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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 113 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 34.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bishop's StortfordUK
    2011113114,512
    201084101,492
    % change34.5%12.8%
    Record Year 1999 (169) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011284045
    New companies in 2010292233
    % change-3.4%81.8%36.4%
    Record Year1999 (103)1998 (50)1999 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20115472,230
    20106887,705
    % change-20.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2003 (175) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011161820
    Closed companies in 2010202325
    % change-20.0%-21.7%-20%
    Record Year2003 (117)2008 (42)2005 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 59 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20115942,282
    20101613,787
    Record Year 1999 (143) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011122225
    Net growth in 20109-18
    Record Year1999 (95)1998 (38)1999 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bishop's Stortford
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-11.7%52.9%23.1%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1998 (0.3%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    31.3% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.29%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.21%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.94%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    DESIGN0.81%PROPERTY2.41%
    STORTFORD0.67%TRADING2.06%
    INTERIORS0.67%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTY0.67%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    INVESTMENTS0.54%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRADING0.54%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.54%ENGINEERING1.74%
    J0.54%MEDIA1.72%
    HOME0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    HOMES0.54%LONDON1.63%
    PROFESSIONAL0.54%J1.47%
    R0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    SERVICE0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%CARE1.42%
    CIC0.40%IT1.38%
    MEDIA0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.40%PROPERTIES1.28%
    TWO0.40%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENERGY0.40%M1.25%
    EVENT0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    HR0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    THREMHALL0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied194204,493
    7487 - Other business activities4265,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3129,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2715,760
    9305 - Other service activities2110,525
    9999 - Dormant Company2022,587
    99999 - Dormant Company2018,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1910,018
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1710,137
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1714,755
    4545 - Other building completion102,731
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply98,345
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult92,802
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,551
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets62,269
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing62,545
    7499 - Non-trading company511,543
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings51,390

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07723984 SMITH'S HOME CARE LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07731271 CMH SERVICES (HERTS) LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07741613 MOOKIE TOUCH LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07751172 AUTONOMOUS ENTERPRISES LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07757134 THE GO GLAM COMPANY LTD. 31 Aug 2011
    07739568 WSDP LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    OC367007 UK ACCIDENT AND LEGAL SERVICES LLP 04 Aug 2011
    07724770 PHF ELECTRICAL LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07726216 ROHAN HOMES LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07728668 ENVIROBOOST LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07730290 PTR HOME SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07731936 THE TAMARIND TREE RESTAURANT LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07732266 VLORA PRODUCTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07732885 ALCODROP LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07733866 ICARUS RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07739731 JATIC MARINE SERVICE LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07742275 PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07742705 SABG CONSULTING LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07745196 P B L CONTRACTS LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07747254 IMAQA LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07748426 BESTPRICEPARQUET.COM UK LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07756447 NORBERCOM LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07756587 LEARNERS COMMUNITY LIBRARY CIC 30 Aug 2011
    07758289 HARRIS SQUARED LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07740805 LONDON MODEL MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Aug 2011