Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 92 companies were registered in Bushey during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BusheyUK
    201392134,802
    2012148131,491
    % change-37.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013362432
    New companies in 2012376546
    % change-2.7%-63.1%-30.4%
    Record Year2012 (37)2012 (65)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 72 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BusheyUK
    20137277,914
    20128567,576
    % change-15.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013272223
    Closed companies in 2012263920
    % change3.8%-43.6%15%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (39)2011 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 20 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BusheyUK
    20132056,888
    20126363,915
    Record Year 2012 (63) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013929
    Net growth in 2012112626
    Record Year2010 (20)2009 (32)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Bushey formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Bushey
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-12.8%-63.3%-28.1%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1989 (0.2%)2011 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 45.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bushey was in 2006 when 30.1% of all directors were female.

    9.9% of all director appointments in Bushey in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUILDERS2.80%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSTRUCTION2.80%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    TRANSPORT2.67%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    TRADING1.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING1.78%TRADING2.06%
    GLOBAL1.40%DESIGN1.79%
    MEDIA1.27%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.14%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTY0.64%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CARE0.64%LONDON1.72%
    VENTURES0.64%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    FINANCE0.51%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ONLINE0.51%MEDIA1.63%
    BUILDING0.51%GLOBAL1.57%
    PROPERTIES0.51%J1.56%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%CARE1.46%
    CAPITAL0.51%IT1.43%
    CONSULTANCY0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    LIFE0.38%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SOFTWARE0.38%M1.25%
    EUROPE0.38%BUILDING1.21%
    HEALTHCARE0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    INVESTMENTS0.38%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MARKETING0.38%TRAINING1.17%
    WORLD0.38%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied334249,183
    74990 - Non-trading company10114,129
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4154,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3232,624
    7487 - Other business activities247,556
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2216,448
    99999 - Dormant Company2143,384
    86900 - Other human health activities198,465
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1823,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1724,894
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis155,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,664
    41100 - Development of building projects118,637
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate95,059
    62012 - Business and domestic software development98,099
    7499 - Non-trading company71,582
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities76,591
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified53,073
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified53,096
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified54,719

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08343982 INVESTYOURTIME LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08344725 GREENLEAF CLASSICS, INCORPORATED LTD 02 Jan 2013
    08345224 677192 BC LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345505 GRIFFON MAINTENANCE LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08350645 ANP SOLUTIONS LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08356239 UNBEATABLE BARGAINS LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08360467 PENNY'S SPA LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08360817 JUST PLASTERING (LONDON) LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08362039 IRJ CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08362824 CISTECH LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08363271 LORRIERS LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08365796 FS SPEED CAR-WASH LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08366442 SOCOTRATS LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08366473 FBS TRADING LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08367055 TECHNETIKS LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08372525 BIG CLOSERS & PARTNERS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08373466 MAE TRADING AND CO LTD 24 Jan 2013
    08378597 NEW TRADE HOUSE LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08379291 ARZOU LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08380534 QIUDI TRADING (UK) LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08380538 LUCHENG TRADING (UK) LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08380799 BRAZILIAN HAIR STRAIGHTENING LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08382151 TSG EUROPE LIMITED 30 Jan 2013
    08382966 PSBSS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08383537 YOUSIF LIMITED 31 Jan 2013