Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 104 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bishop's Stortford UK 2012 104 118,868 2011 113 114,512 % change -8.0% 3.8% Record Year 1999 (169) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 39 34 31 New companies in 2011 28 40 45 % change 39.3% -15.0% -31.1% Record Year 1999 (103) 1998 (50) 1999 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 59 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bishop's Stortford UK 2012 59 74,772 2011 54 72,230 % change 9.3% 3.5% Record Year 2003 (175) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 24 21 14 Closed companies in 2011 16 18 20 % change 50.0% 16.7% -30% Record Year 2003 (117) 2008 (42) 2005 (49)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 45 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bishop's Stortford UK 2012 45 44,096 2011 59 42,282 Record Year 1999 (143) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 15 13 17 Net growth in 2011 12 22 25 Record Year 1999 (95) 1998 (38) 1999 (35)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Bishop's Stortford 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 25.1% -14.3% -31.8% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1998 (0.3%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.65% CONSULTING 5.05% BESPOKE 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 0.89% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ASSOCIATES 0.89% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 0.76% TRADING 2.08% MANAGEMENT 0.76% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PARTNERS 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONTRACTORS 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.76% GLOBAL 0.63% BUSINESS 1.72% BUILDERS 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ELECTRICAL 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% COMMUNICATIONS 0.51% LONDON 1.67% THREMHALL 0.51% J 1.55% HARRIS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.53% LONDON 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.46% HOLDING 0.51% IT 1.43% MAINTENANCE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% TRADE 0.51% CARE 1.32% SCHOOL 0.51% M 1.27% S 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% INTERIORS 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% LEARNING 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.20% COURIERS 0.38% S 1.17% MEDICAL 0.38% SECURITY 1.16%
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 296 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 19,425 7487 - Other business activities 28 35,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 14,774 99999 - Dormant Company 14 25,035 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,869 7414 - Business & management consultancy 12 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,891 9999 - Dormant Company 9 12,598 41100 - Development of building projects 8 4,965 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 7 1,670 9305 - Other service activities 7 6,142 7260 - Other computer related activities 7 4,979 98000 - Residents property management 6 2,786 69102 - Solicitors 5 1,375 93199 - Other sports activities 5 2,009 74990 - Non-trading company 5 9,203 5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant 4 345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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