Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 140 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bishop's StortfordUK
    2014140150,722
    2013124134,802
    % change12.9%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014434552
    New companies in 2013324349
    % change34.4%4.7%6.1%
    Record Year1999 (115)2012 (62)2007 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 60 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20146082,370
    20137277,914
    % change-16.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014122127
    Closed companies in 2013262224
    % change-53.8%-4.5%13%
    Record Year2011 (31)2012 (25)2006 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 80 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20148068,352
    20135256,888
    Record Year 2012 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014312425
    Net growth in 201362125
    Record Year1999 (105)2012 (37)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bishop's Stortford
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change25.7%-3.4%-11.4%
    Record Year1999 (0.8%)1992 (0.3%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 2006 when 37.4% of all directors were female.

    24.6% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.18%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.03%PROPERTY2.64%
    ENGINEERING0.90%TRADING2.05%
    DESIGN0.64%LONDON1.88%
    BUILDING0.64%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANTS0.64%CARE1.79%
    BEAUTY0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    SCHOOL0.51%DESIGN1.75%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MEDIA0.51%BUSINESS1.71%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%GLOBAL1.58%
    AVIATION0.39%J1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.39%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.39%MEDIA1.48%
    SPORTS0.39%IT1.33%
    HOUSE0.39%TRANSPORT1.30%
    INTERIORS0.39%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CONSULT0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    CLOTHING0.39%M1.21%
    HAIR0.39%CAPITAL1.20%
    HEATING0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied234280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7056,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5637,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3727,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2826,700
    99999 - Dormant Company2347,084
    41100 - Development of building projects219,855
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1818,491
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment126,236
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,813
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings116,559
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,358
    74990 - Non-trading company914,135
    43210 - Electrical installation95,885
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified98,155
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets95,988
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis85,419
    93199 - Other sports activities73,848
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities77,313
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified75,537

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08919334 TRACK ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08923852 EVERGREEN PROPERTY CONSULT LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08935985 BELLA & JULES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08967567 ELECTRICAL SERVICE GRP LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08920315 IMB DIAMOND DRILLING LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08921511 SRAPH LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08925201 FORMULA ENERGY LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08925901 NATION RETAIL LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08933074 EMERSON WW LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08940464 CONTROLS DEFINITIVE LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08941212 ALL-CAB CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08943169 CRAIG ROXBURGH CONSULTING LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08943214 IMPELLER FIRE SAFETY LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08945926 FOUNDATION AND PILING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08946740 CORUSAN LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08946749 FIRST ELEVEN PLAYER LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08949856 HOST BARS LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08953135 TRANQUIL WEB DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08953752 TBS OUTDOOR LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08954683 MEC PROPERTY LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08956979 WYCHFORD LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08957291 PIVOTAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08960045 FLEETSTRAND GROUP LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08965982 BROGANVAIL LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08969127 THORLEY ROOFING LIMITED 31 Mar 2014