
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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Bushey UK 2012 148 131,491 2011 140 116,391 % change 5.7% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2012 37 65 46 New companies in 2011 29 50 61 % change 27.6% 30.0% -24.6% Record Year 2012 (37) 2012 (65) 2011 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bushey UK 2012 85 67,576 2011 133 90,987 % change -36.1% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (133) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2012 26 39 20 Closed companies in 2011 52 30 51 % change -50.0% 30.0% -61% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (39) 2011 (51)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bushey UK 2012 63 63,915 2011 7 25,404 Record Year 2012 (63) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 11 26 26 Net growth in 2011 -23 20 10 Record Year 2010 (20) 2009 (31) 2008 (31)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 9.4% 11.2% -29.4% Record Year 1960 (0.2%) 1975 (0.9%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage BUSINESS 1.50% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.37% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.25% CONSULTANCY 3.30% START 1.25% PROPERTY 2.37% MEDIA 1.12% TRADING 2.07% J 1.00% DESIGN 1.93% HYDROPOWER 1.00% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.84% UP 0.87% CONSULTANTS 1.79% ENTERPRISES 0.87% BUSINESS 1.73% GLOBAL 0.87% MEDIA 1.72% MARKETING 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INTERNATIONAL 0.75% LONDON 1.66% INVESTMENT 0.75% J 1.54% PROPERTY 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CO 0.75% GLOBAL 1.50% ONLINE 0.75% IT 1.40% STARTUP 0.62% CARE 1.34% L 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% SUPPORT 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% RENO 0.50% M 1.27% INC. 0.50% BUILDING 1.24% PARTNERS 0.50% ENERGY 1.20% LONDON 0.50% S 1.20% FIRST 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 323 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 80 52,735 74990 - Non-trading company 64 9,729 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 33 18,617 7499 - Non-trading company 28 9,102 99999 - Dormant Company 18 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 16 19,704 7011 - Development & sell real estate 12 2,092 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 3,072 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,892 86900 - Other human health activities 10 5,066 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 13,637 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 9 3,448 9305 - Other service activities 8 8,818 8514 - Other human health activities 6 2,480 62090 - Other information technology service activities 5 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 5 6,934 62012 - Business and domestic software development 4 4,356
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07895684 BUSHEY ST JAMES TRUST 03 Jan 2012 07897096 A-CORPRO INTERNATIONAL LTD 04 Jan 2012 07901228 J & L RESEARCH LTD 09 Jan 2012 07902513 LLOYDS TEC LTD 09 Jan 2012 07902794 GOLDCREST CONTRACTOR (LONDON) LIMITED 09 Jan 2012 07906619 COMPTOIR NEGOCE LTD 12 Jan 2012 07907944 ROMAR PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2012 07908092 EXCESSGONE.COM LTD 12 Jan 2012 07911037 AFI AMERICAN FIBERTEK (UK) LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07911418 HORNDON CARPETS LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07916469 ABOVE MARKETING LTD 19 Jan 2012 07918917 MINI ME'S NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL LTD 23 Jan 2012 07920283 BARRIE MOSS LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07921178 AIRLINE SALES AGENCIES LTD 24 Jan 2012 07921389 THE ARTS EXPERIENCE TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07921677 VEXPERTISE LTD 24 Jan 2012 07921987 TITAN MEDIA LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07922007 DIRECT SHOPPING NETWORK LTD 24 Jan 2012 07922050 3PM MEDIA SERVICES LTD 24 Jan 2012 07923310 BUSINESS & GO LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07924337 MY REALM LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07926708 REJUVENEX DIRECT U.K., LTD. 27 Jan 2012 07927189 CASUAL CHALLENGE ARCADE LTD. 27 Jan 2012 07928516 EMEMBER SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Jan 2012 07929397 HD REALITY LTD 31 Jan 2012
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