthUK
    20123044,096
    20116042,282
    Record Year 2011 (60) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201211-221
    Net growth in 2011192021
    Record Year2006 (35)2011 (20)2004 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Rickmansworth
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-27.7%-2.0%9.6%
    Record Year1985 (0.3%)1969 (0.7%)1961 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    21.3% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.61%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.91%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MEDIA0.91%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANCY0.91%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.78%DESIGN1.87%
    DESIGN0.78%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.65%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.65%MEDIA1.67%
    HOUSE0.65%LONDON1.67%
    LONDON0.65%J1.55%
    CROXLEY0.52%GLOBAL1.53%
    M0.52%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    BUSINESS0.52%IT1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    BUILDING0.52%CARE1.32%
    C0.52%M1.27%
    EDUCATION0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    ESTATE0.52%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MUSIC0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    LOGISTICS0.39%S1.17%
    JOHN0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied274331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4533,677
    7487 - Other business activities3735,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3619,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2614,774
    99999 - Dormant Company2425,035
    9999 - Dormant Company1512,598
    74990 - Non-trading company129,203
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,716
    7414 - Business & management consultancy118,437
    41100 - Development of building projects104,965
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified109,891
    86900 - Other human health activities94,998
    7499 - Non-trading company86,164
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply84,997
    70100 - Activities of head offices82,514
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate73,003
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering73,493
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities64,119
    62012 - Business and domestic software development64,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199474 CHRIMZON LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200500 SIXTY EATON RISE LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08200994 ACORN REAL ESTATE ADVISORS LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202652 DEVELOP YOUR DOT BIZ LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203606 DASH IT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204224 GREAT ECHO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08204534 ROCOCO CONSTRUCTION & INTERIORS LTD 06 Sep 2012
    OC378311 MUSIC-SHWOP LLP 10 Sep 2012
    08209850 RICKMANSWORTH ALARMS AND CCTV LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08209914 B E SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210332 CHEAPER THAN CHEAP LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08210748 PRYORITY TELECOM LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213498 FASCOM LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214506 MISHIKA LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217177 CONSTRAINT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08217624 CDT PROGRAMME CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08220186 MVJC BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08220232 KARAIKUDI LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220673 FUTURE BUILDING (RICKMANSWORTH) LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221515 MCVEIGH DEVELOPMENTS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08224845 FIKZR LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08226547 CINECHEM FOTO LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08229524 BRIGHT WHITE STRIPS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233179 ROBKIT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233998 CROXLEY ELECTRICAL LIMITED 28 Sep 2012