Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Potters Bar when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 73 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 44.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Potters Bar UK 2011 73 116,391 2010 131 105,137 % change -44.3% 10.7% Record Year 2008 (234) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 21 25 27 New companies in 2010 39 38 54 % change -46.2% -34.2% -50.0% Record Year 2008 (67) 2008 (72) 2008 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Potters Bar when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 178 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 12.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Potters Bar UK 2011 178 90,986 2010 158 82,677 % change 12.7% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 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 2011 79 41 58 Closed companies in 2010 47 49 62 % change 68.1% -16.3% -6% Record Year 2011 (79) 2010 (49) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was -105 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Potters Bar UK 2011 -105 25,405 2010 -27 22,460 Record Year 2008 (175) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -58 -16 -31 Net growth in 2010 -8 -11 -8 Record Year 2008 (42) 2007 (43) 2008 (94)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Potters Bar formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Potters Bar 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -53.5% -42.1% -52.3% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1960 (0.4%) 2008 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.4% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.67% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.50% MANAGEMENT 4.97% INT. 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTANCY 1.33% PROPERTY 2.38% IT 1.33% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 1.00% DESIGN 1.93% PLUMBING 1.00% ASSOCIATES 1.92% TECHNOLOGY 0.83% BUSINESS 1.87% BEHEER 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% HEATING 0.83% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.83% MEDIA 1.69% CO 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.61% FINANCE 0.67% LONDON 1.60% PROPERTY 0.67% CARE 1.45% FOR 0.67% J 1.45% HANDELSONDERNEMING 0.67% GLOBAL 1.44% VENICE 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SIMPLY 0.67% IT 1.41% PRESTIGE 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% SUPPLIES 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% LONDON 0.50% M 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% LANDMARK 0.50% S 1.24% SOLAR 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% TIFFIN 0.50% SYSTEMS 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 576 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 155 60,968 7260 - Other computer related activities 66 7,789 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 31 30,253 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 20 2,344 7420 - Architectural, technical consult 19 1,688 8532 - Social work without accommodation 13 1,080 7414 - Business & management consultancy 13 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 11 18,336 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 6,996 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,085 86900 - Other human health activities 10 4,092 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 16,150 74990 - Non-trading company 9 8,695 9999 - Dormant Company 8 19,765 7499 - Non-trading company 7 11,316 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 7 2,528 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 7,000 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 6 2,707
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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