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Harlow, Essex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Harlow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HarlowUK
    2012149131,491
    2011123116,391
    % change21.1%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012415058
    New companies in 2011303756
    % change36.7%35.1%3.6%
    Record Year2007 (71)2007 (63)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 68 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HarlowUK
    20126867,576
    20117990,987
    % change-13.9%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012222422
    Closed companies in 2011332818
    % change-33.3%-14.3%22%
    Record Year2011 (33)2011 (28)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Harlow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 81 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HarlowUK
    20128163,915
    20114425,404
    Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012192636
    Net growth in 2011-3938
    Record Year2007 (58)2007 (47)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Harlow
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change17.2%15.6%-3.1%
    Record Year1964 (0.4%)1983 (0.8%)1966 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    23.8% of all director appointments in Harlow in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    RTM1.58%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.38%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CLEANING0.89%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.79%PROPERTY2.37%
    ACADEMY0.69%TRADING2.07%
    HARLOW0.69%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.59%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%BUSINESS1.73%
    LONDON0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    BUILDERS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SPECIALISTS0.59%LONDON1.66%
    H0.49%J1.54%
    SHOP0.49%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    INSTALLATIONS0.49%GLOBAL1.50%
    GLOBAL0.49%IT1.40%
    ENGINEERING0.49%CARE1.34%
    BUSINESS0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    SECURITY0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SOLAR0.49%M1.27%
    INTERIORS0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    S0.40%ENERGY1.20%
    CENTRE0.40%S1.20%
    GREEN0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied252216,665
    7487 - Other business activities6152,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2735,233
    99999 - Dormant Company2625,084
    9999 - Dormant Company1718,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified169,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,303
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1319,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,637
    9305 - Other service activities118,818
    86900 - Other human health activities115,066
    74990 - Non-trading company109,729
    49410 - Freight transport by road82,781
    7450 - Labour recruitment81,741
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.71,815
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply76,934
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing63,228
    7499 - Non-trading company69,102
    98000 - Residents property management63,050
    6024 - Freight transport by road62,121

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895579 PROJECT EXPERT CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07907525 PLOCKTON COACS LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07909384 CREATIVE COUTURE LIMITED 13 Jan 2012
    07913740 MULBERRY ADVERTISING HOLDINGS LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07915454 FINE WOOD PROJECTS LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07915635 FLEXIBLE FIELD SOULTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07918047 FLEXIBLE FIELD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07921340 I G MILNE DRIVING LTD 24 Jan 2012
    07930273 FASHION WATCH LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07930278 TRUTT LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07899944 NIKUBI VENTURES LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07923092 KUSS LOGISTICS LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07927993 MY NEVER FORGET LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07902431 HELPING HANDS DISCOUNT CLUB LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07903000 JOHN LOXTON WINES LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07904714 DGP CONSULTANCY LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07917333 LIGHTING.ELECTRICAL.DATA.SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07920066 ST JAMES CONSERVATION LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07926239 PARONDON BUILDERS LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07926280 ZOOM TRANS LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07899386 EASY DISTRIBUTION IMPORT & EXPORT LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07900035 PCFIX LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07908906 DIGICORP LTD 13 Jan 2012
    07911740 EPETILIMO SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07921576 H & K ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012