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
New Company Registrations
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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) Harlow UK 2011 123 116,391 2010 104 105,137 % change 18.3% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 30 37 56 New companies in 2010 30 38 36 % change 0.0% -2.6% 55.6% Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (63) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harlow UK 2011 79 90,986 2010 68 82,677 % change 16.2% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 33 28 18 Closed companies in 2010 16 21 31 % change 106.3% 33.3% -42% Record Year 2011 (33) 2011 (28) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harlow UK 2011 44 25,405 2010 36 22,460 Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -3 9 38 Net growth in 2010 14 17 5 Record Year 2007 (58) 2007 (47) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -13.7% -14.3% 48.3% Record Year 1964 (0.4%) 1983 (0.8%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (NL) 1.37% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.00% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.16% PROPERTY 0.87% PROPERTY 2.38% ENTERPRISES 0.87% TRADING 2.10% SECURITY 0.75% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.92% ESSEX 0.62% BUSINESS 1.87% RECRUITMENT 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% TRADING 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% NURSERY 0.62% MEDIA 1.69% ELECTRICAL 0.50% ENGINEERING 1.61% 24/7 0.50% LONDON 1.60% COMMUNITY 0.50% CARE 1.45% MAINTENANCE 0.50% J 1.45% HARLOW 0.50% GLOBAL 1.44% BUILDERS 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ON 0.50% IT 1.41% COLLEGE 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% GLOBAL 0.50% BUILDING 1.34% (ESSEX) 0.50% M 1.30% ROAD 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% BOOKSHOP 0.50% S 1.24% SERVICE 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% DESIGN 0.50% SYSTEMS 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 195 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 64 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 30,253 99999 - Dormant Company 18 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 17 19,765 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,740 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,789 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,085 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,092 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 9 16,150 62090 - Other information technology service activities 8 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,788 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 2,167 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 8 7,000 8514 - Other human health activities 8 2,423 74990 - Non-trading company 7 8,695 7499 - Non-trading company 7 11,316 7414 - Business & management consultancy 6 12,916 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 2,197 7450 - Labour recruitment 5 2,475
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07545005 WOODSIDE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07539496 ELLIE'S MAIDS LIMITED 23 Feb 2011 07537795 RAYNER DOORS LTD 22 Feb 2011 07520348 SOLARITE LIMITED 08 Feb 2011 07517884 SOLARIGHT LIMITED 04 Feb 2011 07512687 PROFIT PLAN UK LIMITED 01 Feb 2011 07544423 TANGANDA LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07544255 NP ESSEX CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07536454 KARAHI KITCHEN LTD 21 Feb 2011 07526451 HYPERLOCAL NEWS LTD 11 Feb 2011 07523201 SILVERSTONE ENTERPRISES LTD 09 Feb 2011 07542811 TICKET BOOKERS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011 07534769 COLLEGE OF ESSEX LTD 18 Feb 2011 07526863 AV DIMENSION LIMITED 11 Feb 2011 07544552 LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATES LTD 28 Feb 2011 07543757 FALANX SECURITY LIMITED 25 Feb 2011 07541180 ENTREPRENDRE LTD 24 Feb 2011 07533348 FLEET PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 17 Feb 2011 07532516 WALBOMA LIMITED 16 Feb 2011 07531379 VISHAL KAPIL LTD 16 Feb 2011 07525990 RIPPED GYM SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07524324 AVALON ENERGY LTD 10 Feb 2011 07523603 VIGILIN CAPITAL LTD 09 Feb 2011 07523298 F G R GAS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011 07522870 NETWORK HYGIENE LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
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