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

  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 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)BarnetUK
    2013295134,802
    2012315131,491
    % change-6.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (315) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201310094101
    New companies in 201289104122
    % change12.4%-9.6%-17.2%
    Record Year2011 (101)2007 (110)1999 (218)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)BarnetUK
    201317877,914
    201215667,576
    % change14.1%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (218) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013806137
    Closed companies in 2012555546
    % change45.5%10.9%-20%
    Record Year2013 (80)2010 (68)2009 (140)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)BarnetUK
    201311756,888
    201215963,915
    Record Year 2007 (184) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013203364
    Net growth in 2012344976
    Record Year2007 (49)2007 (72)1999 (190)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1999 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.3%
    % change0.7%-10.3%-14.4%
    Record Year1987 (0.4%)1991 (0.4%)1999 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.61%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.50%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    LONDON1.27%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANTS1.09%PROPERTY2.44%
    PROPERTY0.86%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.81%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTIES0.81%ENGINEERING1.78%
    INVESTMENTS0.75%BUSINESS1.77%
    CARE0.69%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%LONDON1.72%
    TRADING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CAPITAL0.58%MEDIA1.63%
    M0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    J0.52%J1.56%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.46%CARE1.46%
    IT0.46%IT1.43%
    GLOBAL0.46%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    MUSIC0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUSINESS0.40%M1.25%
    CENTRE0.40%BUILDING1.21%
    EVENTS0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    GREEN0.40%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    PRODUCTIONS0.35%TRAINING1.17%
    PLUMBING0.35%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied558249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19754,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9723,532
    99999 - Dormant Company9043,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8132,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5124,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4012,664
    41100 - Development of building projects268,637
    7487 - Other business activities267,556
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2616,448
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities246,591
    56101 - Licensed restaurants216,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified206,954
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate207,507
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation194,332
    86900 - Other human health activities198,465
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing175,145
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment155,248
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities151,785
    56302 - Public houses and bars154,952

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08430306 KIJE LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08432227 SYNTHETIC MEDIA LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08435042 THE BUGGY NETWORK LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08443620 MAY SOFTWARE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08457784 WORKING RELATIONS LTD 22 Mar 2013
    08457903 PATRICK LALOR ASSOCIATES LIMITED 22 Mar 2013
    08462311 BLACK ROOM CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463027 MASSIVE LIVE 2013 LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463138 MASS HALLUCINATION LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08464786 YORK PUBLISHERS LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08425809 WINCHMORE LEISURE LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    OC383007 K V FISHER LLP 04 Mar 2013
    08428712 MEDIA BLAZE GROUP LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08430673 TENNIS ROCKS LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08433685 NORTH FINCHLEY SPICE LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08435561 PARS MIND LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08445155 ATR EXPRESS LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08448019 KNOFEDGE LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    08451899 TOLOMEO FINANCE & CREDIT LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452261 TINA-IRINA LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08452283 SPOTTER UK LTD 19 Mar 2013
    OC383606 M&DH TRAVEL LLP 21 Mar 2013
    08455792 M&DH MERCHANDISING LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08455855 ASTER MANAGEMENT LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    OC383736 JENNY KENDALL PROPERTIES LLP 25 Mar 2013