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
reports
Select a report from the list below: