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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bishop's StortfordUK
    2011116116,391
    2010111105,137
    % change4.5%10.7%
    Record Year 1999 (160) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011413144
    New companies in 2010373143
    % change10.8%0.0%2.3%
    Record Year1999 (115)1998 (36)2007 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 77 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 51.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20117790,986
    20105182,677
    % change51.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011312125
    Closed companies in 2010131919
    % change138.5%10.5%32%
    Record Year2011 (31)2009 (21)2006 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 39 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20113925,405
    20106022,460
    Record Year 1999 (138) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011101019
    Net growth in 2010241224
    Record Year1999 (105)1998 (31)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bishop's Stortford
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-4.4%-12.0%-2.4%
    Record Year1999 (0.8%)1967 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    26.8% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.61%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.59%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    BUSINESS1.01%PROPERTY2.38%
    DESIGN1.01%TRADING2.10%
    FINANCIAL0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.87%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ASSOCIATES0.87%BUSINESS1.87%
    TRADING0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    PARTNERS0.58%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    STORTFORD0.58%MEDIA1.69%
    BESPOKE0.58%ENGINEERING1.61%
    20.58%LONDON1.60%
    EVENTS0.58%CARE1.45%
    CO0.58%J1.45%
    IT0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    CLEAN0.43%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MARKETING0.43%IT1.41%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUILDING0.43%BUILDING1.34%
    SYSTEMS0.43%M1.30%
    TRAINING0.43%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.43%S1.24%
    TECHNOLOGY0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CONSULTANTS0.43%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied185202,798
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3530,253
    7487 - Other business activities3260,968
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2410,085
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2416,150
    99999 - Dormant Company2118,336
    9305 - Other service activities208,740
    9999 - Dormant Company1919,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,246
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1412,916
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,996
    4545 - Other building completion92,483
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing82,707
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified77,788
    51101 - Scheduled passenger air transport6101
    41100 - Development of building projects63,921
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings51,498
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets52,247

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585040 HALLINGBURY POLO LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07576658 STENHOUSE CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07575297 HAROBEE LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07574352 EPS STREET LIGHTING & UTILITIES LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07565643 EMERGE OFFICE SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07555798 NEW IMAGE PRINT & EMBROIDERY LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07546209 ECO-SYNERGIES LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07586841 EXPERTECHNIX LTD 31 Mar 2011
    07584649 CROSSLEY COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07579122 TELCLO (TERRY SOPER) LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07575260 ALAN MERRYWEATHER LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574287 KESTREL EDITORIAL SERVICES LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07571262 RELIABLE ROOFS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07567728 JL TECHNICS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07565628 TEAM 2 CLEAN WARE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07565616 R HANDFORD AND CO PODIATRY LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07565605 TEAM 2 CLEAN CHELMSFORD LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07563024 TASTY TAP LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07562015 TEGRAL LIGHTING LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07560932 EXCEPTIONAL PIANISTS LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07559067 SOULNSYNC LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07555527 SOCIAL CARE CONSORTIUM LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07555405 FRIARY FARM LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07554676 JLP CAPITAL LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07547750 BROADCAST ASSOCIATES LIMITED 02 Mar 2011