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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
    07972342 R J FLETCHER DB CONSULTANTS LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07975248 G B ROCKETS LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976331 START UP CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07978267 START UP MARKET PLACE LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07980700 LONDON REBUILD LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07981106 TSBO LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07983492 ABCAZ LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07983528 START UP PR LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07983551 KEMPDALE LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07983585 STARTUP LAB (UK) LIMITED 09 Mar 2012
    07983837 GRAND MEDIA LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07984212 ONLINE STORE 247 LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07984435 CASTLE SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07988866 SINBA MEDIA INC. LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07990382 M2JC LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07993034 MANAGIS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07993087 C.A.S. CLAIMS LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07995181 SPOLKIEUROPEJSKIE.COM LTD 19 Mar 2012
    07995189 IMMIGRATIONINTOAMERICA.COM LTD 19 Mar 2012
    08001302 154 YORK AVENUE (MANAGEMENT) CO. LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08001725 MALA POLSKA LTD 22 Mar 2012
    08005464 ENERLIFE LTD 26 Mar 2012
    08006028 VIRTUSYNC LIMITED 26 Mar 2012
    08014394 CORE CUTTER PLUS LTD 30 Mar 2012
    OC373058 REINCARNATIONICS LLP 05 Mar 2012