Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Stortford UK 2010 111 105,137 2009 88 91,034 % change 26.1% 15.5% Record Year 1999 (160) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 37 31 43 New companies in 2009 27 22 39 % change 37.0% 40.9% 10.3% Record Year 1999 (115) 1998 (36) 2007 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Stortford UK 2010 51 82,677 2009 80 108,060 % change -36.3% -23.5% Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 13 19 19 Closed companies in 2009 14 21 45 % change -7.1% -9.5% -58% Record Year 2002 (21) 2009 (21) 2006 (239)
Net Company Growth
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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 Stortford UK 2010 60 22,460 2009 8 -17,026 Record Year 1999 (138) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 24 12 24 Net growth in 2009 13 1 -6 Record Year 1999 (105) 1998 (31) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 27.3% 20.7% -8.4% Record Year 1999 (0.8%) 1967 (0.4%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.21% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 4.60% CAPITAL 1.32% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MEDIA 0.88% PROPERTY 2.50% ASSOCIATES 0.88% ASSOCIATES 2.04% X 0.88% TRADING 1.93% J 0.74% DESIGN 1.91% 7 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% BUILDING 0.74% MEDIA 1.84% 24 0.74% BUSINESS 1.74% ENGINEERING 0.74% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.63% PROPERTY 0.74% ENGINEERING 1.54% PARTNERS 0.74% J 1.48% COMMUNICATIONS 0.59% LONDON 1.45% AVIATION 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.45% GREEN 0.59% GROUP 1.37% CHRYSTAL 0.59% GLOBAL 1.35% PROJECTS 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.35% S 0.59% BUILDING 1.34% STANSTED 0.59% CARE 1.33% AGENCY 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% RESEARCH 0.44% M 1.28% SYSTEMS 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% FINANCIAL 0.44% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 211 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 48 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 24 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 20 17,003 9305 - Other service activities 20 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 8,154 7411 - Legal activities 17 1,469 9999 - Dormant Company 17 19,948 99999 - Dormant Company 14 13,808 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 14,007 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 9,943 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,513 4545 - Other building completion 10 3,346 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,143 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 7 2,540 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 6 2,843 51101 - Scheduled passenger air transport 6 95 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 6 9,659 7499 - Non-trading company 6 15,398
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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