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.
Contents
New Company Registrations
-
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
-
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)
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08443632 KATE MILLER LTD 13 Mar 2013 08448284 LOWER ENERGY LIVING LIMITED 18 Mar 2013 08451447 ALL THINGS ORGANIC LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08454142 SALES SERVICES INT LTD 21 Mar 2013 08456372 THE PRACTICAL HUMAN RESOURCES COMPANY LTD 21 Mar 2013 08463271 B & C AUGERS LTD 26 Mar 2013 08425528 BOX BUSINESS SERVICES LTD 01 Mar 2013 08428121 DILIGENT BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08428264 BISHOP'S STORTFORD VINEYARD CHURCH 04 Mar 2013 08431696 AERO EXPERIENCE LTD 06 Mar 2013 08438880 PHARMAFORMULATIONS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08442621 SCARLET TOWN LTD 13 Mar 2013 08442641 KUKUR LTD 13 Mar 2013 08443166 HOWE GREEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 13 Mar 2013 08443437 BEEF DIGITAL LTD 13 Mar 2013 08445616 ATLAS MOUNTING (IT) LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08457656 SN02049 FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013 08458782 ZQ TECH LIMITED 22 Mar 2013 08460541 FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08460583 SAVE MY LIFE PROGRAM LTD. 25 Mar 2013 08462705 JM LYNCH LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08462823 DB LYNCH LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08463511 STANFORD EATWELL ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 27 Mar 2013 08464892 AMH TESTERS LTD 27 Mar 2013 08466893 TOUCAN BYTE LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
reports
Select a report from the list below: