Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous January.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous February.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous March.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 105 companies were registered in Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Waltham Cross UK 2012 105 131,491 2011 106 116,391 % change -0.9% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (141) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 38 17 50 New companies in 2011 34 41 31 % change 11.8% -58.5% 61.3% Record Year 2012 (38) 2000 (64) 2007 (53)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Waltham Cross UK 2012 71 67,576 2011 74 90,987 % change -4.1% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (91) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 23 29 19 Closed companies in 2011 30 19 25 % change -23.3% 52.6% -24% Record Year 2011 (30) 2012 (29) 2009 (65)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 34 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Waltham Cross UK 2012 34 63,915 2011 32 25,404 Record Year 2000 (94) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous March.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 15 -12 31 Net growth in 2011 4 22 6 Record Year 2000 (30) 2000 (51) 2012 (31)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Waltham Cross formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Waltham Cross 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -4.2% -64.5% 50.9% Record Year 1975 (0.3%) 1962 (0.4%) 1963 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Waltham Cross was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Waltham Cross in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.65% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSTRUCTION 1.37% PROPERTY 2.37% BUILDING 1.23% TRADING 2.07% TRADING 1.10% DESIGN 1.93% TESCO 1.10% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.96% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CAR 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.79% TRANSPORT 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% (LONDON) 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SARUM 0.69% LONDON 1.66% PROPERTY 0.55% J 1.54% CAFE 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.51% LONDON 0.55% GLOBAL 1.50% MAINTENANCE 0.55% IT 1.40% HOMES 0.55% CARE 1.34% J 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% TECH 0.41% M 1.27% FOCUS 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% HEALTH 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% BEAUTY 0.41% S 1.20% TOTAL 0.41% ENTERPRISES 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 189 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 61 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 22 25,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 14,303 9305 - Other service activities 10 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 12,113 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 8 18,617 41100 - Development of building projects 7 4,984 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 3,052 86900 - Other human health activities 6 5,066 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 5,169 56101 - Licensed restaurants 6 1,885 7260 - Other computer related activities 6 7,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 6 9,892 5242 - Retail sale of clothing 6 1,529 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 5 2,097 8511 - Hospital activities 5 901
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07900021 ASOS ART LTD 06 Jan 2012 07900954 GP ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 09 Jan 2012 07909918 TANFIELD TRADING LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07916635 FIELDING RECRUITMENT LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07916891 BEAR BONES OF EDUCATION LTD 19 Jan 2012 07928011 DIMENSIONAL LIVING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07930345 THEO DELI BLEND LTD 31 Jan 2012 07895109 MEDIA ONE MUSIC LTD 03 Jan 2012 07897105 THE DRAWING ROOM CAFE LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07897785 TOP QUOTER LTD 05 Jan 2012 07899234 FT PLUMBING LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07905397 ZELNA LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07906151 K T CARPENTRY & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07908633 BY CYCLE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07910237 LONWALE INVESTMENTS LTD 16 Jan 2012 07911439 JOHN NEWBIGIN LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07914227 NEW FRUIT AND VEG LTD 18 Jan 2012 07916214 THE IGBO COMMUNITY LONDON 19 Jan 2012 07916540 FOCUS DISCO LTD 19 Jan 2012 07919598 EDANSA LTD 23 Jan 2012 07919842 MORE & CO ESTATES LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07920849 CLAIMS ADVICE LINE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07921615 WOOD WINDOWS LONDON LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07925965 STYLE BAR LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07928128 KISMET PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
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