Barnet, Hertfordshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barnet when compared to any quarter in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Barnet when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 315 companies were registered in Barnet during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Barnet UK 2012 315 131,491 2011 287 116,391 % change 9.8% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (315) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 89 104 122 New companies in 2011 101 90 96 % change -11.9% 15.6% 27.1% Record Year 2011 (101) 2007 (110) 1999 (218)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 156 companies were dissolved in Barnet during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 20.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Barnet UK 2012 156 67,576 2011 195 90,987 % change -20.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 55 55 46 Closed companies in 2011 73 66 56 % change -24.7% -16.7% -18% Record Year 2011 (73) 2010 (68) 2009 (140)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Barnet during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 159 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Barnet UK 2012 159 63,915 2011 92 25,404 Record Year 1999 (221) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 34 49 76 Net growth in 2011 28 24 40 Record Year 2007 (49) 2007 (72) 1999 (190)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Barnet formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Barnet 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% % change -24.4% -1.1% 18.9% Record Year 1960 (0.8%) 1961 (0.9%) 1999 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Barnet was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.9% of all director appointments in Barnet in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LONDON 1.66% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.60% MANAGEMENT 4.74% PROPERTY 1.37% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 0.95% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSTRUCTION 0.95% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% DESIGN 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% TRI 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.79% INVESTMENTS 0.65% BUSINESS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% INVESTMENT 0.53% LONDON 1.66% TECHNOLOGIES 0.53% J 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.51% GROUP 0.48% GLOBAL 1.50% (LONDON) 0.42% IT 1.40% MEDIA 0.42% CARE 1.34% M 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.31% MEDICAL 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.27% IT 0.42% M 1.27% CARE 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% J 0.36% ENERGY 1.20% ONE 0.36% S 1.20% SUPPORT 0.36% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 496 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 164 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 116 35,233 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 68 13,637 99999 - Dormant Company 56 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 19,704 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 14,303 9305 - Other service activities 34 8,818 7414 - Business & management consultancy 33 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 30 18,617 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 23 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 21 9,102 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,729 5530 - Restaurants 15 4,633 41100 - Development of building projects 15 4,984 68310 - Real estate agencies 14 2,207 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 4,427 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 7,154
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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