Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 120 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 34.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bishop's StortfordUK
    2014120143,414
    201389132,684
    % change34.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (120) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014424137
    New companies in 2013282437
    % change50.0%70.8%0.0%
    Record Year1999 (103)1998 (50)1999 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 33.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bishop's StortfordUK
    201483101,670
    20136286,170
    % change33.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2005 (93) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014381728
    Closed companies in 2013231920
    % change65.2%-10.5%40%
    Record Year2003 (117)2008 (42)2005 (49)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 37 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20143741,744
    20132746,514
    Record Year 2011 (59) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20144249
    Net growth in 20135517
    Record Year1999 (95)1998 (38)1999 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change36.3%62.7%-8.4%
    Record Year1999 (0.5%)1998 (0.3%)1999 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 2005 when 32.9% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.59%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTY1.47%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY1.02%PROPERTY2.62%
    ELECTRICAL0.91%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BUILDING0.79%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTIES0.79%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%LONDON1.95%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%CARE1.94%
    DESIGN0.68%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CREATIVE0.68%DESIGN1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.68%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PLUMBING0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDIA0.57%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%J1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HOUSE0.45%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSULT0.45%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GLOBAL0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENDLESS0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    STORTFORD0.45%CO.,1.36%
    BRIDGE0.34%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    MECHANICAL0.34%BUILDING1.30%
    J0.34%IT1.30%
    EVENTS0.34%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied200278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7357,264
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5140,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3829,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2728,224
    99999 - Dormant Company2348,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2118,890
    41100 - Development of building projects1510,604
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet139,914
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment136,630
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1112,795
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings117,151
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified108,501
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets96,327
    43210 - Electrical installation95,922
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified85,857
    74901 - Environmental consulting activities81,584
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities77,401
    74990 - Non-trading company714,006
    59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities72,776

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09219622 PLEASURE PIGS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09235978 YOU MATTER LTD 25 Sep 2014
    09198886 SLOAN HR CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02 Sep 2014
    09203267 DARRINGTON PROFESSIONAL LTD 04 Sep 2014
    09203544 FB FARMING LIMITED 04 Sep 2014
    09205564 ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09205680 TEUTONEN DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09207872 AKRASIA LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09209380 SPRINTPOINT LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09213426 THE CHILDREN'S RIGHTS PROJECT LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09219845 NASK BUSINESS LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09222103 LEMON BEAR LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09227363 KOLNY LTD 19 Sep 2014
    09228878 OUR WEDDING ANGELS LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09229144 RMD LOGISTICS LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09229503 MYS CONSULTANTS LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09230028 INTEGRITY PARTNERS LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09231168 ROSEMARY MUTOPO LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09232559 CHANGENCY LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09235072 WOODSIDE BUILDERS ESSEX LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09239492 PRO-ELITE SOCCER LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09239629 WOODWICKS WORKWEAR LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09241081 J.D WAVELL IT CONSULTING LTD 30 Sep 2014
    09241652 BISHOPS SPECIAL PROJECTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09241659 BISHOPS PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 30 Sep 2014