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.

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 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 BarUK
    2013241134,802
    2012273131,491
    % change-11.7%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (273) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013678292
    New companies in 20127312278
    % change-8.2%-32.8%17.9%
    Record Year2012 (73)2012 (122)2008 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 BarUK
    20138577,914
    20129867,576
    % change-13.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013263524
    Closed companies in 2012253439
    % change4.0%2.9%-38%
    Record Year2011 (79)2010 (49)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 BarUK
    201315656,888
    201217563,915
    Record Year 2012 (175) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013414768
    Net growth in 2012488839
    Record Year2012 (48)2012 (88)2008 (94)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change-17.8%-33.3%21.9%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)2012 (0.3%)2008 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SALES5.07%CONSULTING5.18%
    SYSTEMS2.13%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.80%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    PROJECTS1.80%PROPERTY2.44%
    TRADE1.72%TRADING2.06%
    INDUSTRIES1.55%DESIGN1.79%
    ALLIANCE1.55%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ENERGY1.47%BUSINESS1.77%
    UNIVERSAL1.39%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    TRADING1.31%LONDON1.72%
    COMPLEX1.23%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    IMPORT1.14%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ORGANIZATION1.14%MEDIA1.63%
    CAPITAL1.06%GLOBAL1.57%
    EXPERTS0.98%J1.56%
    TRANSIT0.98%CARE1.46%
    UNITED0.98%IT1.43%
    EXPORT0.90%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    INDUSTRIAL0.90%PROPERTIES1.36%
    WORLDWIDE0.90%M1.25%
    TECHNOLOGY0.82%BUILDING1.21%
    DEVELOPMENT0.82%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    COMMERCE0.82%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INVESTMENTS0.82%TRAINING1.17%
    RESOURCES0.74%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied580249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5054,531
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3423,532
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1932,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1924,894
    99999 - Dormant Company1843,384
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,129
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate135,059
    98000 - Residents property management114,579
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,145
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified816,448
    62090 - Other information technology service activities812,664
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate87,507
    7487 - Other business activities87,556
    56101 - Licensed restaurants76,894
    43210 - Electrical installation75,625
    41100 - Development of building projects68,637
    93199 - Other sports activities63,375
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified56,954
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation54,332

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC382102 STONECORD SYSTEMS LLP 01 Feb 2013
    OC382117 FINESTAR INDUSTRIAL LLP 01 Feb 2013
    08385547 MY LITTLE BOUTIQUE LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08388406 HAREMERE FARMS LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08388939 DOMESTIC WASTE SERVICES (HERTS) LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08399472 BUILDINGS INVESTMENTS LTD 12 Feb 2013
    08402554 IPS BIOTHERM SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08402810 ANUBA LTD 14 Feb 2013
    08404615 GRAVITY FINANCE LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08404616 GRAVITY VENTURES LTD 15 Feb 2013
    08406490 FREEDOM HOMES CONSTRUCTION LTD 18 Feb 2013
    OC382574 FULLBERG ORGANIZATION LLP 19 Feb 2013
    OC382578 WINHOLD IMPEX LLP 19 Feb 2013
    OC382583 HANSAFRONT LLP 19 Feb 2013
    OC382592 DOWSTAR RESOURCES LLP 19 Feb 2013
    OC382593 AIRSTAR TRANSIT LLP 19 Feb 2013
    OC382594 LANCASTER LOGISTIC LLP 19 Feb 2013
    OC382595 LEYBRIDGE SALES LLP 19 Feb 2013
    OC382605 WINDBERG UNIVERSAL LLP 19 Feb 2013
    08412644 TELCOOL NETWORK MEDIA LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08413474 SMARTER TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    OC382833 HYCROFT TRADING LLP 26 Feb 2013
    OC382834 VHR INDUSTRIES LLP 26 Feb 2013
    OC382835 CRESTBERG SERVICES LLP 26 Feb 2013
    08420656 CARETECH ESTATES (NO 6) LIMITED 26 Feb 2013