Bushey, Hertfordshire

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 73 companies were registered in Bushey during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BusheyUK
    201573161,156
    201483150,722
    % change-12.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (148) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015282322
    New companies in 2014332822
    % change-15.2%-17.9%0.0%
    Record Year2012 (37)2012 (65)2011 (61)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 64 companies were dissolved in Bushey during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BusheyUK
    20156489,523
    20148282,370
    % change-22.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (132) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015202618
    Closed companies in 2014203131
    % change0.0%-16.1%-42%
    Record Year2011 (52)2012 (39)2011 (51)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Bushey during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 9 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BusheyUK
    2015971,633
    2014168,352
    Record Year 2012 (63) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20158-34
    Net growth in 201413-3-9
    Record Year2010 (20)2009 (32)2008 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Bushey formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Bushey
    20150.0%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.0%
    % change-16.8%-24.3%-8.8%
    Record Year1993 (0.2%)1989 (0.2%)2011 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Bushey was in 2006 when 30.1% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Bushey in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.54%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ESTATES1.15%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    COUNTY1.15%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.15%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    TRADING0.96%CARE2.13%
    ABC0.96%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANTS0.96%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.96%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.77%TRANSPORT1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.77%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUSHEY0.77%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%CO.,1.58%
    J0.58%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CITY0.58%BUSINESS1.49%
    LONDON0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.58%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SOCIAL0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    NEW0.38%BUILDING1.31%
    LITTLE0.38%IT1.30%
    ONLINE0.38%MEDIA1.28%
    CATERING0.38%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied362288,953
    74990 - Non-trading company4913,794
    99999 - Dormant Company4449,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4143,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3658,522
    86900 - Other human health activities3213,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2629,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2430,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1219,098
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified125,014
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1212,862
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis126,154
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified106,242
    68310 - Real estate agencies83,841
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,651
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet810,200
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate77,450
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets66,557
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified53,559
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified59,080

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464116 INVICTUS COACHING LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09469980 SMART KARS LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09483826 HAYDEN HOMES BUSHEY LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09487953 PROFIN-IT LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09488109 VERTICAL DYNAMICS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09488550 TTB PROPERTIES LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09491782 THE OLD STREET TRADING COMPANY LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09493179 MISSUNSHINE UK LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09493386 SINGING WITH SAMANTHA LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09494380 HEAD TO TOE HARMONY LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09496605 JNPB SAFETY SERVICES LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09499627 J P ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09499721 HAMMERSMITH HOTEL SERVICE COMPANY LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09504680 AILEO 8 LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
    09505851 JUNCTION CAFE WATFORD LTD 24 Mar 2015
    09509173 EATWELL DINER 2 LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09512977 JEFFERSON GORE LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09513110 TI BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09513853 NEW CENTURY CLEANING SUPPLIES LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09515936 TOUCAN BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09516090 FAB PARENTS LIMITED 28 Mar 2015
    09517973 A LITTLE JEM LIMITED 30 Mar 2015