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
    09372034 CLEARWATER ANTIGUA LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09372767 LEAD-ON LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09373505 RAW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09377274 FABRIC LOVE LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09377501 THE GAS SAFETY GRP LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09378004 BLENHEIM REALTY (HERTS) LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09378031 MANSARD PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & DEVELOPMENT LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09378790 FINIUM EUROPE LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09380297 HERA SOCIAL CARE LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09381186 H K EVENTS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09385254 LWPC LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386274 ALEXIS BOO CONSULTING LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09389377 NEXUS MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09389552 FORK HANDLES GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09395140 CHENG XIN TRADING LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395275 INTO WHEELS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09397766 PLANNING APP LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09398591 CRAIG ROSENBLATT LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09402290 LITTLE GROVE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 22 Jan 2015
    OC397742 ITS WORKING LLP 23 Jan 2015
    09406714 EXPLORETTE TRAVEL LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09410335 SALON PEACHES LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09411702 COUNTY MUSIC MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09412318 HARCOMBE HOUSE LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09413853 INSPIRING MINDS SOCIAL CARE LTD 30 Jan 2015