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
New Company Registrations
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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 Stortford UK 2011 116 116,391 2010 111 105,137 % change 4.5% 10.7% Record Year 1999 (160) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 41 31 44 New companies in 2010 37 31 43 % change 10.8% 0.0% 2.3% Record Year 1999 (115) 1998 (36) 2007 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Stortford UK 2011 77 90,986 2010 51 82,677 % change 51.0% 10.0% Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 31 21 25 Closed companies in 2010 13 19 19 % change 138.5% 10.5% 32% Record Year 2011 (31) 2009 (21) 2006 (239)
Net Company Growth
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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 Stortford UK 2011 39 25,405 2010 60 22,460 Record Year 1999 (138) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 10 10 19 Net growth in 2010 24 12 24 Record Year 1999 (105) 1998 (31) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -4.4% -12.0% -2.4% Record Year 1999 (0.8%) 1967 (0.4%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.61% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTANCY 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.16% BUSINESS 1.01% PROPERTY 2.38% DESIGN 1.01% TRADING 2.10% FINANCIAL 0.87% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ASSOCIATES 0.87% BUSINESS 1.87% TRADING 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% PARTNERS 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.76% STORTFORD 0.58% MEDIA 1.69% BESPOKE 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.61% 2 0.58% LONDON 1.60% EVENTS 0.58% CARE 1.45% CO 0.58% J 1.45% IT 0.58% GLOBAL 1.44% CLEAN 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MARKETING 0.43% IT 1.41% ENTERTAINMENT 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUILDING 0.43% BUILDING 1.34% SYSTEMS 0.43% M 1.30% TRAINING 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.28% INVESTMENTS 0.43% S 1.24% TECHNOLOGY 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CONSULTANTS 0.43% SYSTEMS 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 185 202,798 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 30,253 7487 - Other business activities 32 60,968 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 10,085 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 21 18,336 9305 - Other service activities 20 8,740 9999 - Dormant Company 19 19,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,246 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 12,916 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,789 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 6,996 4545 - Other building completion 9 2,483 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 2,707 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 7,000 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,788 51101 - Scheduled passenger air transport 6 101 41100 - Development of building projects 6 3,921 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 5 1,498 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 5 2,247
Recent Companies
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