Barking, Essex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous July.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Barking when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 275 companies were registered in Barking during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarkingUK
    2014275143,414
    2013224132,684
    % change22.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (275) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous August.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barking when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20141047596
    New companies in 2013956069
    % change9.5%25.0%39.1%
    Record Year2014 (104)2014 (75)2014 (96)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 177 companies were dissolved in Barking during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 43.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarkingUK
    2014177101,670
    201312386,170
    % change43.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (177) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Barking when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Barking when compared to any previous August.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014644568
    Closed companies in 2013353850
    % change82.9%18.4%36%
    Record Year2002 (145)2014 (45)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Barking during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 98 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarkingUK
    20149841,744
    201310146,514
    Record Year 2012 (125) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014403028
    Net growth in 2013602219
    Record Year2013 (60)2012 (38)2012 (40)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Barking formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Barking
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-0.5%19.2%27.6%
    Record Year2013 (0.2%)2012 (0.2%)2014 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 37.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Barking was in 2011 when 28.1% of all directors were female.

    26.7% of all director appointments in Barking in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.73%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.31%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANTS1.25%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    LONDON1.13%PROPERTY2.62%
    BUSINESS1.07%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.95%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%TRADING2.00%
    GLOBAL0.89%LONDON1.95%
    SECURITY0.89%CARE1.94%
    IT0.89%TRANSPORT1.76%
    MANAGEMENT0.89%DESIGN1.70%
    TRADING0.89%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.60%BUSINESS1.62%
    T0.60%J1.53%
    CO0.60%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    HEALTHCARE0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    TRANSPORT0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    BARKING0.54%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TRAINING0.54%MEDIA1.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.54%CO.,1.36%
    TRADERS0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CAR0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    KAMROS0.48%IT1.30%
    BUILDING0.48%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied694278,481
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10029,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7928,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6040,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4057,264
    99999 - Dormant Company3348,286
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,795
    86900 - Other human health activities2811,807
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing265,786
    86101 - Hospital activities193,680
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet199,914
    86210 - General medical practice activities174,406
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities167,401
    61900 - Other telecommunications activities162,672
    85600 - Educational support services163,888
    49410 - Freight transport by road169,960
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified164,382
    62012 - Business and domestic software development159,675
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings157,151
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles133,397

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09197555 TAJARBA LTD 01 Sep 2014
    09201654 NIYAMA (UK) CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09207805 ELIBE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09208750 BARGAIN 4 U LTD 08 Sep 2014
    09209211 DR MOGHUL LOCUMS LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09209546 COSTEL TANASCHE COVALEA LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09209743 PRIMEVAL STUDIOS LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09209777 MARJANI LTD 09 Sep 2014
    09217176 ABS MAINTENANCE LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09218996 REELLIGHT LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219012 EXCHANGE24 TECH LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219200 KAY'S CUSTOMS DESIGNS LIMITED 15 Sep 2014
    09219994 HIGH TECH SECURITY LIMITED 16 Sep 2014
    09221810 HONEYLOLA CARE LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09223476 TKT CONSTRUCT LTD 17 Sep 2014
    09227345 THE BOATHOUSE BARKING CIC 19 Sep 2014
    09227771 LS BRIGHT DESIGN LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09228162 QUEENSBURY OFFICES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228737 AL-MAKKAH TRADERS PVT LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09231059 JUST SPICE LIMITED 23 Sep 2014
    09233477 VKD KRASTEV LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09233800 DARADUN SERVICES LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09238478 FREE TRADE BEERS LTD. 29 Sep 2014
    09238601 FREE TRADE GROUP (UK) LTD. 29 Sep 2014
    09240838 INTERFORCE LIMITED 30 Sep 2014