Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q3 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 third quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 2013 when 29.4% 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 80 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 66.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Potters BarUK
    201380132,684
    2012241118,868
    % change-66.8%11.6%
    Record Year 2007 (252) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013262529
    New companies in 2012966778
    % change-72.9%-62.7%-62.8%
    Record Year2012 (96)2007 (85)2011 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Potters BarUK
    20138686,170
    20126875,908
    % change26.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013331340
    Closed companies in 2012302315
    % change10.0%-43.5%167%
    Record Year2009 (73)2008 (317)2009 (175)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was -6 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Potters BarUK
    2013-646,514
    201217342,960
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013-712-11
    Net growth in 2012664463
    Record Year2012 (66)2007 (51)2012 (63)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Potters Bar formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Potters Bar
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-75.7%-65.8%-67.4%
    Record Year1994 (0.3%)2007 (0.3%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 46.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 2013 when 29.4% of all directors were female.

    29.4% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SALES4.41%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.95%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    SYSTEMS1.95%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TRADING1.44%PROPERTY2.53%
    INDUSTRIES1.13%TRADING2.08%
    IMPORT1.03%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ESTATES1.03%LONDON1.79%
    TRADE1.03%DESIGN1.78%
    UNIVERSAL1.03%BUSINESS1.74%
    COMMERCE1.03%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    RESOURCES0.92%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PROJECTS0.92%CARE1.64%
    VENTURES0.92%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    ALLIANCE0.92%GLOBAL1.59%
    UNITED0.82%J1.54%
    TECHNOLOGY0.82%MEDIA1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.82%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INDUSTRIAL0.72%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ORGANIZATION0.72%IT1.39%
    ENERGY0.72%M1.25%
    CONTRACTS0.72%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENTERPRISES0.72%BUILDING1.19%
    CONSULTING0.72%CAPITAL1.19%
    WORLDWIDE0.72%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    DEVELOPMENT0.62%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied866260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5854,854
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3325,547
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2126,675
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,228
    99999 - Dormant Company2146,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1834,970
    98000 - Residents property management134,680
    41100 - Development of building projects109,271
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate98,312
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified917,715
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,104
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate75,430
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing75,382
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities62,543
    62090 - Other information technology service activities612,516
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified67,590
    86900 - Other human health activities59,203
    93199 - Other sports activities53,654
    56101 - Licensed restaurants57,531

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08595118 ERRE UNIVERSAL LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08595241 THE ESHA TANDOORI LTD 03 Jul 2013
    08595674 JSR TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jul 2013
    08597079 EYELEARNING LTD. 04 Jul 2013
    08597475 SYNERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Jul 2013
    08599496 KAZBAA.COM LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08600687 EMBATHI LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08600965 SHAKIR76 LTD 08 Jul 2013
    08602969 CLARE THIRGOOD LIMITED 09 Jul 2013
    08604927 STOMATOLOGICA SERVICES LTD 10 Jul 2013
    08607443 SARAL LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08609214 LMA 1 LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08609434 IMANAGE INFO LIMITED 15 Jul 2013
    08610659 C&R IT SERVICES LTD 15 Jul 2013
    08611098 GOLDSHIELD DIRECT LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08611167 OCEANCREAPER LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08612401 ASPECTS (GORING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 16 Jul 2013
    08612880 PALLADIUM 2013 LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08612961 HAMILTON AUTOPARTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08615306 OSIRIS SURGICAL LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08617396 DOMUS TRUMP LTD 19 Jul 2013
    OC386740 FIRST MILE FUNDING LLP 22 Jul 2013
    08626495 CP PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 26 Jul 2013
    08628013 B&M RENDERING LTD 29 Jul 2013
    08628141 CARETECH ESTATES (NO 7) LIMITED 29 Jul 2013