Barking, Essex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Barking when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2012 saw a new record in UK company share 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 213 companies were registered in Barking during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarkingUK
    2012213118,868
    2011196114,512
    % change8.7%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (213) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012687273
    New companies in 2011725767
    % change-5.6%26.3%9.0%
    Record Year2011 (72)2012 (72)2012 (73)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 87 companies were dissolved in Barking during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarkingUK
    20128774,772
    201111672,230
    % change-25.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2002 (167) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012213432
    Closed companies in 2011353645
    % change-40.0%-5.6%-29%
    Record Year2002 (145)2009 (44)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2012 was a record quarter for net growth in Barking when compared to any quarter in history.

    Net company growth for Barking during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 126 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarkingUK
    201212644,096
    20118042,282
    Record Year 2012 (126) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous August.

    July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012473841
    Net growth in 2011372122
    Record Year2012 (47)2012 (38)2012 (41)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Barking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Barking
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2012 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.

  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in UK company share in Barking when compared to any previous August.

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-15.2%27.3%7.8%
    Record Year1970 (0.3%)2012 (0.2%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 36.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.7% of all director appointments in Barking in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.04%CONSULTING5.05%
    IT1.65%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LONDON1.34%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    BUSINESS1.26%PROPERTY2.35%
    TRADERS1.26%TRADING2.08%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTING1.10%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS1.02%ENGINEERING1.83%
    TRADING1.02%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CARE0.94%BUSINESS1.72%
    GLOBAL0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    S0.79%MEDIA1.67%
    TRANSPORT0.63%LONDON1.67%
    CO0.63%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.63%GLOBAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    STAR0.63%IT1.43%
    ENTERPRISES0.55%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CAPITAL0.55%CARE1.32%
    COMMUNITY0.55%M1.27%
    CLEANING0.55%BUILDING1.22%
    MAINTENANCE0.55%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CARRY0.55%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CASH0.55%S1.17%
    MARKETING0.55%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied652331,455
    7487 - Other business activities4135,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3913,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3114,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2219,425
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings163,086
    99999 - Dormant Company1525,035
    62090 - Other information technology service activities147,869
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply144,997
    9305 - Other service activities146,142
    9999 - Dormant Company1212,598
    80100 - Private security activities111,272
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified102,823
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities104,119
    7260 - Other computer related activities104,979
    86900 - Other human health activities104,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy108,437
    62012 - Business and domestic software development94,584
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified933,677
    78200 - Temporary employment agency activities71,149

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198752 GARROD BECKETT LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08199123 SUPERCARS 4 SUPERSTARS LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08204800 MK FACILITIES LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08205756 WOLFCROCK ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08206630 FABULENT CONSULTANCY LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08207700 NDK RECOVERY LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08208480 QAWORKFORCE LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08210875 IMPLEX SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08211334 HEDALI CARS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08211486 THREADS AND NEEDLES LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08213468 MARKLILIAN VENTURES LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08213578 ONE MINUTE CITY LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214139 BLIND GALLERY (UK) LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214684 IT TRAINING LONDON LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216825 FIDECATH GLOBAL LINKS LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08217151 UK ONE TO ONE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08219339 LONDON BANGLA FRIENDS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219892 AA BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08221051 ML SERVICE LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08221237 GANGSLINE LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08222497 RIGHT SERVICES PROVIDER LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224645 XPRESS CASH & CARRY LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224839 EU BUSINESS SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08224866 M & A GROUP (GB) LIMITED 21 Sep 2012
    08227721 A3 SERVICES SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012