Bushey, Hertfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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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) Bushey UK 2014 83 150,722 2013 92 134,802 % change -9.8% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 33 28 22 New companies in 2013 36 24 32 % change -8.3% 16.7% -31.3% Record Year 2012 (37) 2012 (65) 2011 (61)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Bushey UK 2014 82 82,370 2013 72 77,914 % change 13.9% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 20 31 31 Closed companies in 2013 27 22 23 % change -25.9% 40.9% 35% Record Year 2011 (52) 2012 (39) 2011 (51)
Net Company Growth
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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) Bushey UK 2014 1 68,352 2013 20 56,888 Record Year 2012 (63) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 13 -3 -9 Net growth in 2013 9 2 9 Record Year 2010 (20) 2009 (32) 2008 (31)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -14.2% 7.6% -42.6% Record Year 1993 (0.2%) 1989 (0.2%) 2011 (0.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSTRUCTION 2.28% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 2.28% MANAGEMENT 4.67% DELIVERY 1.82% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PROPERTY 1.52% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 1.52% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 1.37% LONDON 1.88% BUILDERS 1.37% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 1.22% CARE 1.79% COURIER 1.06% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% INVESTMENTS 0.76% DESIGN 1.75% UP 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.76% BUSINESS 1.71% MARKETING 0.76% PROPERTIES 1.60% WORLDWIDE 0.76% INVESTMENTS 1.60% START 0.76% GLOBAL 1.58% PARTNERS 0.61% J 1.48% MEDIA 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ASSOCIATES 0.61% MEDIA 1.48% FOOTBALL 0.61% IT 1.33% COUNTY 0.61% TRANSPORT 1.30% LONDON 0.61% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% HEALTHCARE 0.61% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.46% M 1.21% BUSHEY 0.46% CAPITAL 1.20% HEALTH 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 421 280,210 74990 - Non-trading company 81 14,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 39 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 33 47,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 21 10,273 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 18,491 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 27,750 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,813 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 14 5,419 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 11 5,949 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,509 88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified 9 3,815 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 7 3,403 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 9,284 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 6 6,236 73110 - Advertising agencies 6 3,882 41100 - Development of building projects 5 9,855 63120 - Web portals 5 1,767
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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