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 08832080 KMB TECHNICALSERVICES LIMITED 06 Jan 2014 08855492 PSM SPORT AND MEDIA LTD 22 Jan 2014 08857094 RJL VENTURES LTD 22 Jan 2014 08867657 JAMES LEMON LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08832762 LMD PROPERTIES LTD 06 Jan 2014 08834351 GREENA TRANSPORT LTD 07 Jan 2014 OC390250 TRANQUIL DEV LLP 08 Jan 2014 08838651 ASHWELL & BARRIE LIMITED 09 Jan 2014 08841375 MATERNITY MATTERS LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08841435 RJ CLARK BUILDING & MAINTENANCE LTD 13 Jan 2014 08843487 LM SIGNS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08845112 MILLER DIAMONDS LTD 14 Jan 2014 08845519 BREEZE SOFTFORMS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08847190 ASPEND LTD 16 Jan 2014 08848444 MAYTON LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08848452 WARMAY LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08850522 B4DAM LTD 17 Jan 2014 08853321 PUGH ALTERNATIVES LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08854368 ELITE SOCIAL WORK LIMITED 21 Jan 2014 08859635 GUY'S SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08861544 LETTING INVENTORY COMPANY LTD 27 Jan 2014 08862095 FORWARD THINKING PERSONNEL LTD 27 Jan 2014 08864098 E.B. PERFORMANCE LTD. 28 Jan 2014 08866347 ASHTON WEBB RECRUITMENT LIMITED 29 Jan 2014 08866575 MW DESIGN & PUBLISHING LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
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