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
    07204526 PLUMBING INSTALL LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07198111 BOINGABOUT LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07195939 ELITE OCAKBASI RESTAURANTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07186414 ART ABOUT FACE LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07205661 WATERMELON CREATIVE LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07204695 SUBNET SECURITY LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07203515 MARQUE DESIGN LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07202452 BAR 501 LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07199364 INNOVATE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07197851 ST KILDA COURT LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07193909 DIRECT LINE CARS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07190603 ALBERTSON WILLOW LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07189485 TIM FENBY DESIGN LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07187459 D S FRY & SON LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07186423 WIC WORLDCOM INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07185139 RECALL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183276 FRONTIERE PR LTD. 09 Mar 2010
    07182561 SALV-AGE (LONDON) LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07180311 OVERTONES 2 TUNE LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07178797 C'S LOCKS LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07178750 HADHAM CEILINGS LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07175800 WINSFORD KEBAB LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175785 CHICOLAND (WINSFORD) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175783 CHICOLAND (CHESTER) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07175010 A & D LIFESTYLE LTD 02 Mar 2010