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.
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New Company Registrations
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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 Stortford UK 2013 89 132,684 2012 104 118,868 % change -14.4% 11.6% Record Year 2011 (113) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 28 24 37 New companies in 2012 39 34 31 % change -28.2% -29.4% 19.4% Record Year 1999 (103) 1998 (50) 1999 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Stortford UK 2013 62 86,170 2012 60 75,908 % change 3.3% 13.5% Record Year 2005 (93) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 23 19 20 Closed companies in 2012 24 21 15 % change -4.2% -9.5% 33% Record Year 2003 (117) 2008 (42) 2005 (49)
Net Company Growth
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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 Stortford UK 2013 27 46,514 2012 44 42,960 Record Year 2011 (59) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 5 5 17 Net growth in 2012 15 13 16 Record Year 1999 (95) 1998 (38) 1999 (35)
UK Company Share
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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 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -35.7% -35.2% 4.7% Record Year 1999 (0.5%) 1998 (0.3%) 1999 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.14% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTANCY 1.07% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.45% ENERGY 0.67% PROPERTY 2.53% DEVELOPMENTS 0.67% TRADING 2.08% TRADING 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.83% INTERIORS 0.67% LONDON 1.79% PROPERTY 0.67% DESIGN 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSTRUCTION 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.69% AVIATION 0.54% CARE 1.64% CONTRACTS 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CO 0.54% GLOBAL 1.59% BUSINESS 0.40% J 1.54% EDUCATION 0.40% MEDIA 1.54% STORTFORD 0.40% INVESTMENTS 1.53% G 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.45% COMMERCIAL 0.40% IT 1.39% C 0.40% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.20% J 0.40% BUILDING 1.19% T 0.40% CAPITAL 1.19% CLOTHING 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% AERO 0.40% TRAINING 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 208 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 63 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 25 46,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 17,715 41100 - Development of building projects 17 9,271 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 5,859 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,516 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 6,979 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 8,475 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 6,039 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,590 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 8 9,203 93199 - Other sports activities 8 3,654 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 8 2,591 71111 - Architectural activities 8 2,746 69102 - Solicitors 7 2,396
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08594474 MUNTJAC ASSOCIATES LTD 02 Jul 2013 08596741 KENWORTHY & CO VINTAGE MOTOR WORKS LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08603095 WESTON CORPORATION LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08606181 MCLEAN AND MCLEAN CONSULTANTS LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08612239 LK COMMERCIAL INTERIORS LTD 16 Jul 2013 08602842 MINI MILKS CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE LTD 09 Jul 2013 08603614 LONGEYE LIMITED 10 Jul 2013 08603796 JULIA BARNABY CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Jul 2013 08605366 LESERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2013 08606562 T & G HOUSING SERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2013 08608761 PE COMPLIANCE SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08611062 THE CIVET CAT LTD 16 Jul 2013 08612916 LEGACY REAL ESTATE LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08615570 BEAUBEC CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Jul 2013 08616607 AADA LTD 19 Jul 2013 08617701 VOULI LTD 19 Jul 2013 08618676 AFRICA UNIQUE LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08619737 PS AIR-SERVICE LIMITED 22 Jul 2013 08619811 TOBY WHITELEY LTD 22 Jul 2013 08620513 ISJ CONSULTING LIMITED 23 Jul 2013 08621713 TRUSTED GUARDIANSHIP LTD 23 Jul 2013 08622162 COMPLIANCE INFOSEC LTD 24 Jul 2013 08623090 SANTOS FOOD LTD 24 Jul 2013 08629711 YOUR WEDDING INSPIRATION LTD 30 Jul 2013 08632499 THEDESIGNERBUBBLE LIMITED 31 Jul 2013
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