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Harlow, Essex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow 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 2011)

    A total of 123 companies were registered in Harlow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HarlowUK
    2011123116,391
    2010104105,137
    % change18.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011303756
    New companies in 2010303836
    % change0.0%-2.6%55.6%
    Record Year2007 (71)2007 (63)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 16.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HarlowUK
    20117990,986
    20106882,677
    % change16.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous February.

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011332818
    Closed companies in 2010162131
    % change106.3%33.3%-42%
    Record Year2011 (33)2011 (28)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Harlow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 44 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HarlowUK
    20114425,405
    20103622,460
    Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-3938
    Net growth in 201014175
    Record Year2007 (58)2007 (47)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Harlow
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-13.7%-14.3%48.3%
    Record Year1964 (0.4%)1983 (0.8%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    21.1% of all director appointments in Harlow in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    (NL)1.37%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.00%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.00%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PROPERTY0.87%PROPERTY2.38%
    ENTERPRISES0.87%TRADING2.10%
    SECURITY0.75%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT0.75%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ESSEX0.62%BUSINESS1.87%
    RECRUITMENT0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    TRADING0.62%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    NURSERY0.62%MEDIA1.69%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%ENGINEERING1.61%
    24/70.50%LONDON1.60%
    COMMUNITY0.50%CARE1.45%
    MAINTENANCE0.50%J1.45%
    HARLOW0.50%GLOBAL1.44%
    BUILDERS0.50%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ON0.50%IT1.41%
    COLLEGE0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    GLOBAL0.50%BUILDING1.34%
    (ESSEX)0.50%M1.30%
    ROAD0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    BOOKSHOP0.50%S1.24%
    SERVICE0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    DESIGN0.50%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied195202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6460,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2930,253
    99999 - Dormant Company1818,336
    9999 - Dormant Company1719,765
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    86900 - Other human health activities94,092
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management916,150
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified87,788
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,167
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply87,000
    8514 - Other human health activities82,423
    74990 - Non-trading company78,695
    7499 - Non-trading company711,316
    7414 - Business & management consultancy612,916
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet62,197
    7450 - Labour recruitment52,475

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07509757 WEB WORLD DESIGN LTD 28 Jan 2011
    07507955 CHARLIES UNISEX SALON LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07503239 A D HODGSON & CO LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07498761 GM DECORATING SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07497318 FINE WINES & SPIRITS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07492446 ETHICAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Jan 2011
    07490379 ELLIOT CARTWRIGHT LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07486374 SIMON COOPER CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07486221 VEPOWER (IP) LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07485990 OYSTER BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07483214 TOP WOOD DESIGN LTD 05 Jan 2011
    07489101 WOODBRIDGE COMMERCIAL P.A.T. SERVICE LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07509982 STUBMANUK LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07505770 80-87 CHADBOURN STREET RTM COMPANY LTD 26 Jan 2011
    07498201 JUNK MASTERS LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07492901 T.C.K.R. LIMITED 14 Jan 2011
    07491210 ASHARUN LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07503449 CJWOODS FINANCIAL CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07494537 SAM'S HEATING & PLUMBING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07493249 LMSJ LTD 14 Jan 2011
    07488340 365 AVIATION LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07485059 SECURISCREEN LIMITED 07 Jan 2011
    07482708 P.H.S. CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482445 AKDA LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    07482250 ASCENT AERIALS LIMITED 05 Jan 2011