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
    08872547 PARKERS RESIDENTIAL BUSHEY LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08873218 FARINO COLE REAL ESTATE LIMITED 03 Feb 2014
    08873730 A1 RAIL SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2014
    08876062 HIMALAYA PARTNERS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08877830 JIMAK LTD 05 Feb 2014
    08880230 DISTRIBUTION NETWORKING LIMITED 06 Feb 2014
    08881300 GEOIMPEX (UK) LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08881354 MALTHERE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08882930 APOLLO HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08888579 KOLKO LTD 12 Feb 2014
    08892520 GROVER AND GROVER LTD 13 Feb 2014
    08893870 HILLSIDE FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08894804 ALFA REALTORS LONDON LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08895170 COUNTY CEMETERY SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2014
    08895693 TOM LE BON LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08896756 SAIRAS CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08900212 NAPIER ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08901309 BEYOND THE BOUNDARY WHEELCHAIRS LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08902030 AMP COMPUTER CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08903706 RGM CLEANING LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08904907 PARKPAY ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08909271 STYNX LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08912186 CRAZY GOAT LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08912386 HOTWARE HOME LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08913885 VIVA UNIVERSAL LTD 26 Feb 2014