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Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company closures in Bushey when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 was a record month for company closures in Bushey when compared to any month in history.

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 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 140 companies were registered in Bushey during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BusheyUK
    2011140116,391
    2010112105,137
    % change25.0%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (140) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous March.

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011295061
    New companies in 2010353344
    % change-17.1%51.5%38.6%
    Record Year2010 (35)2011 (50)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company closures in Bushey when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 87.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BusheyUK
    201113390,986
    20107182,677
    % change87.3%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (133) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    March 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous March.

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous January.

    January 2011 was a record month for company closures in Bushey when compared to any month in history.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011523051
    Closed companies in 2010151937
    % change246.7%57.9%38%
    Record Year2011 (52)2011 (30)2011 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 7 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)BusheyUK
    2011725,405
    20104122,460
    Record Year 2008 (59) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-232010
    Net growth in 201020147
    Record Year2010 (20)2009 (31)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Bushey formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Bushey
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-28.6%33.2%32.2%
    Record Year1960 (0.2%)1975 (0.9%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 41.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    18.8% of all director appointments in Bushey in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOLAR4.10%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANTOVA3.15%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    INVESTMENTS0.96%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.96%TRADING2.10%
    GLOBAL0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    TRADING0.96%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS0.82%BUSINESS1.87%
    12340.82%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ASSOCIATES0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    LONDON0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    INC0.68%LONDON1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%CARE1.45%
    D0.68%J1.45%
    PRODUCTIONS0.68%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDIA0.68%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    HOME0.55%IT1.41%
    DIRECT0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    40.55%BUILDING1.34%
    LAZIO0.55%M1.30%
    GREEN0.55%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    CARE0.55%S1.24%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    TRADE0.55%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied317202,798
    7487 - Other business activities8860,968
    9999 - Dormant Company4819,765
    74990 - Non-trading company388,695
    7499 - Non-trading company3611,316
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3230,253
    9305 - Other service activities178,740
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1416,150
    7011 - Development & sell real estate102,654
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis93,220
    99999 - Dormant Company918,336
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate62,528
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities610,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified510,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities56,996
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale41,853
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities43,436
    86900 - Other human health activities44,092
    7012 - Buying & sell own real estate4715

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07586148 WETHERBYS PROPERTY LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07584480 KOOLCALLS LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07584406 PJ SEAFOODS LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07584354 GLOBALE NETZERKE LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07582735 RADIALABS SKINCARE PROCESSING GRP LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07582132 PRIME TIME EXCHANGE LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07577972 BRAY SOCIAL CARE LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07577212 BARANDI SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07577152 THE HAMPTONS RESTAURANT GROUP LIMITED 24 Mar 2011
    07577126 UNIVERSAL CURRENCY TRADING LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07577033 BROKING LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07570831 THIN CLUB LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570673 CURECOL LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07570402 GREEN CAPITAL PARTNER LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569940 BEACH READY LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569929 ZEN DIRECT LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569901 ZULU LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07569856 SLIM HEALTH LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568690 ODONKOR DEVELOPMENTS LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07565795 JULIEN & JULIEN LTD 16 Mar 2011
    07564370 JOY LEGAL SERVICES LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07563752 SILVERWIRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07554502 ELITE CARS AND SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07550254 HOME WARMTH LTD 03 Mar 2011
    07548608 EMC2 PRODUCTIONS LTD 02 Mar 2011