Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

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 2014)

    A total of 134 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 44.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Potters BarUK
    2014134150,722
    2013241134,802
    % change-44.4%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (273) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014484442
    New companies in 2013678292
    % change-28.4%-46.3%-54.3%
    Record Year2012 (73)2012 (122)2008 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 125 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 47.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Potters BarUK
    201412582,370
    20138577,914
    % change47.1%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014423449
    Closed companies in 2013263524
    % change61.5%-2.9%104%
    Record Year2011 (79)2010 (49)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 9 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Potters BarUK
    2014968,352
    201315656,888
    Record Year 2008 (175) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014610-7
    Net growth in 2013414768
    Record Year2012 (48)2012 (88)2008 (94)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Potters Bar formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Potters Bar
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-32.9%-50.5%-61.9%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)2012 (0.3%)2008 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 2013 when 34.6% of all directors were female.

    30.4% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.65%CONSULTING5.22%
    SALES1.39%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTING1.14%PROPERTY2.64%
    ESTATES0.88%TRADING2.05%
    TRADING0.88%LONDON1.88%
    PROPERTY0.88%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CORPORATION0.88%CARE1.79%
    INVESTMENTS0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    VENTURES0.76%DESIGN1.75%
    PROJECTS0.76%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    MARC0.63%BUSINESS1.71%
    SOLAR0.63%PROPERTIES1.60%
    PROTECH0.63%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    BUSINESS0.63%GLOBAL1.58%
    COMMERCE0.63%J1.48%
    TRADE0.63%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    SYSTEMS0.63%MEDIA1.48%
    ANTONI0.63%IT1.33%
    LOCKSBRIDGE0.51%TRANSPORT1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    CLUB0.51%BUILDING1.24%
    IT0.51%M1.21%
    CAFE0.51%CAPITAL1.20%
    M0.51%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,091280,210
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8156,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2826,700
    99999 - Dormant Company2447,084
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2427,750
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2137,882
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,135
    98000 - Residents property management144,832
    41100 - Development of building projects129,855
    43210 - Electrical installation95,885
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified918,491
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate89,284
    62012 - Business and domestic software development89,509
    62090 - Other information technology service activities712,813
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets75,988
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing65,521
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities67,313
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified65,949
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified68,155
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities52,747

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08921342 STEEL CO SIGNS LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08921999 GOLD ANT ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08925775 INGREDIENT PRODUCTS (UK) LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08933370 SOLAR CONDOVER LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935027 LAUREL FIELDS 1968 LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936960 CRAZY LAZY BUG MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08943053 FRESH PRODUCE SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08944812 GLOBE DIAMOND LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    OC392008 MERCURY ORGANIZATION LLP 18 Mar 2014
    08945772 SMALTECH LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08945784 APS INVESTMENTS (UK) LIMITED 18 Mar 2014
    08946794 A M MATTOCK LIMITED 19 Mar 2014
    08948607 MCD POWER LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08949235 SINGULARIFY LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08952935 FOGARTY INVESTMENTS LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08954962 STATISTICAL CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08956012 VISTA IP HOLDINGS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08956586 BHP AUTO PRESTIGE & SPORT LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08959156 YACHAY CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08962379 REWIND CORPORATION LTD 27 Mar 2014
    08964319 CHISWELL MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08964554 BRITANNIA GENERAL MAINTENANCE LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08966519 ASITA VENTURES LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08966671 DENIL LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08967212 NEW.WORLD.OPPORTUNITIES LTD 31 Mar 2014