Barnet, Hertfordshire

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous August.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Barnet when compared to any previous August.
  • The record third quarter for female directors in Barnet was in 2013 when 29.2% 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 300 companies were registered in Barnet during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BarnetUK
    2013300132,684
    2012275118,868
    % change9.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (300) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous September.

    August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201310210692
    New companies in 20121107491
    % change-7.3%43.2%1.1%
    Record Year2012 (110)2013 (106)2013 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 199 companies were dissolved in Barnet during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BarnetUK
    201319986,170
    201219975,908
    % change0.0%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (261) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013635086
    Closed companies in 2012696664
    % change-8.7%-24.2%34%
    Record Year2012 (69)2008 (121)2009 (130)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Barnet during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 101 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)BarnetUK
    201310146,514
    20127642,960
    Record Year 2006 (118) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Barnet when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201339566
    Net growth in 201241827
    Record Year2008 (73)2013 (56)2002 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Barnet formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Barnet
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.2%0.2%
    % change-17.0%31.4%-11.4%
    Record Year1987 (0.4%)1990 (0.3%)1958 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Barnet was in 2013 when 29.2% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in Barnet in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.61%CONSULTING5.27%
    CONSULTING1.33%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    PROPERTY1.16%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    LONDON1.16%PROPERTY2.53%
    INVESTMENTS1.11%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTIES1.11%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%LONDON1.79%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%DESIGN1.78%
    GREEN0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    TRADING0.67%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    M0.61%CARE1.64%
    CARE0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    CAPITAL0.50%J1.54%
    GLOBAL0.50%MEDIA1.54%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    J0.50%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%IT1.39%
    GROUP0.50%M1.25%
    IT0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.44%BUILDING1.19%
    ROAD0.44%CAPITAL1.19%
    SECURITY0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    (LONDON)0.39%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied522260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified23354,854
    99999 - Dormant Company9546,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9525,547
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9034,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6226,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3812,516
    41100 - Development of building projects299,271
    86900 - Other human health activities279,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2517,715
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified247,590
    56101 - Licensed restaurants237,531
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities226,979
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation194,590
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate188,312
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing175,382
    82110 - Combined office administrative service activities172,122
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment175,859
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,104
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets165,706

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635536 HONEYSUMS HOLSTER LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08643611 EASYFLOWPRODUCTS.COM LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08647441 UNTITLED MEDIA LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08651419 HATS INK LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08655107 LOUGHTON PROPERTIES LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08660133 LGH TIMBER LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08661049 ALMEDALO LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08664921 DNRZ LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
    08665354 CARROT TOP PRODUCTIONS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08667656 PRACTICAL MAGIC LIMITED 29 Aug 2013
    08669426 TMT NETWORKS LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08669559 KWG RECRUITMENT LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08670253 INDIAN STARS LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08632786 HILL SIDE CONTRACTS (UK) LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08643556 A&I-CON PARTNERS LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08646714 BIBLICAL FOODS LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08646937 PRECISE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08647193 LISKETT LTD 12 Aug 2013
    OC387243 AGATE FINANCE LLP 14 Aug 2013
    08658278 GUARDIANS PROPERTY UK LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08661401 KEEPER UK LIMITED 22 Aug 2013
    08662231 FLABBERGASTED LTD 23 Aug 2013
    08662240 BOB COLLINS LIMITED 23 Aug 2013
    08663680 RUBY WORLDWIDE LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08663923 UNDERGROUND INK LIMITED 27 Aug 2013