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
    08165830 THE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (TAKELEY) 02 Aug 2012
    08172672 THE SECRET GARDENER (ESSEX) LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08181666 AGILITY HEALTH TECH LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08182446 DRIVER FAST LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08167428 ALL ABOUT YOU (CR) LTD 03 Aug 2012
    08167943 TRACEY WALKER SCHOOL OF DANCING LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08169244 CLEAN & SPARKLING LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08169748 CHORUS PARTNERS CONSULTANCY LTD. 06 Aug 2012
    08170354 ALLERION CONSULTING LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08171975 LESS-ABLE KITCHENS & BATHROOMS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08174259 SUSTEMA SERVICES (UK) LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08174419 ADAPT AND CONSTRUCT LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08178004 DESIGNED FLOWERS LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08179008 MARIUTTO MAINTENANCE LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08179197 RJ A&IS LTD. 14 Aug 2012
    08181989 RAYNER PERSONNEL LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08187307 EUNOIA CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189939 BARICANE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08189979 ARC INFORMATICS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08192963 ODEO LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193813 DIP & CHROME DESIGNS LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08196255 NAUTILUS OFFSHORE CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08196658 SECURE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08196932 BRAY (STORTFORD) LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08197725 MAYNARD SIMS LTD 31 Aug 2012