Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Bar UK 2010 74 101,492 2009 119 94,671 % change -37.8% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (252) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 27 24 23 New companies in 2009 43 36 40 % change -37.2% -33.3% -42.5% Record Year 2007 (90) 2007 (85) 2007 (77)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Bar UK 2010 155 87,705 2009 349 159,401 % change -55.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 41 59 55 Closed companies in 2009 73 101 175 % change -43.8% -41.6% -69% Record Year 2009 (73) 2008 (317) 2009 (175)
Net Company Growth
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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 Bar UK 2010 -81 13,787 2009 -230 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (141) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -14 -35 -32 Net growth in 2009 -30 -65 -135 Record Year 2007 (47) 2007 (51) 2008 (57)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -41.6% -39.5% -44.9% Record Year 1964 (0.3%) 1966 (0.5%) 1966 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 6.01% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 2.25% CONSULTING 4.99% IT 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.12% CONSULTANTS 1.00% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 0.88% TRADING 2.04% MANAGEMENT 0.75% ASSOCIATES 2.01% DESIGN 0.63% DESIGN 1.93% C 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% PLUMBING 0.50% BUSINESS 1.80% MEDIA 0.50% MEDIA 1.75% SUPPORT 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.73% (LONDON) 0.50% LONDON 1.59% G 0.50% ENGINEERING 1.59% ACCOUNTANCY 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.50% CARE 1.44% TRADING 0.50% J 1.44% INVESTMENTS 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% BEHEER 0.50% GLOBAL 1.42% CARE 0.50% IT 1.35% S 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.35% VENICE 0.50% BUILDING 1.32% FINANCIAL 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.30% JAMES 0.38% M 1.28% SOFTWARE 0.38% SYSTEMS 1.26% SAFETY 0.38% S 1.24%
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 659 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 180 69,802 7260 - Other computer related activities 72 8,967 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 22 2,672 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 21 25,053 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 19 2,086 8532 - Social work without accommodation 19 1,099 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 14,940 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 8,183 7499 - Non-trading company 12 13,408 86900 - Other human health activities 11 3,361 6523 - Other financial intermediation 9 2,492 9999 - Dormant Company 9 21,484 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 3,631 41100 - Development of building projects 7 3,688 99999 - Dormant Company 7 14,072 74990 - Non-trading company 7 7,649 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 7 13,161 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 7,767 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 5,716
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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