4,109 active companies are registered in Rickmansworth with Companies House. Out of 4,429 companies ever registered here, 7 are no longer active — a 93% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 47.5% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 38% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is buying and selling of own real estate, with 300 companies. Rickmansworth is home to 57 FCA-regulated firms and 42 registered charities. Companies here hold 123 government contracts worth £5.3B in total. The average company age is 9.6 years. The earliest company registration in Rickmansworth dates back to 1888.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Rickmansworth is 9.6 years old. There are 57 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 42 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Rickmansworth have been awarded 123 government contracts with a combined value of £5305.8M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 4,109 active companies registered in Rickmansworth, out of 4,429 total. 7 (0%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Rickmansworth include Buying and selling of own real estate (300 companies), Management consultancy activities other than financial management (300 companies), Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (236 companies).
47.5% of currently active companies in Rickmansworth were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 27,286 data signals across 12 categories for active companies in Rickmansworth. The largest category is Governance with 13,088 signals from 5 sources.
The oldest company registration in Rickmansworth dates back to 1888, spanning over 138 years of business history.