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
    09159058 AUSAR LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09159516 TRE HEIGHTS LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09159815 LIKUF SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09161313 C D RECRUITMENT LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09161337 RDP REPAIRS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09161609 ABC ESTATES SALES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09161776 ABC ESTATES LETTINGS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09161931 JOSHIPRO LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09161996 ML VAST SERVICES LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163288 22 CHERRY LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163778 WOWZA LTD 06 Aug 2014
    09167373 AP DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09172516 THE HONEY BEE TRUST LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09172613 INEBRIO LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09172759 ROSEMEAD ESTATES LIMITED 12 Aug 2014
    OC394780 SOUTHDOWN ESTATES LLP 13 Aug 2014
    09174989 C21 ASSOCIATES LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09178224 HANSA GREEN TRADING LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09179496 ZERO % ABV LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09183290 CASA FULMINE LIMITED 20 Aug 2014
    09186168 MP3D AGENCY LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09186192 ADSPACE SIX'S LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09186612 PARK CLOSE 1954 LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09187090 IMPELLA CARE LIMITED 22 Aug 2014
    09188115 SRJ PLANNING LTD 28 Aug 2014