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Barking, Essex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barking when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous July.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Barking 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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barking when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 196 companies were registered in Barking during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BarkingUK
    2011196114,512
    2010176101,492
    % change11.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (196) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous August.

    July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011725767
    New companies in 2010575564
    % change26.3%3.6%4.7%
    Record Year2011 (72)2011 (57)2011 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 116 companies were dissolved in Barking during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BarkingUK
    201111672,230
    201013687,705
    % change-14.7%-17.6%
    Record Year 2002 (167) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011353645
    Closed companies in 2010354457
    % change0.0%-18.2%-21%
    Record Year2002 (145)2010 (44)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Barking during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 80 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BarkingUK
    20118042,282
    20104013,787
    Record Year 2008 (81) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011372122
    Net growth in 201022117
    Record Year2008 (41)2011 (21)2008 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Barking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Barking
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change15.6%-12.8%-5.5%
    Record Year1970 (0.3%)1963 (0.2%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 37.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Barking was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.3% of all director appointments in Barking in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SECURITY1.43%CONSULTING5.11%
    LONDON1.43%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    GLOBAL1.16%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%PROPERTY2.41%
    TRADING1.08%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSULTING0.90%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BUSINESS0.90%BUSINESS1.82%
    IT0.81%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    COLLEGE0.72%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CENTRE0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    EDUCATION0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONTRACTORS0.63%LONDON1.63%
    ENTERPRISE0.63%J1.47%
    MANAGEMENT0.63%GLOBAL1.46%
    CARE0.63%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADERS0.63%CARE1.42%
    BUILDING0.63%IT1.38%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    WORLD0.54%PROPERTIES1.28%
    FOR0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CO.0.54%M1.25%
    BARKING0.54%ENERGY1.22%
    INTERNATIONAL0.54%TRAINING1.21%
    KEY0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied479204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7365,177
    9305 - Other service activities3210,525
    9999 - Dormant Company2622,587
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2110,018
    7260 - Other computer related activities188,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1710,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,345
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1529,245
    99999 - Dormant Company1518,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1414,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1115,760
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering106,321
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,798
    86900 - Other human health activities94,019
    7470 - Other cleaning activities91,471
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings82,164
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities83,271
    8514 - Other human health activities72,943

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07690193 KABI SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Jul 2011
    07691098 MEGASTEP LTD 04 Jul 2011
    07693740 MARY L LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07695024 A & J TRADERS LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07695209 SAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07695789 PROMISED LAND ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED 06 Jul 2011
    07696866 ANGLIAN TAX ACADEMY LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07698084 EXPORT IMPORT (EXIM) UK LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07698517 GLOBAL GOURMET EUROPE LTD 08 Jul 2011
    07700047 LIGHTS FOCUS XPREXIONS LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07700396 J17 SERVICES LTD 11 Jul 2011
    07702446 ACCOUNTS TAX LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07705824 V N CONTRACTORS LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07706677 DIAMOND ASSETS & RESOURCES LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07706696 HOPE ENTERPRISE ESSEX LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07711429 NALLIA MILESS LTD 20 Jul 2011
    07712798 GREATER TOMORROW LEARNING AND PLAY CENTRE LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07712910 SUN SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07713825 DELTA LOG LTD 21 Jul 2011
    07716276 DANIJOSH LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07717836 VMA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011
    07718954 2GM LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07719600 GIANCUAN HAPPINESS UK LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07720891 AL-FUTUWWA EDUCATION LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07720914 MILLENIUM HARBOUR BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jul 2011