Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Q3 2012 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Waltham Cross during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Waltham CrossUK
    2012111118,868
    2011125114,512
    % change-11.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (125) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012364233
    New companies in 2011384245
    % change-5.3%0.0%-26.7%
    Record Year2006 (49)1998 (66)2011 (45)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Waltham Cross during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 11.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Waltham CrossUK
    20125474,772
    20116172,230
    % change-11.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2005 (123) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012261612
    Closed companies in 2011291715
    % change-10.3%-5.9%-20%
    Record Year2011 (29)2008 (46)2005 (89)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Waltham Cross during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 57 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Waltham CrossUK
    20125744,096
    20116442,282
    Record Year 1998 (83) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012102621
    Net growth in 201192530
    Record Year2008 (37)1998 (59)2011 (30)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Waltham Cross formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Waltham Cross
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.0%0.8%-27.4%
    Record Year1976 (0.2%)1960 (0.8%)1971 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    32.9% of all director appointments in Waltham Cross in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.78%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSTRUCTION1.51%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.10%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%PROPERTY2.35%
    CONSULTANTS0.96%TRADING2.08%
    LONDON0.96%DESIGN1.87%
    TESCO0.68%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    SARUM0.68%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CAR0.55%BUSINESS1.72%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    IT0.55%MEDIA1.67%
    CLEANING0.55%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.55%J1.55%
    PATTEMORE0.41%GLOBAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.41%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CLOTHING0.41%IT1.43%
    RECRUITMENT0.41%PROPERTIES1.34%
    FOCUS0.41%CARE1.32%
    PLUMBING0.41%M1.27%
    HOUSE0.41%BUILDING1.22%
    DEVELOPMENT0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    (LONDON)0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    HEATING0.41%S1.17%
    WE0.41%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied308331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4233,677
    7487 - Other business activities4035,545
    99999 - Dormant Company2325,035
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2113,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1019,425
    41100 - Development of building projects84,965
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,891
    7260 - Other computer related activities54,979
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings53,086
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified53,943
    74990 - Non-trading company59,203
    86900 - Other human health activities54,998
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing51,052
    56101 - Licensed restaurants51,396
    93199 - Other sports activities52,009
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract51,405
    90030 - Artistic creation52,031
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets43,089

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08169250 ANDERS LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08190719 OLANDER INVESTMENTS LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08194145 WESTERN PRODUCE LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08170250 JEICO 3 LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08170525 M TECH NETWORKS LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171576 ALLIUM 2 LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08174939 R & D HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08178508 BRIT-BARS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179081 INFO PRODUCTWEB PUBLISHING LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08179622 CCJ PROPERTY LETTINGS LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08179943 FOXLEY FINANCIAL CONSULTING LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08181362 BEM & BELLA LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182196 INFINITY EAST MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182258 MATCHING LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08184594 HT HOMES LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08184719 PREMIER GOLD BLOCKING LTD 20 Aug 2012
    08185072 DOLLAR CORPORATION LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    OC377907 BP CONSTRUCTION LLP 23 Aug 2012
    08189497 YOG HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08192216 26 STARS LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193783 GRAHAM VALUE MART LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08193900 DUDLEY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196774 ZUESSED LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08196852 CHUTNEY VARIOUS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197835 SPINKS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2012