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
    08209032 MAMMATRON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210658 MAMMATRON FILMS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08214956 KS GLOBAL LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08227006 SAFFRON BREWERY (HENHAM) LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08227062 IT SECURITY CAREERS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08199195 NPAS DEVON LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08200862 PLAIN LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202622 STORRINGTON COMMUNICATIONS (USA) LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08206369 GRAHAM UROLOGY LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08207064 BAMMTEST LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    OC378343 HARRIS SHELTON LLP 11 Sep 2012
    08211330 PLOUGH GREAT CHESTERFORD LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214100 SAM & PING TRADING LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214932 GREATHEAD LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08218107 AP SUMMER HOUSE LTD. 18 Sep 2012
    08218774 ANTHONY FREEMAN LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219162 LOLLY LOU BOUTIQUE LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08220389 MOTOTECHNIC LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220759 ECO-COMPANY LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08220885 EPIPHROUS LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221917 123 TRADE LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08223614 SAM'S ALL ABOUT ANIMALS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08223758 STEELMILL LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224166 BROCK CABS LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08229234 MAGPIE FOUND LIMITED 26 Sep 2012