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Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 125 companies were registered in Waltham Cross during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 31.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Waltham CrossUK
    2011125114,512
    201095101,492
    % change31.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (125) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011384245
    New companies in 2010441833
    % change-13.6%133.3%36.4%
    Record Year2006 (49)1998 (66)2011 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 61 companies were dissolved in Waltham Cross during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Waltham CrossUK
    20116172,230
    20105987,705
    % change3.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2005 (123) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011291715
    Closed companies in 2010211721
    % change38.1%0.0%-29%
    Record Year2011 (29)2008 (46)2005 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Waltham Cross during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 64 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Waltham CrossUK
    20116442,282
    20103613,787
    Record Year 1998 (83) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201192530
    Net growth in 201023112
    Record Year2008 (37)1998 (59)2011 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Waltham Cross formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Waltham Cross
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-21.0%96.4%23.1%
    Record Year1976 (0.2%)1960 (0.8%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Waltham Cross was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Waltham Cross in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.56%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.56%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TESCO1.41%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSTRUCTION1.13%TRADING2.06%
    BUILDING0.99%DESIGN1.94%
    TRADING0.99%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CARE0.85%BUSINESS1.82%
    ENERGY0.85%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    NAVONA0.85%ENGINEERING1.74%
    LONDON0.85%MEDIA1.72%
    HOMES0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.71%LONDON1.63%
    MAINTENANCE0.71%J1.47%
    (LONDON)0.71%GLOBAL1.46%
    GLOBAL0.71%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CHESHUNT0.71%CARE1.42%
    TRANSPORT0.57%IT1.38%
    INVESTMENT0.57%BUILDING1.30%
    PUBLISHING0.57%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SUPPORT0.57%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FOOD0.57%M1.25%
    UNIQUE0.57%ENERGY1.22%
    CLEANING0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    CLEAN0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied185204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7165,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4329,245
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2010,018
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1314,755
    9305 - Other service activities1210,525
    9999 - Dormant Company1022,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management915,760
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,686
    41100 - Development of building projects93,697
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering86,321
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities710,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified67,551
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing61,861
    56101 - Licensed restaurants62,332
    49410 - Freight transport by road62,049
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply68,345
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating51,186
    90030 - Artistic creation51,494

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07759302 GOFFS SCHOOL 01 Sep 2011
    07768401 FINANCIAL INTRONET LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769009 HALL BUILD LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07770911 GENKEX LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07771913 J P (HERTS) TRANSPORT LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07773128 TOMMY THOMPSON CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07792325 THE GRANITE GUILD LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07759616 ADVANTAGE INTERACTIVE LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07764058 GDN LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07764446 LK COMMERCIAL LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07764689 A. HADHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07766752 BEAT TRANS LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07767728 BOW TRINITY (B) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768088 BOW TRINITY (E) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769041 RECOBECO LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07762998 EXCELL AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07771406 DB METAL LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07771694 EBONY -2020 LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07772853 SAFFRON WALTHAM CROSS LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07778630 TLC GLOBAL LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779793 BEEZZ BOUTIQUE LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07782398 A-CLASS HGV LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782894 CLEAN MY FEET LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07783815 LYALL'S CONSTRUCTIONS LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07785964 NEUROCARE PRODUCTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011