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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

  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 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)BarnetUK
    2012315131,491
    2011287116,391
    % change9.8%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (315) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201289104122
    New companies in 20111019096
    % change-11.9%15.6%27.1%
    Record Year2011 (101)2007 (110)1999 (218)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BarnetUK
    201215667,576
    201119590,987
    % change-20.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012555546
    Closed companies in 2011736656
    % change-24.7%-16.7%-18%
    Record Year2011 (73)2010 (68)2009 (140)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BarnetUK
    201215963,915
    20119225,404
    Record Year 1999 (221) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012344976
    Net growth in 2011282440
    Record Year2007 (49)2007 (72)1999 (190)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-24.4%-1.1%18.9%
    Record Year1960 (0.8%)1961 (0.9%)1999 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.66%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.60%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    PROPERTY1.37%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING0.95%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSTRUCTION0.95%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    DESIGN0.77%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    TRI0.71%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%BUSINESS1.73%
    PROPERTIES0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    INVESTMENT0.53%LONDON1.66%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.53%J1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    GROUP0.48%GLOBAL1.50%
    (LONDON)0.42%IT1.40%
    MEDIA0.42%CARE1.34%
    M0.42%PROPERTIES1.31%
    MEDICAL0.42%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    IT0.42%M1.27%
    CARE0.42%BUILDING1.24%
    J0.36%ENERGY1.20%
    ONE0.36%S1.20%
    SUPPORT0.36%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied496216,665
    7487 - Other business activities16452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified11635,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6813,637
    99999 - Dormant Company5625,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4719,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3414,303
    9305 - Other service activities348,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3312,113
    9999 - Dormant Company3018,617
    62090 - Other information technology service activities258,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply236,934
    7499 - Non-trading company219,102
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,892
    74990 - Non-trading company169,729
    5530 - Restaurants154,633
    41100 - Development of building projects154,984
    68310 - Real estate agencies142,207
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate144,427
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07906282 CERP CONSULTING LTD 11 Jan 2012
    07906748 HRR PROJECT SUPPORT MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07909638 GEORGIOU MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07917547 PRISM DECOR & DESIGN LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07919927 PARAGON DESIGN & BUILD SERVICES LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07921303 VIE LABONNE VIE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07923378 CHILLED SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    OC371130 THE BELL MAISON (UK) LLP 03 Jan 2012
    07895756 ARRIBAL LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07896277 D S BEAT LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07897730 DOCKSIDE PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS LIMITED 04 Jan 2012
    07901177 DOLPHIN SHIPPING LINE (UK) LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07901260 LAVENDER & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07903420 CAPMARK CLARITY LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07909274 TLT SAPPHIRE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07909443 BESPOKE SHADES LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07910030 SPA LEASE LTD 16 Jan 2012
    07911861 JANE DUTTON COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913382 LEWIS ASHCROFT LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07918996 HYEPRO LTD. 23 Jan 2012
    07920563 KIRBY BUILDING & REFURBISHMENT LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920947 FINANCIAL IT LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07924181 BGH DISTRIBUTION LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07926059 CATER SUPPORT LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07926067 WESELLCATERING.COM LIMITED 27 Jan 2012