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
    08673943 SARRASINS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674783 TAVERNAKI LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675254 QUALITA CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08676963 JAYNE HILLIS ART LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08677743 WE SEE NOW LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08678979 NEW ESHA TANDOORI LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08681355 GLOBAL CONTRAD LTD 09 Sep 2013
    08682869 SAM DUNNING LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08685438 KARISMA LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08685590 TIMELESS TRADITION LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08685813 GO-MART WHOLESALE LTD 11 Sep 2013
    08687087 J M ESPANA LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687270 WORLD FINANCING AND INVESTMENTS LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687491 CORPORATION PLUS CROWN LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08687951 ST ANDREWS LIFESTYLE LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08688570 SOFTLINE INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS LTD 12 Sep 2013
    08692337 AUTO REPAIRS (POTTERS BAR) LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08692799 THAI MASSAGE LOUNGE LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08697882 PARA ADMIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013
    08700387 WOODY'S FIREWOOD STORE LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08700559 PANTELLI CONSULTANTS LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08702569 PEAK PHYSIQUE & FITNESS LTD 23 Sep 2013
    08704633 AURUM SOLAR BODMIN LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08708764 ART PROJECT LTD 27 Sep 2013
    08711298 OPUS MIND LTD 30 Sep 2013