Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q3 2012 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 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 StortfordUK
    2012104118,868
    2011113114,512
    % change-8.0%3.8%
    Record Year 1999 (169) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012393431
    New companies in 2011284045
    % change39.3%-15.0%-31.1%
    Record Year1999 (103)1998 (50)1999 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 StortfordUK
    20125974,772
    20115472,230
    % change9.3%3.5%
    Record Year 2003 (175) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012242114
    Closed companies in 2011161820
    % change50.0%16.7%-30%
    Record Year2003 (117)2008 (42)2005 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 StortfordUK
    20124544,096
    20115942,282
    Record Year 1999 (143) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012151317
    Net growth in 2011122225
    Record Year1999 (95)1998 (38)1999 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change25.1%-14.3%-31.8%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1998 (0.3%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.65%CONSULTING5.05%
    BESPOKE1.39%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%PROPERTY2.35%
    DESIGN0.76%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT0.76%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PARTNERS0.63%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONTRACTORS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    GLOBAL0.63%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUILDERS0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ELECTRICAL0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.51%LONDON1.67%
    THREMHALL0.51%J1.55%
    HARRIS0.51%GLOBAL1.53%
    LONDON0.51%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HOLDING0.51%IT1.43%
    MAINTENANCE0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    TRADE0.51%CARE1.32%
    SCHOOL0.51%M1.27%
    S0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    INTERIORS0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    LEARNING0.38%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    COURIERS0.38%S1.17%
    MEDICAL0.38%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied296331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4133,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,425
    7487 - Other business activities2835,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1813,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1614,774
    99999 - Dormant Company1425,035
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy128,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,891
    9999 - Dormant Company912,598
    41100 - Development of building projects84,965
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult71,670
    9305 - Other service activities76,142
    7260 - Other computer related activities74,979
    98000 - Residents property management62,786
    69102 - Solicitors51,375
    93199 - Other sports activities52,009
    74990 - Non-trading company59,203
    5510 - Hotels and Motels with (or without) restaurant4345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08141868 R HARRIS TILING LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08142349 ROBERT HARRIS TILING LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08142391 ROB HARRIS TILING LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08146960 CHALLENGE RUNNING LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08154627 SCANAM LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08158251 SCS PROMOTIONS LTD. 26 Jul 2012
    08160560 SWIFT TRANSPORT LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08160946 KINGFISHER CONSTRUCTION (2008) LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08127737 VINYLEYES LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08128825 BESPOKE ADVISORY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128849 BESPOKE BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128903 BESPOKE COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08134892 ANNA PELOSI LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08138825 ENDLESS MEDIA LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08139365 GARGANEY CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08141005 IZN LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08142023 AJV PLASTERING LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08142352 STEVE FOSTER ELECTRICAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    OC376958 ZEVEN CONSULTING LLP 16 Jul 2012
    08143968 JELLYFISHER LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144877 WEST ONE CARPETS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08146631 RJ PLANNING SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08148178 THE IT LEARNING COMPANY LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08151850 PRESENT HOME GIFT LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08163379 1 VIOLET ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 31 Jul 2012