Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q1 2014 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RickmansworthUK
    2014149150,722
    2013141134,802
    % change5.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014495050
    New companies in 2013534939
    % change-7.5%2.0%28.2%
    Record Year2006 (129)2006 (124)2006 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RickmansworthUK
    20147682,370
    20138777,914
    % change-12.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014281929
    Closed companies in 2013302730
    % change-6.7%-29.6%-3%
    Record Year2011 (35)2008 (85)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 73 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)RickmansworthUK
    20147368,352
    20135456,888
    Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014213121
    Net growth in 201323229
    Record Year2006 (108)2006 (114)2006 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Rickmansworth
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.5%-5.8%7.0%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)2006 (0.4%)2006 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    25.6% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.22%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.31%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%PROPERTY2.64%
    ASSOCIATES1.01%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTIES0.81%LONDON1.88%
    INVESTMENTS0.81%ENGINEERING1.86%
    LONDON0.81%CARE1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    LOCUM0.71%DESIGN1.75%
    HOMES0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MEDIA0.71%BUSINESS1.71%
    IT0.61%PROPERTIES1.60%
    SUPPLIES0.50%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    J0.50%GLOBAL1.58%
    INC0.50%J1.48%
    M0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HOME0.50%MEDIA1.48%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.50%IT1.33%
    CARE0.50%TRANSPORT1.30%
    WATFORD0.50%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    GREEN0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    ROAD0.50%M1.21%
    HOUSE0.40%CAPITAL1.20%
    ACADEMY0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied181280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8437,882
    99999 - Dormant Company6147,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3656,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3327,750
    41100 - Development of building projects239,855
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2026,700
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate149,284
    74990 - Non-trading company1414,135
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development139,509
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate125,920
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1118,491
    74100 - specialised design activities114,475
    59111 - Motion picture production activities103,048
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies103,840
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,313
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings102,086
    75000 - Veterinary activities10965
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets95,988

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918077 AJVS MANAGEMENT LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08920194 GOLDEN LIGHT TRADING LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08923438 MILK AND COOKIES GALLERY LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08924347 ITECH CONSULT LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08925289 MEENS WAGEMAN LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08925795 WEDEVELOP WEBUILD LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08926109 CINRAM COMPUTERS LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08929478 HM M&E LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08929676 PHOENIX EGG LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08932386 HARLEQUIN BESPOKE APPAREL LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934855 TMD CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08935159 COLNE AVENUE 1968 LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08935364 BLUE LINES RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08937560 FURNITURE-DC LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08941586 LSR EVENTS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08941638 VICTORIA HAMMOND LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08944954 VISIOLOGY LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08952440 ADAPT FOR LIVING LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08955437 LANGUAGES ARTS AND CULTURE LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08957310 PERFECTION HAIR LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08958471 HOUSINATION LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08958768 CITY CONNEXIONS LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08962500 WELL STUDIO DIGITAL LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08965023 WHEELIE ECO WRAP LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08965734 STAT INSIGHT LTD 28 Mar 2014