Barnet, Hertfordshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 307 companies were registered in Barnet during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarnetUK
    2014307143,414
    2013300132,684
    % change2.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (307) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnet when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201411292103
    New companies in 201310210692
    % change9.8%-13.2%12.0%
    Record Year2014 (112)2013 (106)2014 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 238 companies were dissolved in Barnet during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarnetUK
    2014238101,670
    201319986,170
    % change19.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (261) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Barnet when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20141025482
    Closed companies in 2013635086
    % change61.9%8.0%-5%
    Record Year2014 (102)2008 (121)2009 (130)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Barnet during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 69 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)BarnetUK
    20146941,744
    201310146,514
    Record Year 2006 (118) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014103821
    Net growth in 201339566
    Record Year2008 (73)2013 (56)2002 (68)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Barnet formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Barnet
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change-0.2%-17.3%2.7%
    Record Year1987 (0.4%)1990 (0.3%)1958 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.6.

    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 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    26.2% of all director appointments in Barnet in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    PROPERTY1.62%CONSULTING5.17%
    PROPERTIES1.62%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.56%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    LONDON1.56%PROPERTY2.62%
    INVESTMENTS1.41%ENGINEERING2.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    TRANSPORT1.04%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%LONDON1.95%
    CONSTRUCTION0.89%CARE1.94%
    CARE0.83%TRANSPORT1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%DESIGN1.70%
    IT0.73%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRADING0.68%BUSINESS1.62%
    DESIGN0.68%J1.53%
    M0.57%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    GLOBAL0.57%GLOBAL1.51%
    G0.52%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    BUILDING0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    J0.52%MEDIA1.38%
    MEDIA0.47%CO.,1.36%
    GREEN0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    (LONDON)0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    HOME0.47%IT1.30%
    BUSINESS0.42%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied532278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified24157,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13528,224
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9640,717
    99999 - Dormant Company9048,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7429,313
    86900 - Other human health activities3711,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3412,795
    41100 - Development of building projects3110,604
    62012 - Business and domestic software development279,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,890
    56101 - Licensed restaurants268,546
    90030 - Artistic creation254,566
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified248,501
    70221 - Financial management233,550
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities227,401
    98000 - Residents property management215,047
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment206,630
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing205,786
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,006

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157372 GLOW PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09157969 NUSHIIK LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09163603 LADIESLABELS LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09164931 A W TRANSPORT (UK) LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09173400 SWIFTGMX LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09175116 HAROLDS HEAD LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09180641 O A TRANSPORT LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09185398 LOZ-WOODTRADING LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09192301 GOVERNANCE GATEWAYS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09156584 CIJCONTRACTS LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09157898 LITTLE BIRDIE CREATIVE LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09159140 CHEEKY CAT LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09161281 MASTER BROKER LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09164580 SOLUTIONSBYJACK LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09166298 LANSDOWNE AUCTION LIMITED 07 Aug 2014
    09167452 KYABIRWA LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09167780 FONDI (UK) LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09167858 GIBBONS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09173024 SHOBHA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09177180 PUCKER PROJECTS LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09180845 ARCHWAY APARTMENTS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09183579 ENTERTAINMENT ON DEMAND LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09185314 BROADACRES CARE HOME TRADING LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09187767 HENRY JAMES HOMES LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09192187 THE RENAISSANCE TOURS LTD 29 Aug 2014