Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 124 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bishop's Stortford UK 2013 124 134,802 2012 155 131,491 % change -20.0% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 32 43 49 New companies in 2012 45 62 48 % change -28.9% -30.6% 2.1% Record Year 1999 (115) 2012 (62) 2007 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 28.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bishop's Stortford UK 2013 72 77,914 2012 56 67,576 % change 28.6% 15.3% Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 26 22 24 Closed companies in 2012 20 25 11 % change 30.0% -12.0% 118% Record Year 2011 (31) 2012 (25) 2006 (239)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 52 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bishop's Stortford UK 2013 52 56,888 2012 99 63,915 Record Year 2012 (99) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 6 21 25 Net growth in 2012 25 37 37 Record Year 1999 (105) 2012 (37) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Bishop's Stortford 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -36.3% -31.1% 5.6% Record Year 1999 (0.8%) 1992 (0.3%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 9.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 2006 when 37.4% of all directors were female.
31.8% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.30% CONSULTING 5.18% BESPOKE 0.95% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 0.95% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSTRUCTION 0.81% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.68% TRADING 2.06% ENERGY 0.68% DESIGN 1.79% GLOBAL 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.78% INTERIORS 0.54% BUSINESS 1.77% ELECTRICAL 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.54% LONDON 1.72% ALL 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PHARMA 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% HARRIS 0.54% MEDIA 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.57% TRADING 0.54% J 1.56% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% CARE 1.46% SCHOOL 0.54% IT 1.43% HR 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ASSOCIATES 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.36% R 0.54% M 1.25% AVIATION 0.54% BUILDING 1.21% T 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19% RJ 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.18% B 0.41% TRAINING 1.17% LIVING 0.41% SECURITY 1.15%
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 210 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 68 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 26 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 14 8,637 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,129 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 10 5,248 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 5,372 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 4,819 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 8 6,591 98000 - Residents property management 8 4,579 93199 - Other sports activities 7 3,375 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 7 5,059 7487 - Other business activities 7 7,556 69102 - Solicitors 7 2,316 86900 - Other human health activities 7 8,465
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08387036 MOTTS HALL FARM ESTATES LIMITED 04 Feb 2013 08392805 NOMADIC EDUCATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 07 Feb 2013 08403162 GRC PROPERTY LIMITED 14 Feb 2013 08420215 DRUID AVIATION LIMITED 26 Feb 2013 08422796 TREMHALL DRIVER SERVICES LTD 27 Feb 2013 08424442 LOCHENBARR LIMITED 28 Feb 2013 08389388 INSIGHT COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 05 Feb 2013 08389825 ALEX JUNIOR AVIATION LIMITED 05 Feb 2013 08393516 BSTATS SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Feb 2013 08399109 THE TIGER CLUB LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08399695 NORELDEEN LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08399711 NHE LIMITED 12 Feb 2013 08400271 ATLANTIC NETWORKS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08400368 WOODLANDS LODGE LTD 13 Feb 2013 08400514 SIGMA SENSUS LIMITED 13 Feb 2013 08400882 MELSHA LTD 13 Feb 2013 08407189 CLICK & ROLL CAD LTD 18 Feb 2013 08407419 CLISSORS LIMITED 18 Feb 2013 08411633 R M SERIVCES LIMITED 20 Feb 2013 08413578 GENOMARK LIMITED 21 Feb 2013 08415324 BARRELLS DOWN ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Feb 2013 08422389 INTEGRAIL LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08422486 BLACKBURN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 27 Feb 2013 08422868 CIBO (STORTFORD) LTD 27 Feb 2013 08423323 MARVELLOUS MINDS LTD 28 Feb 2013
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