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
    08426203 SHIELDED LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426484 VIDARTHA DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08427661 WINSTON INDUSTRIES LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08429336 BCM SEARCH LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08430414 J.J.JOINERY(UK) LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430457 J.J. INVESTMENTS (UK) LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08431938 GARSTIN ASSOCIATES LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08433574 PEAPODS EARLY LEARNING CENTRE LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08434647 FREEHOLDERS FUNDS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08436758 NBV MEDIA LTD 08 Mar 2013
    08438812 MESOMA LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08446142 COLLECTIVE TALENT LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08446724 LEON GRAY PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08448212 PORTISHEAD GOLF FOR ALL LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08452140 RAINBOW RESIDENTIAL SERVICES LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08455314 LAKHWAIRA LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08455371 UNIVERSAL COMPANY INCORPORATIONS LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08456005 DR T J BOYD LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08456191 ENGYNIOUS CLEAN POWER (UK) LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08458778 MILLE CONSULTING LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08462962 NIKOLAOS FOTIADIS LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463142 BLOOMBERG & BARKLEY LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08466043 EXCHANGE STREET PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08467144 SIENNAP LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08467162 IDANCEORG LTD. 28 Mar 2013