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
    08163692 JAVA HUT LIMITED 01 Aug 2012
    08165260 ANERI WORLDWIDE LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167621 CALL FOR A HANDYMAN UK LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168066 LITTLE ELM DESIGN LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08168176 FOGDEN CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08171433 JOHN ROBERTS & CO SALES (RICKMANSWORTH) LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08175081 J. PIKETT ASSOCIATES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177708 SPORTS TECHNOLOGIES LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179420 MARKET DELIVERY LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08180098 PALMER//HARDING LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08180124 INTHEORY MEDIA LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08181813 JAKELUI LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08182072 SWPW LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08184697 BEAR AND PUDDLE LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08186347 TAPIR CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08188894 HAMILTON PRYCE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189800 SCOTT MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08193906 RAGAROO LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194465 SFE CENTRE LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08194892 CUE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195275 RICKWOOD CAR SALES LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195681 BROOKS LANDSCAPE SERVICES LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08197020 NEWTECH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197044 SALES ENABLED LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197760 NTS SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 31 Aug 2012