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Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    A total of 95 companies were registered in Bushey during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BusheyUK
    201195114,512
    2010116101,492
    % change-18.1%12.8%
    Record Year 2010 (116) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011353426
    New companies in 2010494126
    % change-28.6%-17.1%0.0%
    Record Year2010 (49)2010 (41)2009 (32)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BusheyUK
    20118272,230
    20108387,705
    % change-1.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2010 (83) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011233524
    Closed companies in 2010311537
    % change-25.8%133.3%-35%
    Record Year2010 (31)2011 (35)2010 (37)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 13 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BusheyUK
    20111342,282
    20103313,787
    Record Year 2008 (50) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201112-12
    Net growth in 20101826-11
    Record Year2003 (24)2010 (26)2008 (22)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Bushey
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-34.6%-30.2%-9.7%
    Record Year1964 (0.3%)1965 (0.7%)1972 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    20.9% of all director appointments in Bushey in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOLAR1.33%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANTOVA1.20%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    GLOBAL1.20%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    TRADING1.06%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUSINESS0.93%TRADING2.06%
    HOME0.80%DESIGN1.94%
    GREEN0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    MANAGEMENT0.80%BUSINESS1.82%
    LONDON0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.66%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ENTERPRISES0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    GROUP0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%LONDON1.63%
    DIRECT0.53%J1.47%
    PROCESSING0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENT0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROPERTY0.53%CARE1.42%
    CONSULTING0.53%IT1.38%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    J0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PLC0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CO0.53%M1.25%
    GRP0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    (BUSHEY)0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    D0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied319204,493
    7487 - Other business activities10765,177
    9999 - Dormant Company5022,587
    74990 - Non-trading company428,064
    7499 - Non-trading company3711,543
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3129,245
    7011 - Development & sell real estate132,638
    99999 - Dormant Company1218,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1115,760
    9305 - Other service activities910,525
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate92,426
    86900 - Other human health activities84,019
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis82,929
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities710,137
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified67,551
    8514 - Other human health activities62,943
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply58,345
    62090 - Other information technology service activities56,798
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified510,018
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities43,271

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758463 GROUP ICS FRANCE LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07763381 CHERRY INDUSTRIES LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07763389 CW ENTERPRISES LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07763868 RASMA EXPORTS LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07765690 BLC ENTERPRISES LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766436 EDUCATION AND ELEARNING SERVICES UK LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07769135 AREON-FRESH INTERNATIONAL LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07770057 IC1 CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07772373 MONA STORES GALLERY LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07773004 CLEAR SMILE LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774820 BOY GENIUS PROMOTIONS LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07782473 PARAGON CHAUFFEUR LONDON LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783406 VESPER BUSINESS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07784436 RZ BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07785124 CIDER MEDIA LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07785276 JUST ROOMS LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07785542 BLUE MOUNTAIN BUSINESS SERVICES PLC 23 Sep 2011
    07785670 COMLINK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07788554 GLEAM & ARTS LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    OC368140 CRS RETAIL LOTTERY SOLUTIONS LLP 19 Sep 2011
    OC368295 BLYTHWOOD VETERINARY (BUSHEY) LLP 22 Sep 2011
    OC368371 OPEN CONTENT LLP 26 Sep 2011
    07790210 DYSPHAGIA CENTRE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07790416 MONTGOLFIER SECURITE PRIVEE (MSP) LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07791361 LJB CARS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011