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Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous February.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 148 companies were registered in Bushey during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BusheyUK
    2012148131,491
    2011140116,391
    % change5.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012376546
    New companies in 2011295061
    % change27.6%30.0%-24.6%
    Record Year2012 (37)2012 (65)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BusheyUK
    20128567,576
    201113390,987
    % change-36.1%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (133) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012263920
    Closed companies in 2011523051
    % change-50.0%30.0%-61%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (39)2011 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bushey when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Bushey during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)BusheyUK
    20126363,915
    2011725,404
    Record Year 2012 (63) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012112626
    Net growth in 2011-232010
    Record Year2010 (20)2009 (31)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Bushey formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Bushey
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change9.4%11.2%-29.4%
    Record Year1960 (0.2%)1975 (0.9%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    24.0% of all director appointments in Bushey in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUSINESS1.50%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.37%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    START1.25%PROPERTY2.37%
    MEDIA1.12%TRADING2.07%
    J1.00%DESIGN1.93%
    HYDROPOWER1.00%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRADING1.00%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    UP0.87%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    ENTERPRISES0.87%BUSINESS1.73%
    GLOBAL0.87%MEDIA1.72%
    MARKETING0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INTERNATIONAL0.75%LONDON1.66%
    INVESTMENT0.75%J1.54%
    PROPERTY0.75%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CO0.75%GLOBAL1.50%
    ONLINE0.75%IT1.40%
    STARTUP0.62%CARE1.34%
    L0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SUPPORT0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    RENO0.50%M1.27%
    INC.0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    PARTNERS0.50%ENERGY1.20%
    LONDON0.50%S1.20%
    FIRST0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied323216,665
    7487 - Other business activities8052,735
    74990 - Non-trading company649,729
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3335,233
    9999 - Dormant Company3318,617
    7499 - Non-trading company289,102
    99999 - Dormant Company1825,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1619,704
    7011 - Development & sell real estate122,092
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate113,072
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,892
    86900 - Other human health activities105,066
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities914,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified913,637
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis93,448
    9305 - Other service activities88,818
    8514 - Other human health activities62,480
    62090 - Other information technology service activities58,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply56,934
    62012 - Business and domestic software development44,356

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07930805 J & FAITH LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07930881 VIP PARTYBUSES LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07932187 FIRST PLANK GLOBAL, LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07932872 LONDON RETAIL BUSINESS GROWTH LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07935425 SAI MAA EUROPE LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07936038 GUTESP INVESTMENT LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07940835 GRUPPO SEM LTD 08 Feb 2012
    07943872 KMO SECURE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07950053 ROYAL CONNAUGHT PARK RESIDENTS LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952360 SAM MACHINE LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953110 MAESTRIPIERI LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07953245 TWELVE HUNDRED LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07954245 TADAVARTHI TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07958078 MILLHOUSE ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07960749 G & L PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07962995 M J ROWSON SERVICES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963187 ALIVE SUPPLY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964802 HYDRODD LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07964962 PRO - REACTIVITY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07965366 START A SMALL BUSINESS LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07966082 START INVESTMENTS LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07966627 START UP & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07966672 PURPLEMEERCAT CONSULTING LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07966857 DYNADOR LTD 28 Feb 2012
    07967012 START UP BUSINESS ADVICE LIMITED 28 Feb 2012