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Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous September.

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 2011)

    A total of 135 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 82.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Potters BarUK
    2011135114,512
    201074101,492
    % change82.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (252) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011281988
    New companies in 2010272423
    % change3.7%-20.8%282.6%
    Record Year2007 (90)2007 (85)2011 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 94 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 39.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Potters BarUK
    20119472,230
    201015587,705
    % change-39.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011313330
    Closed companies in 2010415955
    % change-24.4%-44.1%-45%
    Record Year2009 (73)2008 (317)2009 (175)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 41 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Potters BarUK
    20114142,282
    2010-8113,787
    Record Year 2007 (141) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous September.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011-3-1458
    Net growth in 2010-14-35-32
    Record Year2007 (47)2007 (51)2011 (58)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Potters Bar formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Potters Bar
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.0%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-5.2%-33.4%245.7%
    Record Year1964 (0.3%)1966 (0.5%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    26.9% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.17%CONSULTING5.11%
    SALES2.02%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    TRADING1.24%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    INT.1.24%PROPERTY2.41%
    TRADE0.93%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS0.93%DESIGN1.94%
    PLUMBING0.78%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    HEATING0.78%BUSINESS1.82%
    TECHNOLOGY0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BEHEER0.78%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CONSULTING0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    INVESTMENTS0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    UNIVERSAL0.78%LONDON1.63%
    J0.62%J1.47%
    CO0.62%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROPERTIES0.47%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROJECTS0.47%CARE1.42%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%IT1.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.47%PROPERTIES1.28%
    LONDON0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    IT0.47%M1.25%
    HANDELSONDERNEMING0.47%ENERGY1.22%
    CONSTRUCTION0.47%TRAINING1.21%
    NETHERLANDS0.47%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied470204,493
    7487 - Other business activities12365,177
    7260 - Other computer related activities448,686
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2829,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1514,755
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult142,802
    86900 - Other human health activities114,019
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult111,766
    99999 - Dormant Company1018,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1015,760
    62090 - Other information technology service activities96,798
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities910,137
    8532 - Social work without accommodation91,310
    7499 - Non-trading company911,543
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate92,426
    74990 - Non-trading company88,064
    43210 - Electrical installation72,938
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply78,345
    5530 - Restaurants75,640
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified610,018

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07723759 KVIK LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07724824 DC HOLLAND LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07728318 FOX MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07728840 MCI SOFTWARE (UK) LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07728866 EUROTION ELECTRONICS UK LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07731897 FLORENCE & FLORENCE LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07732922 ALLANDALE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07733108 CRANBORNE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07733774 GENESIS CARE ALLIANCE LTD 09 Aug 2011
    07733979 J YOUNG INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07736143 STUDIO DOKOUT SCHILDERWERKEN EN ONDERHOUD LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07738060 LAFITTE OVERSEAS CORP. LTD 11 Aug 2011
    07739941 OLD MANOR FARM LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07741540 READING BEDDING (READING) LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07741780 CLEAR ACCOUNTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07743350 LE BELLE SKINCARE LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07748148 GROOMARTS LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07751308 COLOUR FUSION LIMITED 24 Aug 2011
    07757910 WASTE ON TIME LTD 31 Aug 2011