Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 10.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Waltham CrossUK
    2013116134,802
    2012105131,491
    % change10.5%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (141) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013394136
    New companies in 2012381750
    % change2.6%141.2%-28.0%
    Record Year2013 (39)2000 (64)2007 (53)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Waltham CrossUK
    20137077,914
    20127167,576
    % change-1.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (91) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Waltham Cross when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013371320
    Closed companies in 2012232919
    % change60.9%-55.2%5%
    Record Year2013 (37)2012 (29)2009 (65)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Waltham Cross during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 46 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Waltham CrossUK
    20134656,888
    20123463,915
    Record Year 2007 (69) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201322816
    Net growth in 201215-1231
    Record Year2000 (30)2000 (51)2007 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Waltham Cross formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Waltham Cross
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2000 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.0%0.1%
    % change-8.0%139.5%-25.6%
    Record Year2000 (0.2%)2000 (0.3%)2002 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Waltham Cross was in 2004 when 34.4% of all directors were female.

    28.4% of all director appointments in Waltham Cross in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.37%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    LONDON1.12%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%TRADING2.06%
    TESCO0.75%DESIGN1.79%
    M0.75%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.62%BUSINESS1.77%
    DORNEY0.62%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    FINANCIAL0.62%LONDON1.72%
    D0.62%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CLEANING0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    FOOD0.62%MEDIA1.63%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%GLOBAL1.57%
    CATERING0.50%J1.56%
    CONTRACTS0.50%CARE1.46%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%IT1.43%
    SERVICE0.50%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TRAINING0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOME0.50%M1.25%
    CAR0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    TRADING0.50%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    HOUSE0.50%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PROPERTY0.50%TRAINING1.17%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied216249,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4923,532
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4654,531
    99999 - Dormant Company4043,384
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2224,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1632,624
    41100 - Development of building projects158,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1316,448
    49410 - Freight transport by road125,834
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing105,145
    93199 - Other sports activities93,375
    68310 - Real estate agencies93,382
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets95,186
    74990 - Non-trading company914,129
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores82,732
    7487 - Other business activities87,556
    56101 - Licensed restaurants76,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified76,954
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation74,332
    70100 - Activities of head offices73,950

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344064 HY CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08355619 JETB LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08360550 FAB TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08380063 THE GIFTED ORGANISATION LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08380199 CHLOEDIGITAL LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08344946 A STAR CARE HOMES LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08349367 NONNA'S KITCHEN LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08352553 LEMARR TRADING ACADEMY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353226 LISA BAILEY DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353320 LUZEK EXECUTIVE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY UK LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08357238 I T TRADING & TRANSPORT LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08358356 N.W.O. DEVELOPERS LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08365802 GAN CARE LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08366696 BREE & SON DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08367909 INFOCOM TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368986 PS LEARNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08375931 D&K MOTORS LONDON LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376312 INTERNATIONAL POLE SPORTS FEDERATION LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08379411 AG IT SERVICES LTD. 29 Jan 2013
    08379675 WESTMINSTER SOURCING 29 Jan 2013
    08380501 THE CANDLE CELLAR LTD. 29 Jan 2013
    08380669 TEOMARCOS SERVICES LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08380920 STRAUSS ELECTRICAL LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08382360 R & L CLEANING LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08384082 KIERAN KNIGHT OIL & GAS LTD 31 Jan 2013