Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 83 companies were registered in Bushey during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BusheyUK
    201483150,722
    201392134,802
    % change-9.8%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014332822
    New companies in 2013362432
    % change-8.3%16.7%-31.3%
    Record Year2012 (37)2012 (65)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BusheyUK
    20148282,370
    20137277,914
    % change13.9%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014203131
    Closed companies in 2013272223
    % change-25.9%40.9%35%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (39)2011 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 1 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)BusheyUK
    2014168,352
    20132056,888
    Record Year 2012 (63) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201413-3-9
    Net growth in 2013929
    Record Year2010 (20)2009 (32)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Bushey formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Bushey
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-14.2%7.6%-42.6%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1989 (0.2%)2011 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 42.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    16.9% of all director appointments in Bushey in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSTRUCTION2.28%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING2.28%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    DELIVERY1.82%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.52%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%TRADING2.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.37%LONDON1.88%
    BUILDERS1.37%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE1.22%CARE1.79%
    COURIER1.06%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.76%DESIGN1.75%
    UP0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.76%BUSINESS1.71%
    MARKETING0.76%PROPERTIES1.60%
    WORLDWIDE0.76%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    START0.76%GLOBAL1.58%
    PARTNERS0.61%J1.48%
    MEDIA0.61%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%MEDIA1.48%
    FOOTBALL0.61%IT1.33%
    COUNTY0.61%TRANSPORT1.30%
    LONDON0.61%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    HEALTHCARE0.61%BUILDING1.24%
    IT0.46%M1.21%
    BUSHEY0.46%CAPITAL1.20%
    HEALTH0.46%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied421280,210
    74990 - Non-trading company8114,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3937,882
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3756,411
    99999 - Dormant Company3347,084
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2526,700
    86900 - Other human health activities2110,273
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2018,491
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2027,750
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,813
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis145,419
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified115,949
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,509
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified93,815
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified73,403
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate79,284
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment66,236
    73110 - Advertising agencies63,882
    41100 - Development of building projects59,855
    63120 - Web portals51,767

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08829864 ALTER BC LTD 02 Jan 2014
    08832154 SOULSEEDS LIMITED 06 Jan 2014
    08833412 KAHENAS UK LTD 06 Jan 2014
    08838832 BUSHEY 1960 LIMITED 09 Jan 2014
    08840899 WORLDWIDE START UP LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08841104 WORLDWIDE CONSULTANT ADVICE LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08841130 WORLDWIDE BUSINESS ADVICE LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08841134 APOGEE HOTEL CONSULTING LTD 10 Jan 2014
    08841358 START UP (UK) MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 13 Jan 2014
    OC390320 LEADING PUPPY LLP 13 Jan 2014
    08843106 COPYBYJO LTD 13 Jan 2014
    08844023 FASHIONJEWELLERY4LESS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08845305 NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT DISTRIBUTORS LTD 14 Jan 2014
    08845765 BLUEZOO LTD 15 Jan 2014
    08850748 START UP (UK) CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 17 Jan 2014
    08852403 LINKS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Jan 2014
    08854479 JV AESTHETICS LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08855313 BUY OVERSEAS PROPERTY LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08856546 WOLF 69 LIMITED 22 Jan 2014
    08859470 BIGWORLDMARKET LTD 23 Jan 2014
    08863176 WIN HOME IMPROVEMENTS LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08863984 WEAVE AND PRINT LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08865512 BRATHWAIT LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08871703 GALAXIA DIFFUSION LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08871888 LEVA INT'L LTD 31 Jan 2014