Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RickmansworthUK
    2013141134,802
    2012134131,491
    % change5.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013534939
    New companies in 2012424745
    % change26.2%4.3%-13.3%
    Record Year2006 (129)2006 (124)2006 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 33.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RickmansworthUK
    20138777,914
    20126567,576
    % change33.8%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013302730
    Closed companies in 2012182522
    % change66.7%8.0%36%
    Record Year2011 (35)2008 (85)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 54 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)RickmansworthUK
    20135456,888
    20126963,915
    Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201323229
    Net growth in 2012242223
    Record Year2006 (108)2006 (114)2006 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Rickmansworth
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change13.1%3.5%-10.4%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)2006 (0.4%)2006 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 49.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 14.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 2010 when 29.2% of all directors were female.

    22.8% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.08%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MEDIA1.36%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROPERTY1.23%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY1.23%TRADING2.06%
    HOMES0.86%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.86%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.74%BUSINESS1.77%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.74%LONDON1.72%
    GLOBAL0.62%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PARTNERS0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ESTATE0.62%MEDIA1.63%
    HOUSE0.62%GLOBAL1.57%
    INTERIORS0.62%J1.56%
    DESIGN0.62%CARE1.46%
    DEVELOPMENT0.62%IT1.43%
    RICKMANSWORTH0.62%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    PROJECT0.62%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.62%M1.25%
    LONDON0.62%BUILDING1.21%
    CAPITAL0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CARE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%TRAINING1.17%
    MARKETING0.49%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied174249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5832,624
    99999 - Dormant Company4743,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4254,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3624,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1823,532
    74990 - Non-trading company1614,129
    41100 - Development of building projects168,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1616,448
    86900 - Other human health activities128,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,664
    62012 - Business and domestic software development118,099
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets105,186
    93199 - Other sports activities103,375
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate105,059
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings92,156
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate97,507
    43210 - Electrical installation95,625
    70100 - Activities of head offices83,950
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis75,104

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08425009 SKANSKA TAM LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08430625 PLUSH HAIRDRESSING LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08431815 FIDUCIA COMMERCIAL INTERIORS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432586 HEART CARE HOME CONSULTANCY LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08434267 INTESA EUROPE LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08434281 LETTERBOX 240 LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08436367 KOLINOX LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08437381 DR FM LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08439997 DRMJ CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08440334 XYSTON LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08443654 A R TYRES LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08446261 KILLKOWSKI LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08446931 OIVARY FINE SOAPS LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08447032 MARSHALL MCGEEVER LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08447123 OLIVARY FINE SOAPS LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08448630 B&G LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08451768 DAVIDS PARK HILL LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452108 LINDA'S BIG HAIR LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08458348 DAVID GLOVER SOUND LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08460123 JEN HOMES LTD 25 Mar 2013
    08460960 WHITE SET SERVICES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461226 PLACID GONZALES & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08461719 WIPC UK LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08462179 IZARD PROJECT MARKETING LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08465009 HOME VISIT VET LTD 27 Mar 2013