Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 2015 when 29.9% of all directors were female.

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 2015)

    A total of 172 companies were registered in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 15.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RickmansworthUK
    2015172161,156
    2014149150,722
    % change15.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2006 (368) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015525763
    New companies in 2014495050
    % change6.1%14.0%26.0%
    Record Year2006 (129)2006 (124)2006 (115)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RickmansworthUK
    20158089,523
    20147682,370
    % change5.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (129) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015212732
    Closed companies in 2014281929
    % change-25.0%42.1%10%
    Record Year2011 (35)2008 (85)2009 (78)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Rickmansworth during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 92 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)RickmansworthUK
    20159271,633
    20147368,352
    Record Year 2006 (315) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015313031
    Net growth in 2014213121
    Record Year2006 (108)2006 (114)2006 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Rickmansworth formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Rickmansworth
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change4.1%5.0%14.8%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)2006 (0.4%)2006 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Rickmansworth was in 2015 when 29.9% of all directors were female.

    29.9% of all director appointments in Rickmansworth in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.53%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING2.25%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTANCY1.59%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    LONDON1.22%PROPERTY2.72%
    MEDIA0.84%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.56%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTY0.56%TRADING1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%TRANSPORT1.82%
    IT0.56%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    HORNE0.47%DESIGN1.65%
    LOCUMS0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%CO.,1.58%
    FOR0.47%J1.55%
    HOMES0.47%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    COX0.47%BUSINESS1.49%
    COSTELLO0.47%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.47%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CATERING0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    INTERIORS0.37%BUILDING1.31%
    PROJECT0.37%IT1.30%
    QUALITY0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    FILMS0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied202288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10043,081
    99999 - Dormant Company6949,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4130,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3858,522
    41100 - Development of building projects3511,863
    75000 - Veterinary activities231,018
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate2111,600
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2019,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1929,218
    74990 - Non-trading company1713,794
    74100 - specialised design activities164,892
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,862
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,682
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate137,450
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis126,154
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies124,253
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings127,797
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,651
    56302 - Public houses and bars106,355

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09373799 HEG SALES LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09373989 LA BELLE BAKERY (UK) LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374267 MARK HAROLD LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09376316 FOX AND FAVOUR LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09376793 WINNER BATTERY (UK) LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09380562 CROZBY LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09384125 ROSE TALENT PARTNERSHIP LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385653 RECWELL LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09386245 THE COOL ACCOUNTANT LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387337 AFK SPECIALIST LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09389590 LBC CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09390053 ABREU DA COSTA LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09390293 VOYAGER COMPUTING LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09391573 BSRK LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09392025 MLS MANAGEMENT SERVICE LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09392101 MAZE REMOVALS LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09394758 BULGARIAN SCHOOL WATFORD LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397026 RICKY YUMMY PIZZA LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09397898 CHARLOUIS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398828 SOLARVISION LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401207 KENT MEDIA LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09406580 REDWING PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09409101 MP CONTRACT MANAGEMENT LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09409654 ELEMENT ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09410918 FUTURE ART STUDIO LIMITED 28 Jan 2015