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
    08171047 THE BLUE LIMB LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08181541 ELIAS EXECUTIVE LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08181977 CONSCIOUS PROJECT LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08185966 AMB2 A LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08188201 ELASC LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08189359 MINT PAY SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08191622 ABSOLUTE MAINTENANCE (GB) LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08165226 YJW MARKETS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08166536 SILVERDALE FLATS LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08167075 QUIRKY QUANGOS LIMITED 03 Aug 2012
    08173927 EQUITABLE LAND & PROPERTIES LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08175542 PURPLE DOVE MEDIA LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08176573 CHETTIAR LTD 13 Aug 2012
    OC377764 BAREPPA LLP 16 Aug 2012
    08183192 ARASH CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08183514 EDUCATION AWARENESS ACTION LTD 17 Aug 2012
    08187552 INVENTORIES EVERYWHERE LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08187636 EVERYTHING LETTINGS LIMITED 22 Aug 2012
    08188807 NORTH LONDON PRIVATE HIRE LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190065 PAYROLL ELITE LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08193354 MEL CONSULT LIMITED 28 Aug 2012
    08193441 DOPPLER TRADING LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08196212 DOTTODOT DESIGN LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08196865 DEJI & SONS LTD 31 Aug 2012
    08197831 OROSSPEC LTD. 31 Aug 2012