Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2014 149 150,722 2013 141 134,802 % change 5.7% 11.8% Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 49 50 50 New companies in 2013 53 49 39 % change -7.5% 2.0% 28.2% Record Year 2006 (129) 2006 (124) 2006 (115)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2014 76 82,370 2013 87 77,914 % change -12.6% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 28 19 29 Closed companies in 2013 30 27 30 % change -6.7% -29.6% -3% Record Year 2011 (35) 2008 (85) 2009 (78)
Net Company Growth
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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) Rickmansworth UK 2014 73 68,352 2013 54 56,888 Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 21 31 21 Net growth in 2013 23 22 9 Record Year 2006 (108) 2006 (114) 2006 (93)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.5% -5.8% 7.0% Record Year 2006 (0.4%) 2006 (0.4%) 2006 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.22% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.51% MANAGEMENT 4.67% PROPERTY 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.31% PROPERTY 2.64% ASSOCIATES 1.01% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTIES 0.81% LONDON 1.88% INVESTMENTS 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.86% LONDON 0.81% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% LOCUM 0.71% DESIGN 1.75% HOMES 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDIA 0.71% BUSINESS 1.71% IT 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.60% SUPPLIES 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.60% J 0.50% GLOBAL 1.58% INC 0.50% J 1.48% M 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% HOME 0.50% MEDIA 1.48% DEVELOPMENTS 0.50% IT 1.33% CARE 0.50% TRANSPORT 1.30% WATFORD 0.50% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% GREEN 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% ROAD 0.50% M 1.21% HOUSE 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% ACADEMY 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 181 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 84 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 61 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 27,750 41100 - Development of building projects 23 9,855 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 26,700 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 9,284 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,135 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,813 62012 - Business and domestic software development 13 9,509 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 5,920 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 18,491 74100 - specialised design activities 11 4,475 59111 - Motion picture production activities 10 3,048 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 10 3,840 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 7,313 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 10 2,086 75000 - Veterinary activities 10 965 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 5,988
Recent Companies
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