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

  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 (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 StortfordUK
    2013124134,802
    2012155131,491
    % change-20.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013324349
    New companies in 2012456248
    % change-28.9%-30.6%2.1%
    Record Year1999 (115)2012 (62)2007 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 StortfordUK
    20137277,914
    20125667,576
    % change28.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013262224
    Closed companies in 2012202511
    % change30.0%-12.0%118%
    Record Year2011 (31)2012 (25)2006 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 StortfordUK
    20135256,888
    20129963,915
    Record Year 2012 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201362125
    Net growth in 2012253737
    Record Year1999 (105)2012 (37)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-36.3%-31.1%5.6%
    Record Year1999 (0.8%)1992 (0.3%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.30%CONSULTING5.18%
    BESPOKE0.95%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.81%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.68%TRADING2.06%
    ENERGY0.68%DESIGN1.79%
    GLOBAL0.68%ENGINEERING1.78%
    INTERIORS0.54%BUSINESS1.77%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.54%LONDON1.72%
    ALL0.54%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PHARMA0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    HARRIS0.54%MEDIA1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%GLOBAL1.57%
    TRADING0.54%J1.56%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%CARE1.46%
    SCHOOL0.54%IT1.43%
    HR0.54%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%PROPERTIES1.36%
    R0.54%M1.25%
    AVIATION0.54%BUILDING1.21%
    T0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    RJ0.41%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    B0.41%TRAINING1.17%
    LIVING0.41%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied210249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6854,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5632,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3724,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2723,532
    99999 - Dormant Company2643,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1816,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,664
    41100 - Development of building projects148,637
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,129
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment105,248
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings85,372
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified84,819
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities86,591
    98000 - Residents property management84,579
    93199 - Other sports activities73,375
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate75,059
    7487 - Other business activities77,556
    69102 - Solicitors72,316
    86900 - Other human health activities78,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08439896 LOUIE'S SANDWICH BAR OF NAZEING LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08448208 LOW ENERGY LIFESTYLE LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08448278 LOW ENERGY LIVING LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08456372 THE PRACTICAL HUMAN RESOURCES COMPANY LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08467111 HURSTWOOD AVENUE LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08428264 BISHOP'S STORTFORD VINEYARD CHURCH 04 Mar 2013
    08431285 AS GOOD AS GOLD LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08439821 9 POUND 2 LIMITED 12 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
    08445613 NETOCCHIO LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446308 HUNTON BRIDGE LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08448273 JANZ CONSULTING LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08449400 TOPEKA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08457656 SN02049 FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08457779 TANGO BRAVO (AVIATION) 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
    08462823 DB LYNCH LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463182 BOMBUS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463511 STANFORD EATWELL ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08464892 AMH TESTERS LTD 27 Mar 2013