Barnet, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Barnet when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Barnet was in 2013 when 28.5% of all directors were female.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 295 companies were registered in Barnet during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnet UK 2013 295 134,802 2012 315 131,491 % change -6.3% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (315) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 100 94 101 New companies in 2012 89 104 122 % change 12.4% -9.6% -17.2% Record Year 2011 (101) 2007 (110) 1999 (218)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Barnet during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnet UK 2013 178 77,914 2012 156 67,576 % change 14.1% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Barnet when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 80 61 37 Closed companies in 2012 55 55 46 % change 45.5% 10.9% -20% Record Year 2013 (80) 2010 (68) 2009 (140)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Barnet during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 117 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnet UK 2013 117 56,888 2012 159 63,915 Record Year 2007 (184) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 20 33 64 Net growth in 2012 34 49 76 Record Year 2007 (49) 2007 (72) 1999 (190)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Barnet formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Barnet 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 0.7% -10.3% -14.4% Record Year 1987 (0.4%) 1991 (0.4%) 1999 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 11.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Barnet was in 2013 when 28.5% of all directors were female.
28.5% of all director appointments in Barnet in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.61% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.78% LONDON 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANTS 1.09% PROPERTY 2.44% PROPERTY 0.86% TRADING 2.06% ASSOCIATES 0.81% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.81% ENGINEERING 1.78% INVESTMENTS 0.75% BUSINESS 1.77% CARE 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% LONDON 1.72% TRADING 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.71% CONSULTANCY 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CAPITAL 0.58% MEDIA 1.63% M 0.52% GLOBAL 1.57% J 0.52% J 1.56% DEVELOPMENTS 0.46% CARE 1.46% IT 0.46% IT 1.43% GLOBAL 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.41% MUSIC 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUSINESS 0.40% M 1.25% CENTRE 0.40% BUILDING 1.21% EVENTS 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19% GREEN 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.18% PRODUCTIONS 0.35% TRAINING 1.17% PLUMBING 0.35% SECURITY 1.15%
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 558 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 197 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 97 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 90 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 81 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 51 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 40 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 26 8,637 7487 - Other business activities 26 7,556 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 16,448 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 24 6,591 56101 - Licensed restaurants 21 6,894 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 20 6,954 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 20 7,507 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 19 4,332 86900 - Other human health activities 19 8,465 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 5,145 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 15 5,248 82110 - Combined office administrative service activities 15 1,785 56302 - Public houses and bars 15 4,952
Recent Companies
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