Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q3 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.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 141 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RickmansworthUK
    2013141132,684
    2012109118,868
    % change29.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (141) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous August.

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Rickmansworth when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013534741
    New companies in 2012333541
    % change60.6%34.3%0.0%
    Record Year2013 (53)2013 (47)2003 (47)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RickmansworthUK
    20138886,170
    20127975,908
    % change11.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (143) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013263131
    Closed companies in 2012223720
    % change18.2%-16.2%55%
    Record Year2009 (38)2008 (57)2009 (59)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 53 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)RickmansworthUK
    20135346,514
    20123042,960
    Record Year 2011 (60) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013271610
    Net growth in 201211-221
    Record Year2006 (35)1998 (20)2004 (26)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Rickmansworth
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.7%23.2%-12.3%
    Record Year2006 (0.2%)1997 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 2004 when 36.3% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.71%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.95%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.63%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PROPERTY1.41%PROPERTY2.53%
    HOMES1.08%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.98%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.98%LONDON1.79%
    MEDIA0.98%DESIGN1.78%
    LOCUM0.87%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTIES0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    LONDON0.76%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%CARE1.64%
    BUSINESS0.65%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    PROJECT0.65%GLOBAL1.59%
    GLOBAL0.65%J1.54%
    CAPITAL0.54%MEDIA1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    HOUSE0.54%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ROAD0.54%IT1.39%
    BUILDING0.54%M1.25%
    PARTNERS0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INC0.54%BUILDING1.19%
    DEVELOPMENT0.54%CAPITAL1.19%
    ENTERPRISE0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    DIVAL0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied181260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6834,970
    99999 - Dormant Company5646,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3726,675
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3654,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2025,547
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,228
    41100 - Development of building projects189,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1617,715
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,516
    62012 - Business and domestic software development129,104
    43210 - Electrical installation105,724
    93199 - Other sports activities93,654
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies93,601
    85600 - Educational support services93,430
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate98,312
    86900 - Other human health activities89,203
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings86,039
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate85,430
    74100 - specialised design activities84,171

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08673735 IMAGINATIVE BRANDING LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08674273 BUBBLES PORTRAITS LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08674286 ACE FLOORING SPECIALISTS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08675109 ALAN STEVENS DIAGNOSTIC CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08677330 ALBRICH CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678454 CAMPION CLINE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679365 HERON PRIVATE CLIENTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08680597 K C CONTRACTS LIMITED 06 Sep 2013
    08681113 STREETADZ LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08681115 BADLEE TRADING LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08684651 WINGFIELD BRICKWORK LIMITED 10 Sep 2013
    08686565 THE TOP GRADE EDUCATION TRUST 11 Sep 2013
    08690206 MIDDLE-POINT LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08690525 LNG LOGISTIC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690976 RE CAPITAL ADVISERS LTD 16 Sep 2013
    08693641 AMS IT PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08693867 MONTGOMERIE ROSE LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08698266 DUJABEN LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08698406 BUTTERFLIES PRE-SCHOOL (MAPLE CROSS) LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08703980 TARGET ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08704654 STRIPED MARLIN LOCUMS LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08705860 ARENBERG 1968 LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08707739 BRAMFIELD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
    08708283 MCNAMARA LOCUM SERVICES LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08710976 LE MONT CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Sep 2013