Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.

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 2015)

    A total of 150 companies were registered in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bishop's StortfordUK
    2015150161,156
    2014140150,722
    % change7.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015404664
    New companies in 2014434552
    % change-7.0%2.2%23.1%
    Record Year1999 (115)2012 (62)2007 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 91 companies were dissolved in Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 51.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20159189,523
    20146082,370
    % change51.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Bishop's Stortford when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015253333
    Closed companies in 2014122127
    % change108.3%57.1%22%
    Record Year2011 (31)2015 (33)2006 (239)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Bishop's Stortford during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 59 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bishop's StortfordUK
    20155971,633
    20148068,352
    Record Year 2012 (99) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015151331
    Net growth in 2014312425
    Record Year1999 (105)2012 (37)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Bishop's Stortford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bishop's Stortford
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.7%-5.8%12.2%
    Record Year1999 (0.8%)1992 (0.3%)1991 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bishop's Stortford was in 2006 when 37.4% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in Bishop's Stortford in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.65%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.43%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.21%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.88%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%ENGINEERING2.12%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.66%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTIES0.66%TRADING1.88%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%TRANSPORT1.82%
    STORTFORD0.66%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    EVENTS0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    GLOBAL0.55%CO.,1.58%
    STANSTED0.55%J1.55%
    PLUMBING0.55%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CREATIVE0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDIA0.55%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUILDING0.44%GLOBAL1.46%
    BISHOPS0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ENDLESS0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SCAFFOLDING0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    BUSINESS0.44%IT1.30%
    TRAINING0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    T0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied205288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6758,522
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4743,081
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3630,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2529,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    41100 - Development of building projects2111,863
    99999 - Dormant Company1949,474
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1410,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,862
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified119,080
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,815
    43210 - Electrical installation96,139
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings97,797
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets96,557
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis86,154
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified86,067
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate711,600
    74901 - Environmental consulting activities71,608
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies74,253

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09419297 FALCON FINANCIAL SEARCH LIMITED 03 Feb 2015
    09427668 TITUS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09428093 TITUS SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09445498 EA SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09448983 JL INVEST & PROTECT LTD 19 Feb 2015
    09417050 HEARTSESCORTS LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09429135 ITECH PROJECTS DIRECT LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429489 MSM ENGINEERING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09429545 LEFINSYS LTD. 09 Feb 2015
    09433068 WINDHILL ACADEMY TRUST 11 Feb 2015
    09435636 CA ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING LTD. 12 Feb 2015
    09435924 D DAVIES DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09439046 SIMBRI SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09439585 ATMOSPHERES VENTILATION SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09442766 BOWERBIRD PUBLISHING LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09446246 RB5 SERVICES LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09446810 AMAY WINES UK LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09447269 YK GR LTD 19 Feb 2015
    OC398416 HANBURY PRIVATE CLIENTS LLP 20 Feb 2015
    09453215 TR ANALYSTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2015
    09456285 SM PRODUCTIONS LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456338 KOLLNY LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456805 HERTSADAMS LAW ASSOCIATES LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457803 LAZULI LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09459063 RED DOT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2015