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Barnet, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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)

    A total of 232 companies were registered in Barnet during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 4.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly 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)BarnetUK
    2011232114,512
    2010222101,492
    % change4.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2008 (248) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011777283
    New companies in 2010796677
    % change-2.5%9.1%7.8%
    Record Year2008 (87)2005 (84)2011 (83)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 170 companies were dissolved in Barnet during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well 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)BarnetUK
    201117072,230
    201024587,705
    % change-30.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (261) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011567242
    Closed companies in 20106611762
    % change-15.2%-38.5%-32%
    Record Year2010 (66)2008 (121)2009 (130)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Barnet during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 62 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)BarnetUK
    20116242,282
    2010-2313,787
    Record Year 2006 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201121041
    Net growth in 201013-5115
    Record Year2008 (73)2003 (39)2002 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Barnet
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-10.8%-8.2%-2.6%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1963 (1.0%)1963 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 41.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% 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 Barnet was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Barnet 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
    LONDON1.94%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.49%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.42%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING1.29%PROPERTY2.41%
    INVESTMENTS0.97%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.97%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTIES0.90%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANCY0.84%BUSINESS1.82%
    TRI0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    M0.65%MEDIA1.72%
    GROUP0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INVESTMENT0.65%LONDON1.63%
    DESIGN0.65%J1.47%
    MEDIA0.65%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRADING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%CARE1.42%
    LAND0.52%IT1.38%
    J0.52%BUILDING1.30%
    HOMES0.52%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PRODUCTIONS0.45%M1.25%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    SYSTEMS0.39%TRAINING1.21%
    BUSINESS0.39%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied483204,493
    7487 - Other business activities19465,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9129,245
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6110,018
    9305 - Other service activities4010,525
    9999 - Dormant Company4022,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4014,755
    99999 - Dormant Company3618,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3515,760
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2910,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply278,345
    7499 - Non-trading company2411,543
    62090 - Other information technology service activities206,798
    74990 - Non-trading company198,064
    5530 - Restaurants175,640
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,686
    68310 - Real estate agencies121,824
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract122,493
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,321
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate113,614

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07763525 RPS SERVICES (LONDON) LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07772421 AL BATTASH & SONS LONDON LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07777628 IROGEN LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07778483 YGR (FENNEL) LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07784917 J O'SHEA DEMOLITION & DISMANTLING LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07785534 EAST BARNET MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    OC368284 IXIA AESTHETICS LLP 22 Sep 2011
    07789886 AHU PRODUCTION LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07790662 CREWSTONE INDUSTRIES LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07761538 PROFESSIONAL NANNIES LONDON LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07767125 BARNET LAW LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07767153 H2 COMPOSITES LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07767824 PRECISION PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07771099 AAPC DIRECT LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07774937 ELLIS SINKLER PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07775162 SAINTS CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07775199 KINSAT ENTERPRISES LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07775260 MOORGATE PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07775789 LONDON PROFESSIONAL NANNIES LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07778779 TOPAZ ESTATES LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07780219 DANIEL COBURN LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07784130 PARK LANE VIP SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07785739 THE TIMBER SASH WINDOW COMPANY LTD 26 Sep 2011
    07787155 SHEEBAA RESTAURANTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07789505 BLACKVUE LIMITED 28 Sep 2011