Business Services in Bishop's Stortford

Bishop's Stortford Company Scorecard

Out of Bishop's Stortford's 6,200 total incorporated companies, 410 were formed in the last 12 months.

Bishop's Stortford's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Bishop's Stortford include the 672 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 387 companies working in construction, and 382 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 6 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 4 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 2 active companies.

Company Trends in Bishop's Stortford

Looking at the big changes in Bishop's Stortford's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.22% of active businesses, a total of 199 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 5.25% of active businesses in Bishop's Stortford, a change of 84% from the 2.86% percentage share seen in 2018. Activities of other holding companies also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.59% of Bishop's Stortford's active companies.

Notable changes in Bishop's Stortford's business sectors include a rise of 50% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 13% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 31% in accommodation and food service activities.