Barnet, Hertfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnet when compared to any previous July.

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 2010)

    A total of 222 companies were registered in Barnet during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 0.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BarnetUK
    2010222101,492
    200922094,671
    % change0.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2008 (248) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010796677
    New companies in 2009865183
    % change-8.1%29.4%-7.2%
    Record Year2008 (87)2005 (84)2008 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 245 companies were dissolved in Barnet during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BarnetUK
    201024587,705
    2009261159,401
    % change-6.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (261) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Barnet when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20106611762
    Closed companies in 20095972130
    % change11.9%62.5%-52%
    Record Year2010 (66)2008 (121)2009 (130)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Barnet during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -23 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)BarnetUK
    2010-2313,787
    2009-41-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201013-5115
    Net growth in 200927-21-47
    Record Year2008 (73)2003 (39)2002 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Barnet formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Barnet
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-14.6%17.5%-11.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1963 (1.0%)1963 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    27.8% of all director appointments in Barnet in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.39%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.39%CONSULTING4.99%
    LONDON1.33%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTIES1.00%TRADING2.04%
    BARNET0.80%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    (LONDON)0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    INVESTMENTS0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MEDIA0.73%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%MEDIA1.75%
    J0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%LONDON1.59%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRADING0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    GLOBAL0.53%CARE1.44%
    PARTNERSHIP0.53%J1.44%
    D0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    PROPERTY0.46%GLOBAL1.42%
    PRODUCTIONS0.46%IT1.35%
    ROAD0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ENTERPRISES0.46%BUILDING1.32%
    DESIGN0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CARE0.40%M1.28%
    RED0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    BUILDING0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied469202,902
    7487 - Other business activities19969,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8425,053
    9999 - Dormant Company8321,484
    99999 - Dormant Company3814,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3713,161
    9305 - Other service activities379,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified347,767
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3014,940
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities298,292
    7499 - Non-trading company2413,408
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply208,183
    74990 - Non-trading company187,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering187,634
    5530 - Restaurants185,181
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,967
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract162,472
    62090 - Other information technology service activities165,716
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate143,631
    5242 - Retail sale of clothing131,740

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07331891 ARBITRATIONPLUS LTD 30 Jul 2010
    07329288 UPLANDS PARK MANAGEMENT LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327242 CRL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND AGENCY LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07322053 NASHK LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07319440 PIELLE CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07308562 DDBDS SERVICES LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07307961 R. HALL ESTATES LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07331935 THE RIVA PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07331191 WORK PROGRAMME C.I.C. 30 Jul 2010
    07330671 ASPIRE HIGHER TRAINING LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07330582 OAKGRANE LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07330580 RICARDO PROPERTY & CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07329911 A P COBB BUTCHERS LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07329848 HADLEY WOOD FLOORING LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07321816 KINGSWOOD BUILDERS (MC) LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07320205 ACUBORE LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07317851 THE MINNITTS LTD 16 Jul 2010
    07317763 ESTELLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07317255 HOTEL MARKETING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07316124 PRINCE + PEARCE LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07310520 ALI MATTHEWS LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07310107 AAA TAXIS (GB) LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07308819 POP REPUBLIC LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307836 CLYCO PROPERTIES LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07305761 THE GIST MEDIA & PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 06 Jul 2010