Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Stortford UK 2014 140 150,722 2013 124 134,802 % change 12.9% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 43 45 52 New companies in 2013 32 43 49 % change 34.4% 4.7% 6.1% Record Year 1999 (115) 2012 (62) 2007 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Stortford UK 2014 60 82,370 2013 72 77,914 % change -16.7% 5.7% Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 12 21 27 Closed companies in 2013 26 22 24 % change -53.8% -4.5% 13% Record Year 2011 (31) 2012 (25) 2006 (239)
Net Company Growth
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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 Stortford UK 2014 80 68,352 2013 52 56,888 Record Year 2012 (99) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 31 24 25 Net growth in 2013 6 21 25 Record Year 1999 (105) 2012 (37) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 25.7% -3.4% -11.4% Record Year 1999 (0.8%) 1992 (0.3%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.18% CONSULTING 5.22% MANAGEMENT 1.28% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.03% PROPERTY 2.64% ENGINEERING 0.90% TRADING 2.05% DESIGN 0.64% LONDON 1.88% BUILDING 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANTS 0.64% CARE 1.79% BEAUTY 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% SCHOOL 0.51% DESIGN 1.75% ASSOCIATES 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MEDIA 0.51% BUSINESS 1.71% ELECTRICAL 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ENTERPRISES 0.51% GLOBAL 1.58% AVIATION 0.39% J 1.48% INVESTMENTS 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PROPERTIES 0.39% MEDIA 1.48% SPORTS 0.39% IT 1.33% HOUSE 0.39% TRANSPORT 1.30% INTERIORS 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CONSULT 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% CLOTHING 0.39% M 1.21% HAIR 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% HEATING 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 234 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 23 47,084 41100 - Development of building projects 21 9,855 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 18,491 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 6,236 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,813 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 6,559 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,358 74990 - Non-trading company 9 14,135 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,885 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,155 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 5,988 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 8 5,419 93199 - Other sports activities 7 3,848 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 7,313 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 5,537
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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