Harlow, Essex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 104 companies were registered in Harlow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 14.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Harlow UK 2010 104 105,137 2009 91 91,034 % change 14.3% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 30 38 36 New companies in 2009 32 25 34 % change -6.3% 52.0% 5.9% Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (63) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 68 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 46.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Harlow UK 2010 68 82,677 2009 126 108,060 % change -46.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 16 21 31 Closed companies in 2009 11 19 96 % change 45.5% 10.5% -68% Record Year 2001 (21) 2010 (21) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Harlow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 36 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Harlow UK 2010 36 22,460 2009 -35 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 14 17 5 Net growth in 2009 21 6 -62 Record Year 2007 (58) 2007 (47) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Harlow 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.0% 30.1% -12.0% Record Year 1964 (0.4%) 1983 (0.8%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.8% of all director appointments in Harlow in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRADING 0.88% MANAGEMENT 5.01% SECURITY 0.88% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 0.88% CONSULTANCY 2.87% LOGISTICS 0.88% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% ASSOCIATES 2.04% ELECTRICAL 0.74% TRADING 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.74% DESIGN 1.91% MAINTENANCE 0.74% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% INTERNATIONAL 0.74% MEDIA 1.84% INVESTMENTS 0.74% BUSINESS 1.74% SAPPHIRE 0.59% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HARLOW 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.63% ENGINEERING 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.54% H 0.59% J 1.48% CARE 0.59% LONDON 1.45% C 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.45% PROPERTY 0.59% GROUP 1.37% CONSULTING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.35% MANAGEMENT 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.35% FINANCIAL 0.44% BUILDING 1.34% PLUMBING 0.44% CARE 1.33% BUILDING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.30% SERVICE 0.44% M 1.28% CONTRACTORS 0.44% SYSTEMS 1.25% M 0.44% S 1.23%
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 212 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 96 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 26,974 7499 - Non-trading company 21 15,398 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 17,003 6024 - Freight transport by road 13 3,665 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,038 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,340 74990 - Non-trading company 12 8,149 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 10,331 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 2,152 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 8,154 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 8 19,948 7011 - Development & sell real estate 8 5,300 5530 - Restaurants 7 4,798 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 9,659 4534 - Other building installation 7 2,840 99999 - Dormant Company 6 13,808 86900 - Other human health activities 5 3,445
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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