Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 84 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bishop's StortfordUK
    201084101,492
    200910394,671
    % change-18.4%7.2%
    Record Year 1999 (169) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010292233
    New companies in 2009322843
    % change-9.4%-21.4%-23.3%
    Record Year1999 (103)1998 (50)1999 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 68 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20106887,705
    200988159,401
    % change-22.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2003 (175) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010202325
    Closed companies in 2009222838
    % change-9.1%-17.9%-34%
    Record Year2003 (117)2008 (42)2005 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 16 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20101613,787
    200915-64,730
    Record Year 1999 (143) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20109-18
    Net growth in 20091005
    Record Year1999 (95)1998 (38)1999 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bishop's Stortford
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-15.7%-28.6%-26.4%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1998 (0.3%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.1% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.54%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES1.20%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%PROPERTY2.38%
    FINANCIAL1.05%TRADING2.04%
    IT0.90%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    BUSINESS0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    BESPOKE0.90%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PROPERTY0.90%BUSINESS1.80%
    BUILDING0.90%MEDIA1.75%
    MEDIA0.90%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CAPITAL0.75%LONDON1.59%
    DESIGN0.75%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    EVENTS0.60%CARE1.44%
    PARTNERS0.60%J1.44%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.45%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    RISKY0.45%GLOBAL1.42%
    CHRYSTAL0.45%IT1.35%
    ROADZ0.45%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MANTLE0.45%BUILDING1.32%
    M0.45%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RESEARCH0.45%M1.28%
    PLUMBING0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    CREATIVE0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied171202,902
    7487 - Other business activities4369,802
    9305 - Other service activities219,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified217,767
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1925,053
    9999 - Dormant Company1821,484
    99999 - Dormant Company1614,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1514,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1413,161
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    4545 - Other building completion102,970
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    41100 - Development of building projects73,688
    62090 - Other information technology service activities75,716
    51101 - Scheduled passenger air transport698
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified52,664
    7499 - Non-trading company513,408
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation52,020

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07306140 SEA MAR MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07303259 JAY ANTON DE PARIS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302303 MANNACON LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07330833 I DIXON LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07329820 WONKY WHEELS LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07325828 WHF WHOLESALE LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325180 BLOG LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323687 TRANSITIONAL LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322070 STANSTED CAR AND CLASSIC LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07320933 EZ RENT LTD. 21 Jul 2010
    07319733 TRIXI CLOTHING LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07318237 BESPOKE I.T & MARKETING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07318012 MARIC ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07315260 HUNTERS BROOK GLASS & GLAZING LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314973 DARRER TRAINING LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07312875 P.F. MELARANGE ARBORICULTURAL CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07312508 STRING DESIGN LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312133 BESPOKE ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312107 BESPOKE EASTERN EU RECRUITMENT LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07310862 BOUTIQUE PRESENTATIONS LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07307741 BISHOPS STORTFORD OFF LICENCE LTD 07 Jul 2010
    07304083 PROTEA FINANCIAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07302463 LIME EDGE DESIGN LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301752 GT ENGINE SERVICES LTD 01 Jul 2010
    OC356169 CABOT PARTNERS LLP 02 Jul 2010