Harlow, Essex
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 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 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 148 companies were registered in Harlow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 19.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Harlow UK 2011 148 114,512 2010 124 101,492 % change 19.4% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (148) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 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 2011 52 49 47 New companies in 2010 40 36 48 % change 30.0% 36.1% -2.1% Record Year 2011 (52) 2011 (49) 2010 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 63 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 21.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Harlow UK 2011 63 72,230 2010 80 87,705 % change -21.3% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 20 28 15 Closed companies in 2010 20 34 26 % change 0.0% -17.6% -42% Record Year 2002 (21) 2008 (40) 2009 (43)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
Net company growth for Harlow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 85 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Harlow UK 2011 85 42,282 2010 44 13,787 Record Year 2011 (85) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
July 2011 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 2011 32 21 32 Net growth in 2010 20 2 22 Record Year 2011 (32) 2011 (21) 2008 (32)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Harlow 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 18.9% 14.6% -11.6% Record Year 1965 (0.4%) 1978 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.2% of all director appointments in Harlow in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.22% CONSULTING 5.11% RTM 1.10% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ENTERPRISES 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.19% ACADEMY 0.88% PROPERTY 2.41% PROPERTY 0.88% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 0.77% DESIGN 1.94% BUSINESS 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CONSULTANCY 0.66% BUSINESS 1.82% BUILDERS 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.76% HARLOW 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.74% CLEANING 0.55% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ESSEX 0.55% LONDON 1.63% SHOP 0.55% J 1.47% D 0.55% GLOBAL 1.46% LONDON 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SERVICE 0.44% CARE 1.42% BOOKSHOP 0.44% IT 1.38% IT 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% NURSERY 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.28% GREEN 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ST. 0.44% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.44% ENERGY 1.22% TRADING 0.44% TRAINING 1.21% EDUCATION 0.44% S 1.21%
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 223 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 71 65,177 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 29,245 9999 - Dormant Company 22 22,587 99999 - Dormant Company 17 18,281 9305 - Other service activities 16 10,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 15,760 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 9 7,551 7414 - Business & management consultancy 9 14,755 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 8,686 86900 - Other human health activities 8 4,019 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 8 2,234 7450 - Labour recruitment 8 2,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 7 6,798 6024 - Freight transport by road 7 2,601 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 8,345 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 10,018 8514 - Other human health activities 7 2,943 7499 - Non-trading company 7 11,543 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 6,321
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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