Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.
- February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 155 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bishop's Stortford UK 2012 155 131,491 2011 116 116,391 % change 33.6% 13.0% Record Year 1999 (160) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 45 62 48 New companies in 2011 41 31 44 % change 9.8% 100.0% 9.1% Record Year 1999 (115) 2012 (62) 2007 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 56 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 27.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bishop's Stortford UK 2012 56 67,576 2011 77 90,987 % change -27.3% -25.7% Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 20 25 11 Closed companies in 2011 31 21 25 % change -35.5% 19.0% -56% Record Year 2011 (31) 2012 (25) 2006 (239)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 99 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bishop's Stortford UK 2012 99 63,915 2011 39 25,404 Record Year 1999 (138) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 25 37 37 Net growth in 2011 10 10 19 Record Year 1999 (105) 2012 (37) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Bishop's Stortford 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -5.9% 71.0% 2.0% Record Year 1999 (0.8%) 1967 (0.4%) 1969 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.8% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.85% CONSULTING 5.07% DESIGN 0.98% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 0.86% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 0.86% PROPERTY 2.37% INTERIORS 0.74% TRADING 2.07% HOME 0.62% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUILDERS 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.84% HOLDING 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.79% SERVICE 0.49% BUSINESS 1.73% AVIATION 0.49% MEDIA 1.72% HOMES 0.49% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% J 0.49% LONDON 1.66% ELECTRICAL 0.49% J 1.54% CONTRACTORS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BESPOKE 0.49% GLOBAL 1.50% S 0.49% IT 1.40% INVESTMENTS 0.49% CARE 1.34% LOGISTICS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENTERPRISES 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MANAGEMENT 0.49% M 1.27% CONTRACTING 0.37% BUILDING 1.24% PROFESSIONAL 0.37% ENERGY 1.20% CREST 0.37% S 1.20% THREMHALL 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 169 216,665 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 19,704 7487 - Other business activities 36 52,735 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 20 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 17 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,818 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 9 2,379 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,154 4545 - Other building completion 8 2,196 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 6,934 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 6 3,129 74990 - Non-trading company 6 9,729 41100 - Development of building projects 5 4,984 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 5 1,757
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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