Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Q1 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 104 companies were registered in Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Waltham CrossUK
    2010104105,137
    20098591,034
    % change22.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (141) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010284036
    New companies in 2009183532
    % change55.6%14.3%12.5%
    Record Year2007 (36)2000 (64)2007 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 49 companies were dissolved in Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 46.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Waltham CrossUK
    20104982,677
    200991108,060
    % change-46.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (91) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010151618
    Closed companies in 200991765
    % change66.7%-5.9%-72%
    Record Year2007 (26)2007 (24)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 55 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Waltham CrossUK
    20105522,460
    2009-6-17,026
    Record Year 2000 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010132418
    Net growth in 2009918-33
    Record Year2000 (30)2000 (51)2007 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Waltham Cross formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Waltham Cross
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change44.3%-2.1%-6.4%
    Record Year1975 (0.3%)1962 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Waltham Cross was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    28.9% of all director appointments in Waltham Cross in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TESCO2.23%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTANCY1.59%CONSULTING4.60%
    PASSAIC0.96%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PLUMBING0.96%PROPERTY2.50%
    (LONDON)0.96%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING0.96%TRADING1.93%
    (NOMINEE0.96%DESIGN1.91%
    ATRATO0.96%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    INTERNATIONAL0.80%MEDIA1.84%
    PROPERTY0.80%BUSINESS1.74%
    D0.80%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    20.80%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%J1.48%
    IT0.64%LONDON1.45%
    S0.64%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    M0.64%GROUP1.37%
    PREMIER0.64%GLOBAL1.35%
    GB0.64%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.64%BUILDING1.34%
    GARDEN0.64%CARE1.33%
    BUSINESS0.64%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRADE0.64%M1.28%
    TECH0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    SECURITY0.48%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied190228,645
    7487 - Other business activities5274,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3726,974
    99999 - Dormant Company1813,808
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified178,154
    9999 - Dormant Company1619,948
    7260 - Other computer related activities1610,331
    41100 - Development of building projects144,513
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering149,325
    7499 - Non-trading company1115,398
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1117,003
    9305 - Other service activities99,038
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management914,007
    49410 - Freight transport by road92,152
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate82,973
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities89,943
    6024 - Freight transport by road73,665
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified67,143
    5530 - Restaurants64,798
    68310 - Real estate agencies61,672

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07171267 CHILLICIOUS FOODS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07156195 GOLDENCRESS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07143081 EVEN MORE THOUGHT FOR FOOD LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07141717 ANIMAL-NANNY LTD 01 Feb 2010
    07171811 DURBAN2LONDON LTD 26 Feb 2010
    07169769 R.C.PLUMBING SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07168720 ECOFIRM LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07168325 MOTIVAIR LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07167337 VEGWAY LIMITED 24 Feb 2010
    07166408 EAGLE SECURITY GUARDING SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2010
    07161524 KAYRAN LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07160261 VINH PHAT LIMITED 17 Feb 2010
    07159349 XPERT DIGITAL LTD 16 Feb 2010
    07155449 KESIA LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155403 ANNELI LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07152261 ANGLO CONCEPTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07152142 MONARCH WHITELINING LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07151110 GB (UK) CATERING LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150689 KORPEET LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150520 PHOENIX N LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07149119 JACARANDA ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07147367 L C GLOBAL ELITE LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
    07144198 SOURCE GB LOGISTICS LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07144189 SOURCE GB PROPERTIES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
    07142297 A B & A PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Feb 2010