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 08670781 SAGE RURAL LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08676586 ANY ROOF LTD 04 Sep 2013 OC387795 ICE INVESTMENTS LLP 12 Sep 2013 08710784 DBAONCALL LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 08673110 STANSTED AIRPORT CAR RENTAL LTD 03 Sep 2013 08673117 G.G SUPPLIES LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08677393 PALSTACE CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08678899 PORSCHE DYNAMICS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08679157 SCOTT CARTER CAPITAL LTD 05 Sep 2013 08684063 FARRAG CLINICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08685072 CATIGORYCARS LTD 10 Sep 2013 08694412 JACKS BEANSTOP LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08694452 LIPAVI LTD 17 Sep 2013 08695221 SHAW SCENERY LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 08695956 ELLAMS CONSTRUCTION LTD 18 Sep 2013 08697798 WARBURY LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08698063 CBM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08700543 RAHAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD 20 Sep 2013 08701326 HOMESPUN HERTS LTD 23 Sep 2013 08701639 THE TOFFEE APPLE COMPANY LTD 23 Sep 2013 08701706 PREMIUM TOP TIPS LTD 23 Sep 2013 08702961 GK EXPRESS (HERTS) LTD 24 Sep 2013 08704162 THE HERTFORDSHIRE & ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL 24 Sep 2013 08704888 CATALYST INNOVATION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08708260 SCC73 LIMITED 26 Sep 2013
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