Harlow, Essex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Harlow UK 2012 149 131,491 2011 123 116,391 % change 21.1% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 41 50 58 New companies in 2011 30 37 56 % change 36.7% 35.1% 3.6% Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (63) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harlow UK 2012 68 67,576 2011 79 90,987 % change -13.9% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 22 24 22 Closed companies in 2011 33 28 18 % change -33.3% -14.3% 22% Record Year 2011 (33) 2011 (28) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harlow UK 2012 81 63,915 2011 44 25,404 Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 19 26 36 Net growth in 2011 -3 9 38 Record Year 2007 (58) 2007 (47) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1983 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 17.2% 15.6% -3.1% Record Year 1964 (0.4%) 1983 (0.8%) 1966 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 1.58% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CLEANING 0.89% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ENTERPRISES 0.79% PROPERTY 2.37% ACADEMY 0.69% TRADING 2.07% HARLOW 0.69% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.84% INVESTMENTS 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.59% BUSINESS 1.73% LONDON 0.59% MEDIA 1.72% BUILDERS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% SPECIALISTS 0.59% LONDON 1.66% H 0.49% J 1.54% SHOP 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.51% INSTALLATIONS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.50% GLOBAL 0.49% IT 1.40% ENGINEERING 0.49% CARE 1.34% BUSINESS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% SECURITY 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SOLAR 0.49% M 1.27% INTERIORS 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% S 0.40% ENERGY 1.20% CENTRE 0.40% S 1.20% GREEN 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 252 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 61 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 17 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 9,892 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 14,303 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 11 8,818 86900 - Other human health activities 11 5,066 74990 - Non-trading company 10 9,729 49410 - Freight transport by road 8 2,781 7450 - Labour recruitment 8 1,741 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 7 1,815 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 7 6,934 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 6 3,228 7499 - Non-trading company 6 9,102 98000 - Residents property management 6 3,050 6024 - Freight transport by road 6 2,121
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07957802 MILLY 123 LTD 21 Feb 2012 07958544 STEVE J MARTIN LIMITED 21 Feb 2012 07961610 HOBBS CROSS PROPERTY LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07964783 EVOLUTION TRADE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07968359 D3 SIGN SYSTEMS LTD 28 Feb 2012 07968530 TRADE DE GLOBAL LTD 28 Feb 2012 OC372499 GREENFIELD FUELS LLP 16 Feb 2012 07939711 SOLUTIONS DBASE LTD 07 Feb 2012 07953834 PRINTOFF LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07955304 SESMIC LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07955935 EGALLERY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07956177 MORPHO THINKERS LTD 20 Feb 2012 07963158 GORDON EXPRESS MOTORS LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07964621 CROPSHOP LIMITED 24 Feb 2012 07934931 INTEGRAL M&E SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2012 07938598 LONDON DECORATING SPECIALISTS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07950867 INVESTER UK LTD 15 Feb 2012 07931659 RAPIDCAD LTD 01 Feb 2012 07932062 CHURCHFIELD MANSIONS (FULHAM) RTM COMPANY LTD 01 Feb 2012 07943575 VALCKX BEAUTY SHOP LTD 09 Feb 2012 07949500 LAND TRADING CO. LIMITED 14 Feb 2012 07954258 JBI CORPORATION UK LIMITED 17 Feb 2012 07961701 THE LIGHT HOUSE RTM COMPANY LTD 23 Feb 2012 07962339 STONEGATE CLOTHING LIMITED 23 Feb 2012 07969194 SGYASI CLEANING COMPANY LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
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