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.

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 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)HarlowUK
    2010124101,492
    20098994,671
    % change39.3%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (124) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010403648
    New companies in 2009263033
    % change53.8%20.0%45.5%
    Record Year2010 (40)2010 (36)2010 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20108087,705
    200983159,401
    % change-3.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010203426
    Closed companies in 2009192143
    % change5.3%61.9%-40%
    Record Year2002 (21)2008 (40)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20104413,787
    20096-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (46) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201020222
    Net growth in 200979-10
    Record Year2007 (20)2004 (14)2008 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change43.0%8.9%39.5%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1978 (0.3%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.07%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    (NL)1.07%CONSULTING4.99%
    MAINTENANCE0.94%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    SECURITY0.94%PROPERTY2.38%
    LOGISTICS0.80%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTING0.80%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    RECRUITMENT0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    INTERNATIONAL0.67%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENTERPRISES0.67%MEDIA1.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.67%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.54%LONDON1.59%
    ROAD0.54%ENGINEERING1.59%
    ON0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    24/70.54%CARE1.44%
    CARE0.54%J1.44%
    J0.54%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUILDING0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    GLOBAL0.54%IT1.35%
    CLEANING0.54%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HARLOW0.54%BUILDING1.32%
    LITTLE0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    U0.40%M1.28%
    INVESTMENTS0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SUPPLIES0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied187202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2625,053
    9999 - Dormant Company1421,484
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    7499 - Non-trading company1213,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,967
    99999 - Dormant Company914,072
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management913,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy914,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply88,183
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified87,767
    74990 - Non-trading company87,649
    49410 - Freight transport by road71,915
    62090 - Other information technology service activities75,716
    86900 - Other human health activities73,361
    4534 - Other building installation72,623
    6024 - Freight transport by road62,771
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified56,460
    5263 - Other non-store retail sale52,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07322203 FINGER TIP EVENTS & PROMOTIONS LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07313230 WEALTH CONNECTION LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07311905 ASTOR INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07309084 NATURALLY NICHOLA LTD 08 Jul 2010
    OC356738 FREEMAN PAUL SERVICES LLP 26 Jul 2010
    07324499 MUTTSMAKEOVERS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07318888 DESIGNEDBYDAVE LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07311438 NEWLIGHT ELECTRICAL LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07330770 CAMBRIDGE WEB SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07328927 SWPH LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327465 MERLIN INOVATIONS LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07321964 MARC COOK LOGISTICS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07320424 DM DECORATING SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07320242 ECO-PLASTIC DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07315755 CREAT-INOVA CONSULT LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07311579 HAZELBLUE MONTESSORI LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07302952 DEANECARE LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302225 GRANADA GOLD LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07329920 ELECTRIC BAY UK LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07326531 ROAD RUNNER BUSES LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325658 THE BOILER COMPANY (NL) LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07325616 MH SOLUTIONS (NL) LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07319199 TRINITY TRADERS (UK) LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07315331 PENDLETON & CROSS LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07314836 LITTLE TREASURES (HARLOW) LIMITED 14 Jul 2010