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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.

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 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 StortfordUK
    2012155131,491
    2011116116,391
    % change33.6%13.0%
    Record Year 1999 (160) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012456248
    New companies in 2011413144
    % change9.8%100.0%9.1%
    Record Year1999 (115)2012 (62)2007 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 StortfordUK
    20125667,576
    20117790,987
    % change-27.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012202511
    Closed companies in 2011312125
    % change-35.5%19.0%-56%
    Record Year2011 (31)2012 (25)2006 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 StortfordUK
    20129963,915
    20113925,404
    Record Year 1999 (138) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012253737
    Net growth in 2011101019
    Record Year1999 (105)2012 (37)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.9%71.0%2.0%
    Record Year1999 (0.8%)1967 (0.4%)1969 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.85%CONSULTING5.07%
    DESIGN0.98%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.86%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%PROPERTY2.37%
    INTERIORS0.74%TRADING2.07%
    HOME0.62%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.62%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDERS0.62%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    HOLDING0.49%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SERVICE0.49%BUSINESS1.73%
    AVIATION0.49%MEDIA1.72%
    HOMES0.49%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    J0.49%LONDON1.66%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%J1.54%
    CONTRACTORS0.49%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BESPOKE0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    S0.49%IT1.40%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%CARE1.34%
    LOGISTICS0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MANAGEMENT0.49%M1.27%
    CONTRACTING0.37%BUILDING1.24%
    PROFESSIONAL0.37%ENERGY1.20%
    CREST0.37%S1.20%
    THREMHALL0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied169216,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4435,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3719,704
    7487 - Other business activities3652,735
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2013,637
    99999 - Dormant Company2025,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,113
    9999 - Dormant Company1718,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities128,145
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified129,892
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult92,379
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    4545 - Other building completion82,196
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply76,934
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets63,129
    74990 - Non-trading company69,729
    41100 - Development of building projects54,984
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified51,757

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07991344 MEDUCATION (UK) LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07992036 EDELMANN HOLDING LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    OC373112 THE DEARDEN PARTNERSHIP LLP 06 Mar 2012
    07973174 FROG HOLLOW ESTATES LTD 02 Mar 2012
    07975595 KAREN CLINTON DESIGN LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07979406 KP WAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07979029 AD STONEWORK LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07979209 MCLORNAN CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07980758 LEDGEROCK LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07982686 RIA (UK) LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07982710 BRINK CONSULT LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07989918 YOUR THYME TO DINE LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07990130 VAZ LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07991146 NOCKOLDS SOLICITORS LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07993244 MAINS HOME ELECTRICAL CENTRES LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07997600 WHITE DRESS FILMS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07999830 COMPLETE TRADE AND DIY LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000652 FAIRWEATHER PLASTICS LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08001072 MORGAR LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08002128 ROLAND PARKINSON (2012) LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08002964 EXPRESS TECHNOLOGY EUROPE LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08008664 BESPOKE LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 27 Mar 2012
    08010792 LAYER & CO LIMITED 29 Mar 2012
    08014464 FAA CATERING LTD 30 Mar 2012
    OC373195 J&D WILLIAMS CONSULTANCY LLP 08 Mar 2012