Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q1 2010 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 111 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 26.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bishop's StortfordUK
    2010111105,137
    20098891,034
    % change26.1%15.5%
    Record Year 1999 (160) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010373143
    New companies in 2009272239
    % change37.0%40.9%10.3%
    Record Year1999 (115)1998 (36)2007 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 51 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20105182,677
    200980108,060
    % change-36.3%-23.5%
    Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010131919
    Closed companies in 2009142145
    % change-7.1%-9.5%-58%
    Record Year2002 (21)2009 (21)2006 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 60 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20106022,460
    20098-17,026
    Record Year 1999 (138) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010241224
    Net growth in 2009131-6
    Record Year1999 (105)1998 (31)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Bishop's Stortford
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change27.3%20.7%-8.4%
    Record Year1999 (0.8%)1967 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.0% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.21%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING4.60%
    CAPITAL1.32%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MEDIA0.88%PROPERTY2.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.88%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    X0.88%TRADING1.93%
    J0.74%DESIGN1.91%
    70.74%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    BUILDING0.74%MEDIA1.84%
    240.74%BUSINESS1.74%
    ENGINEERING0.74%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    PROPERTY0.74%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PARTNERS0.74%J1.48%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.59%LONDON1.45%
    AVIATION0.59%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    GREEN0.59%GROUP1.37%
    CHRYSTAL0.59%GLOBAL1.35%
    PROJECTS0.59%PROPERTIES1.35%
    S0.59%BUILDING1.34%
    STANSTED0.59%CARE1.33%
    AGENCY0.44%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RESEARCH0.44%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.44%SYSTEMS1.25%
    FINANCIAL0.44%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied211228,645
    7487 - Other business activities4874,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2426,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2017,003
    9305 - Other service activities209,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified198,154
    7411 - Legal activities171,469
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,948
    99999 - Dormant Company1413,808
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1314,007
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities109,943
    41100 - Development of building projects104,513
    4545 - Other building completion103,346
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,143
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing72,540
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult62,843
    51101 - Scheduled passenger air transport695
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply69,659
    7499 - Non-trading company615,398

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07137388 TWYFORD LIVERY LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07131760 KIDZ CHIQUE LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131582 COUNTERCRIME LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07131498 CHURCHILLS AVIATION LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07126432 MUCKAWAY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Jan 2010
    07122411 ADVENTURE ISLAND PLAYBARN LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07139860 LOCATE AND SECURE LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07139770 ELEMENTARY AGENCY LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07139768 VISUAL DISCOVERIES LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07139090 IDEAL BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jan 2010
    07136017 STOCK PETROLEUM LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135567 STORT BLINDS LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134720 SPIRALSTAR MEDIA LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07130887 TATE LEISURE LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07129463 TRUELINE INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128584 U.K. MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07128250 INSIDE OUT MAINTENANCE LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07123215 HR ELEMENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07122940 SEJMENOVIC IT LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07122744 FARNHAM ENGINEERING PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07118936 SAI TECHNOLOGY LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07117954 RYE STREET COACHWORKS (STANSTED) LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117868 WINGMAN CREATIVE LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117483 P A GOOCH LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    OC351885 JOHN MONK ASSOCIATES LLP 30 Jan 2010