Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The record third quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 2014 when 29.5% 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 2014)

    A total of 79 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Potters BarUK
    201479143,414
    201380132,684
    % change-1.3%8.1%
    Record Year 2007 (252) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014352123
    New companies in 2013262529
    % change34.6%-16.0%-20.7%
    Record Year2012 (96)2007 (85)2011 (88)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 29.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Potters BarUK
    2014111101,670
    20138686,170
    % change29.1%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (349) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014243255
    Closed companies in 2013331340
    % change-27.3%146.2%38%
    Record Year2009 (73)2008 (317)2009 (175)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was -32 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Potters BarUK
    2014-3241,744
    2013-646,514
    Record Year 2012 (173) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201411-11-32
    Net growth in 2013-712-11
    Record Year2012 (66)2007 (51)2012 (63)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Potters Bar
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.0%0.0%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.2%-20.0%-27.2%
    Record Year1994 (0.3%)2007 (0.3%)1992 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Potters Bar was in 2014 when 29.5% of all directors were female.

    29.5% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.55%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTING1.74%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CORPORATION1.47%PROPERTY2.62%
    INVESTMENTS0.80%ENGINEERING2.07%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    VENTURES0.67%TRADING2.00%
    PROPERTY0.67%LONDON1.95%
    PROJECTS0.67%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%TRANSPORT1.76%
    RO0.54%DESIGN1.70%
    SOLAR0.54%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PROFESSIONAL0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    S0.54%BUSINESS1.62%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%J1.53%
    J0.54%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    GLOBAL0.54%GLOBAL1.51%
    LONDON0.54%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    EUROPE0.40%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    JONES0.40%MEDIA1.38%
    TRADING0.40%CO.,1.36%
    M0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    PLC0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    RESOLUTIONS0.40%IT1.30%
    ACCOUNTING0.40%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,186278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified10157,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2829,313
    99999 - Dormant Company2648,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2140,717
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2028,224
    41100 - Development of building projects1410,604
    98000 - Residents property management125,047
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1218,890
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1110,361
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,675
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment96,630
    56101 - Licensed restaurants98,546
    74990 - Non-trading company814,006
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis75,749
    43210 - Electrical installation75,922
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified75,940
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets76,327
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing75,786
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified62,542

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09109671 FARMING VENTURES LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09111962 HEMBLY CORPORATION LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09114814 LISA MULLAN CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09118003 JDF MAINTENANCE LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09120068 CONFIDENT FRIENDLY DRIVING LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09120882 RO CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09127111 MIDAS CORPORATION LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09129715 MATTHEW JONES QUALITY CARS LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09132856 LUXEX LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09135283 RED STRATEGIES LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09139175 KOPY INVESTMENTS LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09139858 LOGIC INNOVATIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141438 HEATH S GOLDING LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09141468 J KELLY PLANT SERVICES LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09141472 RJS 2012 LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09143983 DBO HOLDINGS LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09144482 TMG PHOENIX LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09144761 POTTERS BAR WINDOWS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09147406 CHC BUILDING SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09149197 POLO VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09149659 LONDON CHAUFFEUR COMPANY LHR LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09150500 AV PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09151965 SALIX CONSULTANCY LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09152765 CCR AVIATION LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154951 SIGNOFF LIMITED 31 Jul 2014