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
New Company Registrations
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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 Stortford UK 2015 150 161,156 2014 140 150,722 % change 7.1% 6.9% Record Year 2012 (155) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 40 46 64 New companies in 2014 43 45 52 % change -7.0% 2.2% 23.1% Record Year 1999 (115) 2012 (62) 2007 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Stortford UK 2015 91 89,523 2014 60 82,370 % change 51.7% 8.7% Record Year 2006 (270) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2015 25 33 33 Closed companies in 2014 12 21 27 % change 108.3% 57.1% 22% Record Year 2011 (31) 2015 (33) 2006 (239)
Net Company Growth
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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 Stortford UK 2015 59 71,633 2014 80 68,352 Record Year 2012 (99) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 15 13 31 Net growth in 2014 31 24 25 Record Year 1999 (105) 2012 (37) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -8.7% -5.8% 12.2% Record Year 1999 (0.8%) 1992 (0.3%) 1991 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.65% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.43% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.10% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.88% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% ELECTRICAL 0.88% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANTS 0.77% ENGINEERING 2.12% COMMUNICATIONS 0.66% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTIES 0.66% TRADING 1.88% INVESTMENTS 0.66% TRANSPORT 1.82% STORTFORD 0.66% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.66% DESIGN 1.65% EVENTS 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% GLOBAL 0.55% CO., 1.58% STANSTED 0.55% J 1.55% PLUMBING 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.54% CREATIVE 0.55% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDIA 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.49% BUILDING 0.44% GLOBAL 1.46% BISHOPS 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ENDLESS 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SCAFFOLDING 0.44% BUILDING 1.31% BUSINESS 0.44% IT 1.30% TRAINING 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% T 0.44% M 1.27%
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 205 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 19,098 41100 - Development of building projects 21 11,863 99999 - Dormant Company 19 49,474 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 12,862 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,080 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 6,815 43210 - Electrical installation 9 6,139 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 7,797 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 6,557 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 8 6,154 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 6,067 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 11,600 74901 - Environmental consulting activities 7 1,608 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 7 4,253
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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