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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

  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 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 CrossUK
    2012105131,491
    2011106116,391
    % change-0.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (141) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012381750
    New companies in 2011344131
    % change11.8%-58.5%61.3%
    Record Year2012 (38)2000 (64)2007 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 CrossUK
    20127167,576
    20117490,987
    % change-4.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (91) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012232919
    Closed companies in 2011301925
    % change-23.3%52.6%-24%
    Record Year2011 (30)2012 (29)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 CrossUK
    20123463,915
    20113225,404
    Record Year 2000 (94) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201215-1231
    Net growth in 20114226
    Record Year2000 (30)2000 (51)2012 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.0%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.2%-64.5%50.9%
    Record Year1975 (0.3%)1962 (0.4%)1963 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.65%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.37%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION1.37%PROPERTY2.37%
    BUILDING1.23%TRADING2.07%
    TRADING1.10%DESIGN1.93%
    TESCO1.10%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.96%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CAR0.69%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    TRANSPORT0.69%BUSINESS1.73%
    GLOBAL0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    (LONDON)0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SARUM0.69%LONDON1.66%
    PROPERTY0.55%J1.54%
    CAFE0.55%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    LONDON0.55%GLOBAL1.50%
    MAINTENANCE0.55%IT1.40%
    HOMES0.55%CARE1.34%
    J0.55%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    TECH0.41%M1.27%
    FOCUS0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    HEALTH0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    BEAUTY0.41%S1.20%
    TOTAL0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6152,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4935,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2713,637
    99999 - Dormant Company2225,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1114,303
    9305 - Other service activities108,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1012,113
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management919,704
    9999 - Dormant Company818,617
    41100 - Development of building projects74,984
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,052
    86900 - Other human health activities65,066
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering65,169
    56101 - Licensed restaurants61,885
    7260 - Other computer related activities67,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified69,892
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing61,529
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract52,097
    8511 - Hospital activities5901

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07937028 A.H PLUMBING, HEATING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07947199 TORIMAC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07956461 CHAMP'93 LTD 20 Feb 2012
    07962864 802 LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07969008 PJM FLOORING LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07932667 THE REFURBISHMENT COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07941474 DESILVA DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945182 GT GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07947080 WELLFRAMED LIMITED 13 Feb 2012
    07951994 B & H CONSTRUCTION (SERVICES) LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07956998 CARLETON ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07959422 NMTB COMMUNICATIONS LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07964135 SOFIA CARE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964497 NANDANI ART AND ARCHITECTURE LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07968112 WORLD TEACHERS TV LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969224 DOUBLE A DESIGN LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC372210 YOUNG PEOPLE FIRST SUPPORT LLP 08 Feb 2012