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
    07389576 DECORUS FURNITURE (LONDON) LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07387253 JAVELIN DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07382101 FRANKO AERO LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07371247 WALKER HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07369484 07369484 LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07368793 AKK TRADING LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07365004 IFACILE LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07361551 QUOTE ME FLOORING LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07361541 QUOTE ME LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07393324 G2R LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07390856 ICENI DIRECT LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07388375 MASTER STONE MASON LIMITED 27 Sep 2010
    07383672 CHARS & CHORES LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07378906 PIGRAM HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378138 DK PLASTERING LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07374567 DELIMA AVIATION LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07370208 PB ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LTD 09 Sep 2010
    07369110 ON AIR (INSTALLATIONS) LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368373 GREYHOUND SPORT MEDICINE LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07366985 ABLE HOME LIFE LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365547 NETSYS IT LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07363943 CORALMEAD ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07363735 MUSE BOUTIQUE LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363175 JATIC LTD 02 Sep 2010
    OC358138 PETER JAMES ESTATES (U.K) LLP 23 Sep 2010