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
    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