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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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