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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
    07724971 TIRTHA LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07727908 EUROTRANSCOM LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728859 COMPASSION LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07732627 RELIANCE DISTRIBUTORS LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07732704 MPCS-IT LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07735330 MORAH MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07736319 ACCOUNTANCY IN EUROPE.COM LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07740556 AR STORAGE TRADING LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07743889 PAGE HAIR LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07745331 BAKESTAR LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07745332 BONSAI PROPERTY INVESTMENT LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07745862 ISLERO LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07746071 ONLINE VENTURE PARTNERS LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07748047 JAFFA FILMS LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07748457 PROVIDERS VOICE LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07750801 MANUFACTURE OF ART AND INVESTMENT LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07751456 TRI NUMERAL LTD 24 Aug 2011
    07752710 VIRTUOUS TRADING LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07753575 GLOBAL SECURITY FORCE PLC 26 Aug 2011
    07754536 FIRST CHOICE GRP LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07756028 S M MALONEY AND SONS LTD 30 Aug 2011
    07757474 ZARATHUSTRA LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07757790 TEMPORARY WORKERS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07737830 COMPANY INCORPORATIONS WORLDWIDE PLC 11 Aug 2011
    07738384 FLASH ELECTRICS LTD 12 Aug 2011