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
New Company Registrations
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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 Bar UK 2015 231 161,156 2014 134 150,722 % change 72.4% 6.9% Record Year 2012 (273) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 79 85 67 New companies in 2014 48 44 42 % change 64.6% 93.2% 59.5% Record Year 2015 (79) 2012 (122) 2008 (95)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Bar UK 2015 102 89,523 2014 125 82,370 % change -18.4% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (178) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 17 43 42 Closed companies in 2014 42 34 49 % change -59.5% 26.5% -14% Record Year 2011 (79) 2010 (49) 2009 (106)
Net Company Growth
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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 Bar UK 2015 129 71,633 2014 9 68,352 Record Year 2012 (175) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 62 42 25 Net growth in 2014 6 10 -7 Record Year 2015 (62) 2012 (88) 2008 (94)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 61.4% 78.0% 45.4% Record Year 1995 (0.3%) 2012 (0.3%) 2008 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 4.66% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 4.07% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.94% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CORPORATION 1.07% PROPERTY 2.72% J 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% SOCIAL 0.87% CARE 2.13% CARE 0.78% ENGINEERING 2.12% BUSINESS 0.78% LONDON 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.78% TRADING 1.88% INVESTMENTS 0.78% TRANSPORT 1.82% S 0.78% ELECTRICAL 1.76% LONDON 0.68% DESIGN 1.65% R 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.63% WORK 0.58% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.58% J 1.55% C 0.48% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.48% BUSINESS 1.49% M 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% VENTURES 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% PROJECTS 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.44% PROPERTY 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% CONSTRUCTION 0.39% BUILDING 1.31% IT 0.39% IT 1.30% GLOBAL 0.39% MEDIA 1.28% ENGINEERING 0.39% M 1.27%
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 859 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 136 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 29 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 29 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 22 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 29,218 98000 - Residents property management 15 5,308 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 15 11,600 41100 - Development of building projects 14 11,863 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 11 6,815 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,651 74990 - Non-trading company 11 13,794 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 10 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 12,862 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 8,909 43210 - Electrical installation 8 6,139 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 8 6,154 35110 - Production of electricity 8 2,602 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 7 6,557 93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified 7 2,656
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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