Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 89 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bishop's StortfordUK
    201389132,684
    2012104118,868
    % change-14.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2011 (113) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013282437
    New companies in 2012393431
    % change-28.2%-29.4%19.4%
    Record Year1999 (103)1998 (50)1999 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 62 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20136286,170
    20126075,908
    % change3.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2005 (93) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013231920
    Closed companies in 2012242115
    % change-4.2%-9.5%33%
    Record Year2003 (117)2008 (42)2005 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 27 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20132746,514
    20124442,960
    Record Year 2011 (59) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20135517
    Net growth in 2012151316
    Record Year1999 (95)1998 (38)1999 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-35.7%-35.2%4.7%
    Record Year1999 (0.5%)1998 (0.3%)1999 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 2005 when 32.9% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.14%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.94%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    ENERGY0.67%PROPERTY2.53%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.67%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING0.67%ENGINEERING1.83%
    INTERIORS0.67%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTY0.67%DESIGN1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.54%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    AVIATION0.54%CARE1.64%
    CONTRACTS0.54%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CO0.54%GLOBAL1.59%
    BUSINESS0.40%J1.54%
    EDUCATION0.40%MEDIA1.54%
    STORTFORD0.40%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    G0.40%PROPERTIES1.45%
    COMMERCIAL0.40%IT1.39%
    C0.40%M1.25%
    DESIGN0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    J0.40%BUILDING1.19%
    T0.40%CAPITAL1.19%
    CLOTHING0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    AERO0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied208260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6354,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5034,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3426,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2925,547
    99999 - Dormant Company2546,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2117,715
    41100 - Development of building projects179,271
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment125,859
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,516
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities116,979
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet118,475
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings106,039
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified97,590
    74990 - Non-trading company914,228
    86900 - Other human health activities89,203
    93199 - Other sports activities83,654
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities82,591
    71111 - Architectural activities82,746
    69102 - Solicitors72,396

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08646179 CARKEL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08660279 BARINA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08664302 TOUCHWOOD ONLINE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08664505 COSMETIC LASERS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08634841 REGAN & CO ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638223 BETZAPP LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08639792 CORALMEAD CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08643028 FOSTER SAFETY SERVICES LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08645443 B W EDUCATION LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08647354 MPAE LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08648528 K. CARTER PLANT HIRE LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08651147 CAPABLE CONTRACTORS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08652186 HEWCART LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08652360 ENERGY IT CONSULTING LTD 15 Aug 2013
    08658254 DEVANNY BESPOKE BATHROOMS & HEATING LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658353 EMERY HOUSE PROPERTY LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08658427 MLB FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08659215 AFRAN LTD 21 Aug 2013
    08659251 FAB SCIENCE LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08662390 FENWAY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08663794 PALIEV LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08666019 SUNSEEKERS TANNING (ESSEX) LTD 28 Aug 2013
    08667401 MOULAND LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08669148 AJK CONTRACTIAL SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013