Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- The record first quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 2013 when 34.6% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 241 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 11.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Potters Bar UK 2013 241 134,802 2012 273 131,491 % change -11.7% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (273) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 67 82 92 New companies in 2012 73 122 78 % change -8.2% -32.8% 17.9% Record Year 2012 (73) 2012 (122) 2008 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 13.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Potters Bar UK 2013 85 77,914 2012 98 67,576 % change -13.3% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 26 35 24 Closed companies in 2012 25 34 39 % change 4.0% 2.9% -38% Record Year 2011 (79) 2010 (49) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 156 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Potters Bar UK 2013 156 56,888 2012 175 63,915 Record Year 2012 (175) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 41 47 68 Net growth in 2012 48 88 39 Record Year 2012 (48) 2012 (88) 2008 (94)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Potters Bar formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Potters Bar 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change -17.8% -33.3% 21.9% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 2012 (0.3%) 2008 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 42.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 2013 when 34.6% of all directors were female.
34.6% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage SALES 5.07% CONSULTING 5.18% SYSTEMS 2.13% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.80% CONSULTANCY 3.30% PROJECTS 1.80% PROPERTY 2.44% TRADE 1.72% TRADING 2.06% INDUSTRIES 1.55% DESIGN 1.79% ALLIANCE 1.55% ENGINEERING 1.78% ENERGY 1.47% BUSINESS 1.77% UNIVERSAL 1.39% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRADING 1.31% LONDON 1.72% COMPLEX 1.23% CONSULTANTS 1.71% IMPORT 1.14% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ORGANIZATION 1.14% MEDIA 1.63% CAPITAL 1.06% GLOBAL 1.57% EXPERTS 0.98% J 1.56% TRANSIT 0.98% CARE 1.46% UNITED 0.98% IT 1.43% EXPORT 0.90% INVESTMENTS 1.41% INDUSTRIAL 0.90% PROPERTIES 1.36% WORLDWIDE 0.90% M 1.25% TECHNOLOGY 0.82% BUILDING 1.21% DEVELOPMENT 0.82% ENTERPRISES 1.19% COMMERCE 0.82% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INVESTMENTS 0.82% TRAINING 1.17% RESOURCES 0.74% SECURITY 1.15%
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 580 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 54,531 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 23,532 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 19 24,894 99999 - Dormant Company 18 43,384 74990 - Non-trading company 17 14,129 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 13 5,059 98000 - Residents property management 11 4,579 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 5,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 16,448 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 12,664 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 7,507 7487 - Other business activities 8 7,556 56101 - Licensed restaurants 7 6,894 43210 - Electrical installation 7 5,625 41100 - Development of building projects 6 8,637 93199 - Other sports activities 6 3,375 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 6,954 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 5 4,332
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08428935 ELIZABETH STEWART PROPERTY LTD 04 Mar 2013 08429709 STONESERV MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Mar 2013 08432031 CRYSTAL ELECTRICS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08435604 HPSL LTD 07 Mar 2013 OC383227 LONGEX WORLDWIDE LLP 11 Mar 2013 OC383228 INTERCONNECT SALES LLP 11 Mar 2013 OC383230 LIGHTMARK MANAGEMENT LLP 11 Mar 2013 OC383234 WESTMOND TRADING LLP 11 Mar 2013 OC383236 NEWMARK VENTURES LLP 11 Mar 2013 OC383238 WARDBERG SERVICES LLP 11 Mar 2013 OC383242 KENTLAND ENTERPRISES LLP 11 Mar 2013 OC383247 MIXFORD INDUSTRIES LLP 11 Mar 2013 08442164 MPM INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LTD 13 Mar 2013 08446751 SCRUFFWEAR LIMITED 15 Mar 2013 OC383593 BLACKSIDE TRANSIT LLP 21 Mar 2013 OC383598 WLT TRANSIT LLP 21 Mar 2013 OC383599 BERGMILL LLP 21 Mar 2013 OC383600 POLYCRAFT SALES LLP 21 Mar 2013 OC383632 STOCKTON IMPORT LLP 22 Mar 2013 OC383665 TREXPORT INDUSTRIAL LLP 22 Mar 2013 OC383670 WESTCONT LLP 22 Mar 2013 OC383677 CORDMILL CONTRACTS LLP 22 Mar 2013 OC383681 PRINCEHOLM LLP 22 Mar 2013 08463849 IRON BLUE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 27 Mar 2013 08466499 WHENCE LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
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