Barnet, Hertfordshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 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 2012)

    Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 275 companies were registered in Barnet during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarnetUK
    2012275118,868
    2011232114,512
    % change18.5%3.8%
    Record Year 2012 (275) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous September.

    July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 20121107491
    New companies in 2011777283
    % change42.9%2.8%9.6%
    Record Year2012 (110)2005 (84)2012 (91)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 197 companies were dissolved in Barnet during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarnetUK
    201219774,772
    201117072,230
    % change15.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (261) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Barnet when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012696662
    Closed companies in 2011567242
    % change23.2%-8.3%48%
    Record Year2012 (69)2008 (121)2009 (130)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Barnet during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 78 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)BarnetUK
    20127844,096
    20116242,282
    Record Year 2006 (118) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201241829
    Net growth in 201121041
    Record Year2008 (73)2003 (39)2002 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Barnet formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Barnet
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1963 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change28.3%3.6%8.4%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1963 (1.0%)1963 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    27.2% of all director appointments in Barnet in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.48%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTING1.42%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANTS1.08%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    LONDON0.97%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.85%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY0.80%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTIES0.57%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DESIGN0.57%BUSINESS1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CARE0.51%MEDIA1.67%
    IT0.46%LONDON1.67%
    MEDICAL0.46%J1.55%
    CENTRE0.46%GLOBAL1.53%
    ONE0.46%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PROJECT0.40%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.40%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MUSIC0.40%CARE1.32%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.40%M1.27%
    TOP0.40%BUILDING1.22%
    BARNET0.40%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.34%S1.17%
    TRADING0.34%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied754331,455
    7487 - Other business activities11335,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10733,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified6213,716
    99999 - Dormant Company5525,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4119,425
    7414 - Business & management consultancy298,437
    9305 - Other service activities286,142
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2714,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities227,869
    41100 - Development of building projects184,965
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply174,997
    74990 - Non-trading company169,203
    9999 - Dormant Company1612,598
    68310 - Real estate agencies142,090
    7499 - Non-trading company146,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified149,891
    86900 - Other human health activities134,998
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate134,294
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment122,891

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08204785 TWIGGS (2012) LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08206568 MIKE GALLOP LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08211982 LIFT FIXING CONSULTANTS LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08218879 MAISON PLUS LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08219585 PURELY ANGELS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08219732 DIAMOND TIME LUXURY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220506 CT SQUARED LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221861 GIZMANIA LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222235 FANTASTIC SNACKS LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08222907 ARIMA HOTELS (ENFIELD) LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224572 TOP TRIMMINGS LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08226196 HOW DO I DIVERSITY LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227860 LIBIYACONSULT LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08230020 INFINITAS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231087 VIP COUTURE LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08231259 NEXUS 11 LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232194 PERSEUS DIGITAL LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08198775 MGO HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08208908 ENDEVOUR LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08214010 POPPY'S FOODS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214146 ARC INVESTMENTS UK LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08215531 STOCKHOUSE HSHP LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08215785 COPALEME LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08217636 ADVANCED DENTAL CARE LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08226275 DURO MEDICAL LIMITED 24 Sep 2012