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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.

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 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)HarlowUK
    2011148114,512
    2010124101,492
    % change19.4%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (148) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011524947
    New companies in 2010403648
    % change30.0%36.1%-2.1%
    Record Year2011 (52)2011 (49)2010 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20116372,230
    20108087,705
    % change-21.3%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011202815
    Closed companies in 2010203426
    % change0.0%-17.6%-42%
    Record Year2002 (21)2008 (40)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20118542,282
    20104413,787
    Record Year 2011 (85) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011322132
    Net growth in 201020222
    Record Year2011 (32)2011 (21)2008 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change18.9%14.6%-11.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.4%)1978 (0.3%)1965 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.22%CONSULTING5.11%
    RTM1.10%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ENTERPRISES1.10%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ACADEMY0.88%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY0.88%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.77%DESIGN1.94%
    BUSINESS0.66%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%BUSINESS1.82%
    BUILDERS0.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HARLOW0.55%ENGINEERING1.74%
    CLEANING0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ESSEX0.55%LONDON1.63%
    SHOP0.55%J1.47%
    D0.55%GLOBAL1.46%
    LONDON0.44%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SERVICE0.44%CARE1.42%
    BOOKSHOP0.44%IT1.38%
    IT0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    NURSERY0.44%PROPERTIES1.28%
    GREEN0.44%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ST.0.44%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%ENERGY1.22%
    TRADING0.44%TRAINING1.21%
    EDUCATION0.44%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied223204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7165,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2729,245
    9999 - Dormant Company2222,587
    99999 - Dormant Company1718,281
    9305 - Other service activities1610,525
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1015,760
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    7414 - Business & management consultancy914,755
    7260 - Other computer related activities98,686
    86900 - Other human health activities84,019
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.82,234
    7450 - Labour recruitment82,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities76,798
    6024 - Freight transport by road72,601
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply78,345
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified710,018
    8514 - Other human health activities72,943
    7499 - Non-trading company711,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering66,321

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07704463 PRESTON MILLS ROBINSON LTD 14 Jul 2011
    07708478 WITH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07713340 LOWCOMMERCIAL@HOTMAIL.CO.UK LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07715542 PAJW ENTERPRISES LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07718508 MYHEADPHONEWORLD.CO.UK LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07718795 REIKAN SECURITY SERVICES LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07694563 ST. MARK'S WEST ESSEX CATHOLIC SCHOOL 05 Jul 2011
    07716188 TAMALI LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720493 HUB AND SPOKE HARLOW COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 27 Jul 2011
    07722851 ESSEX HEATING AND SOLAR LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07696263 TAMIM LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07700633 C. W. S. WELDING LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07708453 ASSA GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2011
    07717058 PRGG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07718247 ANTKASO LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07720801 SEGURA ASSOCIATES LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07720975 HARLOW BUSINESS EXHIBITIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07723078 CAPITAL IT RESOURCING LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07695383 CHURCHILL BUILDING SPECIALISTS LTD 06 Jul 2011
    07696069 OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 06 Jul 2011
    07703913 BE ASBESTOS WISE LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07707252 ECOSERV LIMITED 15 Jul 2011
    07707770 SAFE HAVEN CHILDREN'S HOME LTD. 18 Jul 2011
    07716059 INTEGRATED AIR & SEA LOGISTICS LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07716139 BASS DESIGN LIMITED 25 Jul 2011