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
    09163111 RAPATAR LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09172188 THREMHALL PROPERTY INVEST LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09173263 R.J. COATINGS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09195999 KORU BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09196133 INGOLD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09157014 NICK THE BRICK LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09162541 BONTECH ELECTRICAL TESTING LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09165710 GIFTSTREAMING LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09165712 GIFTLISTENING LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09165719 FREEMIUM LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09165722 FREEBIUM LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09165878 GIFTREADING LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09170475 MC COATINGS LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09170924 AMBULANCE & EMERGENCY PLANNING CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09171139 INTEREUROPE EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172047 RYE STREET 1960 LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    09172970 INKY SCRAWL LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174461 GHG PROJECTS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09187142 TAWANABATSIE LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09190078 HANDENGRAVINGS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192500 EUNOIA PROPS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09192947 AC MEDIA LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09193811 WILSON AND WOOD OF STORTFORD LTD. 29 Aug 2014
    09194890 JUST4LAUGHS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195553 A T CONSULTANCY & TRAINING LTD 30 Aug 2014