Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Stortford UK 2014 120 143,414 2013 89 132,684 % change 34.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (120) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 42 41 37 New companies in 2013 28 24 37 % change 50.0% 70.8% 0.0% Record Year 1999 (103) 1998 (50) 1999 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Stortford UK 2014 83 101,670 2013 62 86,170 % change 33.9% 18.0% Record Year 2005 (93) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 38 17 28 Closed companies in 2013 23 19 20 % change 65.2% -10.5% 40% Record Year 2003 (117) 2008 (42) 2005 (49)
Net Company Growth
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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 Stortford UK 2014 37 41,744 2013 27 46,514 Record Year 2011 (59) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 4 24 9 Net growth in 2013 5 5 17 Record Year 1999 (95) 1998 (38) 1999 (35)
UK Company Share
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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 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 36.3% 62.7% -8.4% Record Year 1999 (0.5%) 1998 (0.3%) 1999 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.59% CONSULTING 5.17% PROPERTY 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 1.02% PROPERTY 2.62% ELECTRICAL 0.91% ENGINEERING 2.07% BUILDING 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTIES 0.79% TRADING 2.00% CONSULTANTS 0.79% LONDON 1.95% ASSOCIATES 0.68% CARE 1.94% DESIGN 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.76% CREATIVE 0.68% DESIGN 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.70% PLUMBING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDIA 0.57% BUSINESS 1.62% CONSTRUCTION 0.57% J 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.53% HOUSE 0.45% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSULT 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.50% GLOBAL 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENDLESS 0.45% MEDIA 1.38% STORTFORD 0.45% CO., 1.36% BRIDGE 0.34% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% MECHANICAL 0.34% BUILDING 1.30% J 0.34% IT 1.30% EVENTS 0.34% M 1.23%
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 200 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 57,264 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 51 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 29,313 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 28,224 99999 - Dormant Company 23 48,286 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 21 18,890 41100 - Development of building projects 15 10,604 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 13 9,914 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 13 6,630 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 12,795 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 11 7,151 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,501 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 6,327 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,922 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 5,857 74901 - Environmental consulting activities 8 1,584 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 7,401 74990 - Non-trading company 7 14,006 59200 - Sound recording and music publishing activities 7 2,776
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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