Bushey, Hertfordshire

2010 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 209 companies were formed in Bushey. This figure is 20.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Bushey occurred in 2009 when a total of 263 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BusheyUK
    2010209203,749
    2009263182,021
    % change-20.5%11.9%
    Record Year2009 (263)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 97 companies were registered in Bushey during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.8% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)BusheyUK
    20109798,612
    200915690,987
    % change-37.8%8.4%
    Record Year 2009 (156) 2007 (112,283)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2010343231
    New companies in 2009464268
    % change-26.1%-23.8%-54.4%
    Record Year2009 (46)2009 (42)2009 (68)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 a total of 137 companies were dissolved in Bushey. This figure is 16.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Bushey occurred in 2009 when a total of 163 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BusheyUK
    2010137177,631
    2009163289,236
    % change-16.0%-38.6%
    Record Year2009 (163)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    A total of 66 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)BusheyUK
    20106694,954
    2009106181,176
    % change-37.7%-47.6%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2010142230
    Closed companies in 2009344230
    % change-58.8%-47.6%0%
    Record Year2009 (34)2009 (42)2010 (30)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 the company register for Bushey increased by 72 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)BusheyUK
    20107226,118
    2009100-107,215
    Record Year2008 (117)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 31 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)BusheyUK
    2010313,658
    200950-90,189
    Record Year 2008 (58) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 201020101
    Net growth in 200912038
    Record Year1998 (30)2008 (15)2009 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    In the first half of 2010 Bushey formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.1%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Bushey
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    In the second quarter of 2010, Bushey formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010)Bushey
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-32.0%-27.3%-59.0%
    Record Year1961 (0.5%)1970 (0.7%)1979 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)

    The record first half year for female directors in Bushey was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.0% of all director appointments in Bushey in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Bushey was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    22.9% of all director appointments in Bushey in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.11%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MEDIA1.11%CONSULTING4.79%
    12340.95%CONSULTANCY3.02%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%PROPERTY2.40%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%ASSOCIATES2.02%
    BUSINESS0.79%TRADING2.01%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%DESIGN1.91%
    MARKETING0.79%CONSTRUCTION1.85%
    TRADING0.79%MEDIA1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.79%BUSINESS1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TT0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.59%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.63%ENGINEERING1.56%
    CAPITAL0.63%LONDON1.52%
    CENTRE0.63%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ENERGY0.47%J1.46%
    INVEST0.47%CARE1.41%
    S0.47%GLOBAL1.39%
    ALLIANCE0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MEDICAL0.47%BUILDING1.33%
    VISA0.47%M1.29%
    J0.47%IT1.28%
    AUTO0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    DEVELOPMENT0.47%GROUP1.25%
    GLOBAL0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.25%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied266207,125
    7487 - Other business activities8968,525
    9999 - Dormant Company5419,842
    74990 - Non-trading company357,893
    7499 - Non-trading company3413,997
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2925,942
    9305 - Other service activities268,822
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1513,490
    7011 - Development & sell real estate144,579
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,684
    99999 - Dormant Company714,342
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis73,070
    7414 - Business & management consultancy714,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities68,590
    62090 - Other information technology service activities65,854
    7260 - Other computer related activities59,122
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate52,601
    86900 - Other human health activities43,450
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract42,301
    4525 - Other special trades construction32,224

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07298961 COMPANIES IN ITALY LIMITED 29 Jun 2010
    07298804 GOLDTON INVEST LTD 29 Jun 2010
    07296698 MUZI BUBI LIMITED 28 Jun 2010
    07296512 ACCELERATE GARDEN SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jun 2010
    07294112 BLENHEIM HOMES LIMITED 24 Jun 2010
    07292709 SURMA WATFORD LTD 23 Jun 2010
    07292127 FILTERING MEDIA MANUFACTURERS LTD 22 Jun 2010
    07290562 THE EXTRA MILE AGENCY LTD 21 Jun 2010
    07289760 CIW BOURNEMOUTH MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Jun 2010
    07288375 ELEVEN ELEVEN FINANCE LIMITED 17 Jun 2010
    07288326 BC EUROTRADE LTD 17 Jun 2010
    07288310 HAYDON HILL ADVISORS LIMITED 17 Jun 2010
    07285198 25 SCHOOL LANE LIMITED 15 Jun 2010
    07283769 CADIT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Jun 2010
    07282806 VMJ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jun 2010
    07282035 ACCESS AUTO STORAGE & RECOVERY LIMITED 11 Jun 2010
    07281325 DAVERNS ACCOUNTANTS + BUSINESS ADVISORS LIMITED 11 Jun 2010
    07281294 PRO FOLK EUROPE LIMITED 11 Jun 2010
    07277649 MEDGE PRODUCTION HOUSE LTD 08 Jun 2010
    07276556 CEZEX LTD 08 Jun 2010
    07276443 LUVAX INVEST LTD 07 Jun 2010
    07274740 IMECH LIMITED 07 Jun 2010
    07272860 ASHA ASSOCIATES (UK) LTD 03 Jun 2010
    07272313 NP INFOTECH LTD 03 Jun 2010
    OC356086 H D PROFESSIONAL LLP 30 Jun 2010