Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Potters Bar when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 131 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 15.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Potters BarUK
    2010131105,137
    200915591,034
    % change-15.5%15.5%
    Record Year 2008 (234) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010393854
    New companies in 2009424766
    % change-7.1%-19.1%-18.2%
    Record Year2008 (67)2008 (72)2008 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 158 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Potters BarUK
    201015882,677
    2009166108,060
    % change-4.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Potters Bar when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010474962
    Closed companies in 20091248106
    % change291.7%2.1%-42%
    Record Year2010 (47)2010 (49)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -27 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Potters BarUK
    2010-2722,460
    2009-11-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (175) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-8-11-8
    Net growth in 200930-1-40
    Record Year2008 (42)2007 (43)2008 (94)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Potters Bar formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Potters Bar
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.8%-30.8%-32.0%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)2008 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    16.7% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY9.78%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING3.56%CONSULTING4.60%
    IT1.56%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    MANAGEMENT1.44%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANTS1.11%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    ENGINEERING1.00%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY1.00%DESIGN1.91%
    C1.00%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    CARE0.89%MEDIA1.84%
    PROJECT0.78%BUSINESS1.74%
    J0.78%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    D0.67%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    K0.67%ENGINEERING1.54%
    S0.67%J1.48%
    BEHEER0.67%LONDON1.45%
    M0.56%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    G0.56%GROUP1.37%
    MEDIA0.56%GLOBAL1.35%
    (LONDON)0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    B0.56%BUILDING1.34%
    CARS0.56%CARE1.33%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TRADING0.56%M1.28%
    BLUE0.44%SYSTEMS1.25%
    VENTRY0.44%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied821228,645
    7487 - Other business activities23374,904
    7260 - Other computer related activities9310,331
    7499 - Non-trading company2915,398
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2517,003
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply249,659
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2326,974
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult212,818
    8532 - Social work without accommodation181,133
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult162,843
    6523 - Other financial intermediation122,689
    8514 - Other human health activities112,640
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1014,007
    9999 - Dormant Company1019,948
    9305 - Other service activities99,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified98,154
    41100 - Development of building projects84,513
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,131
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities79,943
    6340 - Other transport agencies7275

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07209265 CAPRE DIEM FOR JOY LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07206841 AJH PROCUREMENT SERVICES LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07206703 AYLWARD CONSULTANCY LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07204064 FINDER MEDIA LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07201107 PARADISE DIY LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07199173 CHILLIWORLD LIMITED 23 Mar 2010
    07198535 SYKESBASE LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07193229 C RETTIE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07192093 META-LUCID GROUP LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07190760 MAKSYMIENKO LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07188934 DPS HEATING LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07188242 NAN TRADING LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07185833 SOLINVICTUS LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07185130 OBB CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07185044 CA IT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07182472 REVIVAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF ENFIELD 09 Mar 2010
    07181753 BIRKS LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07178354 GLASJAY LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07176429 CW COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07176304 GRAND-CAFE ALS LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07176284 SCHOON LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07174716 MOLECSEN LTD 02 Mar 2010
    07173534 SCHOON GROEP LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172474 THE BLUE SEA (CUFFLEY) LTD 01 Mar 2010
    07172451 VIEWTIME LIMITED 01 Mar 2010