Potters Bar, Hertfordshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    A total of 231 companies were registered in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 72.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Potters BarUK
    2015231161,156
    2014134150,722
    % change72.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (273) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015798567
    New companies in 2014484442
    % change64.6%93.2%59.5%
    Record Year2015 (79)2012 (122)2008 (95)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Potters BarUK
    201510289,523
    201412582,370
    % change-18.4%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015174342
    Closed companies in 2014423449
    % change-59.5%26.5%-14%
    Record Year2011 (79)2010 (49)2009 (106)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Potters Bar during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 129 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Potters BarUK
    201512971,633
    2014968,352
    Record Year 2012 (175) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Potters Bar when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015624225
    Net growth in 2014610-7
    Record Year2015 (62)2012 (88)2008 (94)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Potters Bar formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Potters Bar
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change61.4%78.0%45.4%
    Record Year1995 (0.3%)2012 (0.3%)2008 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

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

    29.8% of all director appointments in Potters Bar in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY4.66%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING4.07%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.94%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CORPORATION1.07%PROPERTY2.72%
    J1.07%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    SOCIAL0.87%CARE2.13%
    CARE0.78%ENGINEERING2.12%
    BUSINESS0.78%LONDON1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.78%TRADING1.88%
    INVESTMENTS0.78%TRANSPORT1.82%
    S0.78%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    LONDON0.68%DESIGN1.65%
    R0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    WORK0.58%CO.,1.58%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%J1.55%
    C0.48%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.48%BUSINESS1.49%
    M0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    VENTURES0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    PROJECTS0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    PROPERTY0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    CONSTRUCTION0.39%BUILDING1.31%
    IT0.39%IT1.30%
    GLOBAL0.39%MEDIA1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.39%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied859288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13658,522
    99999 - Dormant Company2949,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2930,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2243,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1729,218
    98000 - Residents property management155,308
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1511,600
    41100 - Development of building projects1411,863
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment116,815
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,651
    74990 - Non-trading company1113,794
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1019,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,862
    56101 - Licensed restaurants108,909
    43210 - Electrical installation86,139
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis86,154
    35110 - Production of electricity82,602
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets76,557
    93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified72,656

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372349 DE CRUISE SOCIAL WORK LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09375017 800 MEC LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377520 LONLIM LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09381054 S DOHENY CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381556 TALENT & DESIRE LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09382199 MIMI CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09382453 CORE SURVEYING LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09383357 GANSETT INVESTMENTS (UK) LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09387965 REDROOT INTERNET LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09389811 YE MANAGEMENT LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09389981 BLUE SUNDAY LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09390057 GREEN MONDAY LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09393144 MCO PRESTIGE HIRE LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09394364 VOYAGER BRANDING LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09395582 THE VILLAGE STORE (LB) LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09396353 VESDI CARE LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09396983 STARR CAPITAL LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09397591 STEVE CNC LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398068 APPLEGROVE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398746 OLLY-SAV LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09403923 JMS CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09405876 EXP-IMPUK LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09407835 EPIC CARE QUALITY LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09411909 6P PROJECTS LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09414037 HELLOCHAT LTD 30 Jan 2015