Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Bar UK 2014 134 150,722 2013 241 134,802 % change -44.4% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (273) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 48 44 42 New companies in 2013 67 82 92 % change -28.4% -46.3% -54.3% Record Year 2012 (73) 2012 (122) 2008 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Bar UK 2014 125 82,370 2013 85 77,914 % change 47.1% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 42 34 49 Closed companies in 2013 26 35 24 % change 61.5% -2.9% 104% Record Year 2011 (79) 2010 (49) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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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 Bar UK 2014 9 68,352 2013 156 56,888 Record Year 2008 (175) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 6 10 -7 Net growth in 2013 41 47 68 Record Year 2012 (48) 2012 (88) 2008 (94)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -32.9% -50.5% -61.9% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 2012 (0.3%) 2008 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.65% CONSULTING 5.22% SALES 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSULTANCY 1.14% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTING 1.14% PROPERTY 2.64% ESTATES 0.88% TRADING 2.05% TRADING 0.88% LONDON 1.88% PROPERTY 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.86% CORPORATION 0.88% CARE 1.79% INVESTMENTS 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% VENTURES 0.76% DESIGN 1.75% PROJECTS 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.73% MARC 0.63% BUSINESS 1.71% SOLAR 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.60% PROTECH 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.60% BUSINESS 0.63% GLOBAL 1.58% COMMERCE 0.63% J 1.48% TRADE 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.63% MEDIA 1.48% ANTONI 0.63% IT 1.33% LOCKSBRIDGE 0.51% TRANSPORT 1.30% DEVELOPMENT 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% CLUB 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% IT 0.51% M 1.21% CAFE 0.51% CAPITAL 1.20% M 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,091 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 81 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 26,700 99999 - Dormant Company 24 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 21 37,882 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,135 98000 - Residents property management 14 4,832 41100 - Development of building projects 12 9,855 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,885 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 9,284 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 9,509 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 12,813 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 7 5,988 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 6 5,521 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 7,313 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 6 5,949 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 6 8,155 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 5 2,747
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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