Harlow, Essex
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous September.
- August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
- July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 124 companies were registered in Harlow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is an increase of 39.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harlow UK 2010 124 101,492 2009 89 94,671 % change 39.3% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (124) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous September.
August 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
July 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 40 36 48 New companies in 2009 26 30 33 % change 53.8% 20.0% 45.5% Record Year 2010 (40) 2010 (36) 2010 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 80 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harlow UK 2010 80 87,705 2009 83 159,401 % change -3.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 20 34 26 Closed companies in 2009 19 21 43 % change 5.3% 61.9% -40% Record Year 2002 (21) 2008 (40) 2009 (43)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Harlow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 44 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harlow UK 2010 44 13,787 2009 6 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (46) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
July 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 20 2 22 Net growth in 2009 7 9 -10 Record Year 2007 (20) 2004 (14) 2008 (32)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harlow 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 43.0% 8.9% 39.5% Record Year 1965 (0.4%) 1978 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.5% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
35.0% of all director appointments in Harlow in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.07% MANAGEMENT 5.06% (NL) 1.07% CONSULTING 4.99% MAINTENANCE 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.12% SECURITY 0.94% PROPERTY 2.38% LOGISTICS 0.80% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTING 0.80% ASSOCIATES 2.01% RECRUITMENT 0.80% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% INTERNATIONAL 0.67% BUSINESS 1.80% ENTERPRISES 0.67% MEDIA 1.75% MANAGEMENT 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.54% LONDON 1.59% ROAD 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.59% ON 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% 24/7 0.54% CARE 1.44% CARE 0.54% J 1.44% J 0.54% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% BUILDING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.42% GLOBAL 0.54% IT 1.35% CLEANING 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.35% HARLOW 0.54% BUILDING 1.32% LITTLE 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.30% U 0.40% M 1.28% INVESTMENTS 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.26% SUPPLIES 0.40% S 1.24%
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 187 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 72 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 14 21,484 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,454 7499 - Non-trading company 12 13,408 7260 - Other computer related activities 10 8,967 99999 - Dormant Company 9 14,072 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 13,161 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 14,940 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 8,183 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,767 74990 - Non-trading company 8 7,649 49410 - Freight transport by road 7 1,915 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 5,716 86900 - Other human health activities 7 3,361 4534 - Other building installation 7 2,623 6024 - Freight transport by road 6 2,771 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 5 6,460 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 5 2,039
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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