Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 2010)

    A total of 74 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 37.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Potters BarUK
    201074101,492
    200911994,671
    % change-37.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (252) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010272423
    New companies in 2009433640
    % change-37.2%-33.3%-42.5%
    Record Year2007 (90)2007 (85)2007 (77)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 55.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Potters BarUK
    201015587,705
    2009349159,401
    % change-55.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010415955
    Closed companies in 200973101175
    % change-43.8%-41.6%-69%
    Record Year2009 (73)2008 (317)2009 (175)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -81 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Potters BarUK
    2010-8113,787
    2009-230-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (141) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-14-35-32
    Net growth in 2009-30-65-135
    Record Year2007 (47)2007 (51)2008 (57)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Potters Bar
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-41.6%-39.5%-44.9%
    Record Year1964 (0.3%)1966 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    17.6% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY6.01%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING2.25%CONSULTING4.99%
    IT1.50%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTANTS1.00%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.88%TRADING2.04%
    MANAGEMENT0.75%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    DESIGN0.63%DESIGN1.93%
    C0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PLUMBING0.50%BUSINESS1.80%
    MEDIA0.50%MEDIA1.75%
    SUPPORT0.50%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    (LONDON)0.50%LONDON1.59%
    G0.50%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ACCOUNTANCY0.50%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.50%CARE1.44%
    TRADING0.50%J1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BEHEER0.50%GLOBAL1.42%
    CARE0.50%IT1.35%
    S0.50%PROPERTIES1.35%
    VENICE0.50%BUILDING1.32%
    FINANCIAL0.38%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    JAMES0.38%M1.28%
    SOFTWARE0.38%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SAFETY0.38%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied659202,902
    7487 - Other business activities18069,802
    7260 - Other computer related activities728,967
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult222,672
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2125,053
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult192,086
    8532 - Social work without accommodation191,099
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1514,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply138,183
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    86900 - Other human health activities113,361
    6523 - Other financial intermediation92,492
    9999 - Dormant Company921,484
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,631
    41100 - Development of building projects73,688
    99999 - Dormant Company714,072
    74990 - Non-trading company77,649
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management713,161
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified77,767
    62090 - Other information technology service activities75,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392200 KP ADVERTISING LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07387434 ASMB ENTERPRISES LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386234 INSPIRED FILMS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07386092 ELPMEDIA LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07384303 OPENRIDER LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07383354 JSEC LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07383224 STRIKE FASHION LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07379622 IPART INVESTMENTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379468 FRONTVIEW LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379044 SOLAR SECURITIES (GROUP) LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07378167 HANDELSONDERNEMING NIVELLA LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07376840 ESS COLLEGE LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07374760 LIVINGSTON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373460 JLIMBO LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07367176 FINEST CARPENTRY LTD 06 Sep 2010
    07365078 IGNITE FITNESS LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364947 RIKAZ LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364476 ROSTOL LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364199 SPHERES SPA HEALTH REJUVENATION CENTER LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07363503 KAZERONI LIMITED 02 Sep 2010
    07362165 BONCHA LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07362153 TOP KLIMAAT & COMFORT LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    07361664 EMAIL MARKETING MASTER LIMITED 01 Sep 2010