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Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 273 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 274.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Potters BarUK
    2012273131,491
    201173116,391
    % change274.0%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (273) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20127312278
    New companies in 2011212527
    % change247.6%388.0%188.9%
    Record Year2012 (73)2012 (122)2008 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 44.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Potters BarUK
    20129867,576
    201117890,987
    % change-44.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012253439
    Closed companies in 2011794158
    % change-68.4%-17.1%-33%
    Record Year2011 (79)2010 (49)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 175 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Potters BarUK
    201217563,915
    2011-10525,404
    Record Year 2008 (175) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous February.

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012488839
    Net growth in 2011-58-16-31
    Record Year2012 (48)2012 (88)2008 (94)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Potters Bar formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Potters Bar
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change197.9%317.4%170.3%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1960 (0.4%)2008 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    17.0% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SALES6.04%CONSULTING5.07%
    ALLIANCE2.19%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.88%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROJECTS1.67%PROPERTY2.37%
    UNIVERSAL1.46%TRADING2.07%
    TRADE1.46%DESIGN1.93%
    EXPRESS1.15%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS1.04%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    IMPORT1.04%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    TRADING0.94%BUSINESS1.73%
    EXPORT0.94%MEDIA1.72%
    CONTRACTS0.94%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    UNITED0.83%LONDON1.66%
    INDUSTRIAL0.83%J1.54%
    IMPEX0.83%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    PRODUCTS0.73%GLOBAL1.50%
    RESOURCES0.73%IT1.40%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%CARE1.34%
    MERCHANTS0.73%PROPERTIES1.31%
    INDUSTRIES0.73%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CAPITAL0.73%M1.27%
    ENERGY0.73%BUILDING1.24%
    SYSTEMS0.73%ENERGY1.20%
    J0.73%S1.20%
    COMMERCIAL0.63%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied377216,665
    7487 - Other business activities9552,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4135,233
    7260 - Other computer related activities267,154
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,637
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1319,704
    99999 - Dormant Company1325,084
    74990 - Non-trading company119,729
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult112,379
    86900 - Other human health activities115,066
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate113,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1114,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1012,113
    8532 - Social work without accommodation91,131
    62090 - Other information technology service activities98,145
    43210 - Electrical installation73,573
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing73,228
    7420 - Architectural, technical consult71,483
    5530 - Restaurants74,633
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate64,427

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07935184 FERRON LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07937812 A&SH INTERNATIONAL LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07963149 CPEH LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07963726 SBC CATERING LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    OC371947 BONWEST INDUSTRIAL LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371954 LUXTRANS EXPRESS LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371955 CONTRATECH SALES LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371957 FINROAD COMPANY LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371958 HILLSTAR COMPLEX LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371965 DANBELL IMPORT LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371970 RAINFOLD WORLDWIDE LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371973 WILLMOND LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC371975 MILECOM ENTERPRISES LLP 01 Feb 2012
    OC372069 CROSSMAN BUSINESS LLP 03 Feb 2012
    OC372249 NEWMAN ALLIANCE LLP 09 Feb 2012
    OC372262 FAIRBROOK SALES LLP 09 Feb 2012
    OC372267 SYSTEMTECH EXPORT LLP 09 Feb 2012
    OC372271 WALKBRIDGE EXPORT LLP 09 Feb 2012
    OC372273 DEXNET COMMERCE LLP 09 Feb 2012
    OC372307 GFG EXPORT LLP 10 Feb 2012
    OC372309 CONTACT COMPLEX LLP 10 Feb 2012
    OC372310 CRAWLEY SALES LLP 10 Feb 2012
    OC372315 LANEMARK TRADE LLP 10 Feb 2012
    OC372319 GREENFORM RESOURCES LLP 10 Feb 2012
    OC372325 SOUTHHILL IMPEX LLP 10 Feb 2012