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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