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
    08920117 JEENA HEALTHCARE LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08923858 PB SPORTS CONSULTANCY LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08924798 MAKEOVER TRADERS LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08926730 NDE FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08931797 WEB ACCESS BILLING LTD 10 Mar 2014
    08934154 LETCHWORTH RECLAMATIONS LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08934377 MJW PERFORMANCE COACHING AND CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08936423 REVIVE PLUMBING SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936680 GETMY LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08937009 URBAN TOWN LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08941450 MANIEKTRANS LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08942575 GSMV SYSCON LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08943783 SAFESHOPBILL PARTNERS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08945218 CARE OPTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08945331 INT'L CENTRE FOR FAMILY LAW, POLICY AND PRACTICE LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08949927 PRODUCTION FACILITIES LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08956139 THE MUFFN CO LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08957874 LANEYS MARKETING LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08959563 FACILITIES ASSOCIATES LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08961855 EDEN'S CARIB CART LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08964341 BODYCLINIQUE LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08967424 LUCY'S HOME LIMITED 31 Mar 2014