Barking, Essex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barking when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Barking when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous January.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Barking was in 2013 when 43.8% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barking when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 251 companies were registered in Barking during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 17.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BarkingUK
    2013251134,802
    2012213131,491
    % change17.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (251) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous January.

    January 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Barking when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20131137365
    New companies in 2012804984
    % change41.3%49.0%-22.6%
    Record Year2013 (113)1994 (112)2012 (84)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Barking during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BarkingUK
    201312677,914
    201211767,576
    % change7.7%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (136) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013534330
    Closed companies in 2012444033
    % change20.5%7.5%-9%
    Record Year2011 (56)2010 (44)2009 (90)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Barking during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 125 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)BarkingUK
    201312556,888
    20129663,915
    Record Year 2013 (125) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Barking when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013603035
    Net growth in 201236951
    Record Year2013 (60)1994 (112)2012 (51)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Barking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Barking
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change26.7%47.8%-20.0%
    Record Year2013 (0.3%)1994 (1.3%)2002 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 38.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Barking was in 2013 when 43.8% of all directors were female.

    43.8% of all director appointments in Barking in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    IT1.54%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANTS1.32%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    BUSINESS1.32%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY1.25%PROPERTY2.44%
    LONDON1.25%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.17%DESIGN1.79%
    TRADERS1.10%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CARE1.10%BUSINESS1.77%
    TRADING1.03%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    GLOBAL0.95%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTING0.95%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CO0.88%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENTERPRISES0.73%MEDIA1.63%
    MARKETING0.73%GLOBAL1.57%
    S0.66%J1.56%
    SECURITY0.59%CARE1.46%
    CONSTRUCTION0.59%IT1.43%
    FASHION0.51%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.51%M1.25%
    CENTRE0.51%BUILDING1.21%
    BUILDING0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.51%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    TRAINING0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    CLEANING0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied562249,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6423,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5624,894
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3932,624
    99999 - Dormant Company3643,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2654,531
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,664
    80100 - Private security activities182,595
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities176,591
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified175,062
    86900 - Other human health activities178,465
    62012 - Business and domestic software development168,099
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings155,372
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified153,096
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities132,259
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,145
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified114,719
    49410 - Freight transport by road115,834
    56102 - Unlicensed restaurants and cafes113,220
    7487 - Other business activities117,556

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08425189 CIFIBUSINESSLINK LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08426287 DUNCA DESIGN LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08427466 VK CEILING LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08428478 KIN FREIGHT SERVICE LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08429067 XPERT CONSULTANTS LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08429756 DIGITEL HUB LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08429857 SYLHET CONSTRUCTION (UK) LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08434543 REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) TRINITY CHAPEL 07 Mar 2013
    08434601 Y & S (UK) LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08434949 HOUSE OF CREO LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08441965 PROCURI LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08442321 PROFESSIONAL COURTESY LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08442434 QUADRO CONSULTANCY LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08444077 TINY ANGEL MODELS LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08448194 ALL TRAINING MATTERS LTD 18 Mar 2013
    08449171 BRAINIAC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08451216 EL-SHADDAI COVENANT CHURCH UK 19 Mar 2013
    08453491 PROMPT HEALTHCARE STAFFING LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08456238 JULIVIN LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08457323 DB SPECIALISTS LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08458394 VANSHLEY LTD. 22 Mar 2013
    08458433 TAILORMADES FASHION LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08459673 SWAPTEK LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08459751 ELECTRIC GEEKS CORP LIMITED 25 Mar 2013
    08460325 ORBIT INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED 25 Mar 2013