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
New Company Registrations
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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 Bar UK 2010 131 105,137 2009 155 91,034 % change -15.5% 15.5% Record Year 2008 (234) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 39 38 54 New companies in 2009 42 47 66 % change -7.1% -19.1% -18.2% Record Year 2008 (67) 2008 (72) 2008 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Bar UK 2010 158 82,677 2009 166 108,060 % change -4.8% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 47 49 62 Closed companies in 2009 12 48 106 % change 291.7% 2.1% -42% Record Year 2010 (47) 2010 (49) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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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 Bar UK 2010 -27 22,460 2009 -11 -17,026 Record Year 2008 (175) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -8 -11 -8 Net growth in 2009 30 -1 -40 Record Year 2008 (42) 2007 (43) 2008 (94)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -13.8% -30.8% -32.0% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%) 2008 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 9.78% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 3.56% CONSULTING 4.60% IT 1.56% CONSULTANCY 2.87% MANAGEMENT 1.44% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANTS 1.11% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ENGINEERING 1.00% TRADING 1.93% PROPERTY 1.00% DESIGN 1.91% C 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CARE 0.89% MEDIA 1.84% PROJECT 0.78% BUSINESS 1.74% J 0.78% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% D 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.63% K 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.54% S 0.67% J 1.48% BEHEER 0.67% LONDON 1.45% M 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.45% G 0.56% GROUP 1.37% MEDIA 0.56% GLOBAL 1.35% (LONDON) 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% B 0.56% BUILDING 1.34% CARS 0.56% CARE 1.33% INVESTMENTS 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.30% TRADING 0.56% M 1.28% BLUE 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% VENTRY 0.44% S 1.23%
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 821 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 233 74,904 7260 - Other computer related activities 93 10,331 7499 - Non-trading company 29 15,398 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 17,003 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 9,659 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 26,974 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 21 2,818 8532 - Social work without accommodation 18 1,133 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 16 2,843 6523 - Other financial intermediation 12 2,689 8514 - Other human health activities 11 2,640 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 10 19,948 9305 - Other service activities 9 9,038 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 8,154 41100 - Development of building projects 8 4,513 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 4,131 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 7 9,943 6340 - Other transport agencies 7 275
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07169924 NEW MOVE ESTATE AGENCY LTD 25 Feb 2010 07169003 HEIJMANS BOUWSERVICE LIMITED 25 Feb 2010 07168194 HEIJMANS BEHEER LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07167152 P.D.MARSH PLUMBING LTD 24 Feb 2010 07163641 DOWLAT LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07162266 KAZCO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Feb 2010 07160969 K WEST CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07160638 MARIVIC LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07160568 LUKE RICKARDS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07160013 ROBERT JAMES PROPERTIES LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07159878 PAGE 1 SITE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07159275 FACEY & FRASER LIMITED 16 Feb 2010 07157873 CLOUD INTERACTIVE LTD 15 Feb 2010 07157201 VLEKO HOLDING LTD 15 Feb 2010 07153392 THE VOLTY STRINGS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010 07153324 BE FANTASTIC LIMITED 10 Feb 2010 07152822 JTW CONNECT LTD 10 Feb 2010 07150282 RC GLOBAL LTD 09 Feb 2010 07150199 NAIL MEDIA LTD 09 Feb 2010 07149966 FOXTOWN LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07149747 MADU IT LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07148274 GIGABYTE COMPUTING LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07148087 PINPOINT PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07145570 SHAREPOINTSERVICES LIMITED 04 Feb 2010 07143874 CLEMENT BENJAMIN LIMITED 02 Feb 2010
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