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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
    07545471 DRIFTWOOD STRATEGIC VENTURES LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07542623 MADEMOISELLE LONDON LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541974 THE HAMPTONS CLUB LTD 24 Feb 2011
    07540045 DEITY WORLD LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07536072 33 WESTCLIFFE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 21 Feb 2011
    07534117 221 MEDIA LTD 17 Feb 2011
    07534077 BIANCO HOME 1876 GROUP LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07532055 CITY & COUNTRY CARS LTD 16 Feb 2011
    07529566 COLOSSI LTD 15 Feb 2011
    07528321 PIGEON NETTING SYSTEMS.COM LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07526642 GINGER INITIATIVES LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523964 IYASHI DOME UK LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07523676 STRATEGIC APPROACH PLC 09 Feb 2011
    07522252 E-MEDIABIZ LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07519847 CLOUD CONSULTANCY LONDON LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07519637 STONEFIRE LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07517946 CONTACT GREEN LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07517107 SKIN DIRECT UK LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07515977 DIRECT BEAUTY UK LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07512882 TRI STAR MEDIA SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Feb 2011
    OC361730 HOLTBRIDE LLP 10 Feb 2011
    OC361733 JAYFRESH LLP 10 Feb 2011
    OC361738 AIRTOWN LLP 10 Feb 2011
    OC361739 BESTSET LLP 10 Feb 2011
    OC361741 DRIFTBAY LLP 10 Feb 2011