Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bushey when compared to any previous August.

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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 116 companies were registered in Bushey during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 41.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BusheyUK
    2010116101,492
    20098294,671
    % change41.5%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (116) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous August.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010494126
    New companies in 2009272332
    % change81.5%78.3%-18.8%
    Record Year2010 (49)2010 (41)2009 (32)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 25.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BusheyUK
    20108387,705
    200966159,401
    % change25.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2010 (83) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous September.

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010311537
    Closed companies in 2009162030
    % change93.8%-25.0%23%
    Record Year2010 (31)2008 (34)2010 (37)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 33 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BusheyUK
    20103313,787
    200916-64,730
    Record Year 2008 (50) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    August 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Bushey when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20101826-11
    Net growth in 20091132
    Record Year2003 (24)2010 (26)2008 (22)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Bushey
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change68.9%61.8%-22.1%
    Record Year1964 (0.3%)1965 (0.7%)1972 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bushey was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    19.5% of all director appointments in Bushey in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOLAR2.89%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANTOVA2.03%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    TRADING1.16%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING1.01%TRADING2.04%
    MEDIA1.01%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    12340.87%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    INVESTMENTS0.72%BUSINESS1.80%
    CAPITAL0.72%MEDIA1.75%
    BUSINESS0.72%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%LONDON1.59%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.72%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    LAZIO0.58%CARE1.44%
    MARKETING0.58%J1.44%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    GLOBAL0.58%GLOBAL1.42%
    INC0.58%IT1.35%
    ALLIANCE0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%BUILDING1.32%
    D0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    VISA0.43%M1.28%
    ENERGY0.43%SYSTEMS1.26%
    S0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied273202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9369,802
    9999 - Dormant Company5521,484
    74990 - Non-trading company347,649
    7499 - Non-trading company3413,408
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3025,053
    9305 - Other service activities249,454
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1513,161
    7011 - Development & sell real estate123,743
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified86,460
    99999 - Dormant Company814,072
    7260 - Other computer related activities68,967
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis62,962
    7414 - Business & management consultancy614,940
    62090 - Other information technology service activities65,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities58,292
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate52,447
    7012 - Buying & sell own real estate5875
    86900 - Other human health activities43,361
    6523 - Other financial intermediation42,492

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07359991 OBERALP CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07358506 CHRIS CASTLE MANAGEMENT LTD 26 Aug 2010
    07355923 PEKROSE LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355902 ROSEBUD CARE LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07355499 HO LOK LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07354277 JUST WORKS LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07352104 GLOBAL SPA AND WELLNESS VENTURES LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07349019 U MOVE S.E. LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07346277 SIMPLY SCUFFS LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07343673 VENUS OPTICAL LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07343415 REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342779 RKD LOCUM LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07342408 JAKE CURTIS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07341565 UK KKGG GRP LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07341137 SUBURBAN SCOPE LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07340002 BEAT IT RECORDS LIMITED 09 Aug 2010
    07338336 PREMIER DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT (UK) LTD 06 Aug 2010
    07338231 MRS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337357 LOCKGEM LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334433 NAVCONN INC LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07334178 SADDLERS HALT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333591 SKADA LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333589 LIFE STYLE ADVANTAGE, LTD. 03 Aug 2010
    07332334 FORVESTA LTD 02 Aug 2010
    OC357308 ALAN LAWRENCE HAIRDRESSERS LLP 23 Aug 2010