Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous September.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bushey when compared to any previous September.

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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Bushey during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 36.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BusheyUK
    2012130118,868
    201195114,512
    % change36.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (130) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012393754
    New companies in 2011353426
    % change11.4%8.8%107.7%
    Record Year2010 (49)2010 (41)2012 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 52 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 36.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BusheyUK
    20125274,772
    20118272,230
    % change-36.6%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (83) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012201517
    Closed companies in 2011233524
    % change-13.0%-57.1%-29%
    Record Year2010 (31)2011 (35)2010 (37)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Bushey when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Bushey during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 78 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BusheyUK
    20127844,096
    20111342,282
    Record Year 2012 (78) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012192237
    Net growth in 201112-12
    Record Year2003 (24)2010 (26)2012 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Bushey
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.0%9.7%105.4%
    Record Year1964 (0.3%)1965 (0.7%)1972 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    17.1% of all director appointments in Bushey in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUILDERS2.53%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING2.29%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRANSPORT1.81%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MEDIA1.57%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING1.45%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSTRUCTION1.45%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    START1.21%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS1.21%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HYDROPOWER0.97%BUSINESS1.72%
    GLAZING0.97%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ONLINE0.84%MEDIA1.67%
    UP0.84%LONDON1.67%
    MARKETING0.84%J1.55%
    GLOBAL0.84%GLOBAL1.53%
    J0.72%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    HAULAGE0.72%IT1.43%
    STARTUP0.60%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENTERTAINMENT0.60%CARE1.32%
    PROPERTY0.60%M1.27%
    CAPITAL0.60%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSULTANCY0.60%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.60%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CO0.60%S1.17%
    BUILDING0.60%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied378331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5835,545
    74990 - Non-trading company439,203
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3033,677
    7499 - Non-trading company236,164
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1919,425
    99999 - Dormant Company1825,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified159,891
    7011 - Development & sell real estate111,458
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis93,160
    9999 - Dormant Company812,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities814,774
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate83,003
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified813,716
    62012 - Business and domestic software development64,584
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities54,119
    9305 - Other service activities56,142
    62090 - Other information technology service activities57,869
    8514 - Other human health activities51,744

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08129451 VEHICLE REG UK LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08129493 HERTS FLAT ROOFING LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08130755 MARKOS MULTYTRADERS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08131152 ADNET CONSULTING CORP LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08132941 POSSIBLE WORLDS LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08132980 LAURA EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08133402 GGM CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING SERVICES LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08133412 MGM SURVEYING SERVICES LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08135825 DUCHEM UK LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08137719 BB WEBTECH, LTD 10 Jul 2012
    OC376818 PLATINIUM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LLP 11 Jul 2012
    08139236 MORGAN STANLEY FRANCE LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08141779 COUNTRY LIFE HOMES SOUTH LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08142867 WESTFIELD HEALTHCARE LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08144973 P3 WEBTECH, LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08147505 JEFFERSON & SONS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147829 HARVS LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08152185 NEO CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Jul 2012
    08152329 SODEMETH LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08152741 REACHNET RESOURCES LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08153998 LM&3 LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08158517 OLEOS TRADING LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08159166 SCIENPRESS LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08159941 BANQUE PASCHE SA LTD 27 Jul 2012
    08160041 ALL POINTS INFO LTD 27 Jul 2012