Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 79 companies were registered in Bushey during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BusheyUK
    201479143,414
    201395132,684
    % change-16.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2012 (130) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014253024
    New companies in 2013313925
    % change-19.4%-23.1%-4.0%
    Record Year2010 (49)2010 (41)2012 (54)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BusheyUK
    201485101,670
    20137886,170
    % change9.0%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (85) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Bushey when compared to any previous August.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014233626
    Closed companies in 2013281634
    % change-17.9%125.0%-24%
    Record Year2010 (29)2014 (36)2010 (37)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -6 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BusheyUK
    2014-641,744
    20131746,514
    Record Year 2012 (78) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20142-6-2
    Net growth in 2013323-9
    Record Year2003 (29)2010 (26)2012 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Bushey
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.0%0.1%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-26.7%-26.7%-11.8%
    Record Year1991 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)1996 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Bushey was in 2009 when 28.2% of all directors were female.

    24.2% of all director appointments in Bushey in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.52%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTY1.62%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.62%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%PROPERTY2.62%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%ENGINEERING2.07%
    WORLDWIDE1.08%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ESTATES1.08%TRADING2.00%
    START0.90%LONDON1.95%
    UP0.90%CARE1.94%
    ABC0.90%TRANSPORT1.76%
    BUSHEY0.90%DESIGN1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.72%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    INVESTMENTS0.72%PROPERTIES1.63%
    LONDON0.72%BUSINESS1.62%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%J1.53%
    HEATH0.54%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    COUNTY0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    HOME0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    TRADING0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PARTNERS0.54%MEDIA1.38%
    IT0.54%CO.,1.36%
    CARE0.54%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    HEALTHCARE0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    OUTDOOR0.36%IT1.30%
    C0.36%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied406278,481
    74990 - Non-trading company6914,006
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5240,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4257,264
    99999 - Dormant Company3748,286
    86900 - Other human health activities3011,807
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2629,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2528,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,795
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis155,749
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1318,890
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified124,382
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified115,940
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified73,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development79,675
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet69,914
    74100 - specialised design activities64,681
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate610,361
    73110 - Advertising agencies64,036
    73120 - Media representation services52,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09108948 FIRST COMPANY ONLINE LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09111868 DROMARD LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09113154 CLASSIC MOBILE CATERING LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114694 MOOCH LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09116246 PREECE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09116526 WORLDWIDE BROKERS TOWER LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09119070 EDRYL PROPERTY LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09121305 COSNABET FINE ART LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09123052 THE DECORATORS OF LONDON LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09124054 JAUNTER CREEK ACUTAS LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09125390 OWL ASSETS LTD 10 Jul 2014
    09128911 HARE KRSNA RESTAURANTS(UK) LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09131026 D.P. ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09133459 BOX OF FLUFFIES LIMITED 16 Jul 2014
    09135696 HAYDEN HOMES LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09140706 COUNTY RETAIL LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09143026 MASEY & CO LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09143284 M.BLAIBERG & CO. LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09147109 ATTENBOROUGH HEALTH PREMISES LTD 24 Jul 2014
    OC394482 GLOBALT GESTION LLP 28 Jul 2014
    OC394483 GLOBAL & ALTERNATIVE BROKERAGE SERVICES LLP 28 Jul 2014
    09151498 ASANOX LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09151606 KIERNEY LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09151771 J & E GROSS LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09154128 TINU IMMACULATE LIMITED 30 Jul 2014