Harlow, Essex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 269 companies were formed in Harlow. This figure is 5.5% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harlow occurred in 2007 when a total of 337 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harlow UK 2012 269 253,150 2011 255 228,735 % change 5.5% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (337) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 120 companies were registered in Harlow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 9.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Harlow UK 2012 120 121,659 2011 132 112,344 % change -9.1% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (133) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 42 46 32 New companies in 2011 39 46 47 % change 7.7% 0.0% -31.9% Record Year 2007 (65) 2003 (47) 2011 (47)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 151 companies were dissolved in Harlow. This figure is 15.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harlow occurred in 2009 when a total of 363 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harlow UK 2012 151 147,793 2011 131 162,310 % change 15.3% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (363) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 59.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Harlow UK 2012 83 80,218 2011 52 71,324 % change 59.6% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (237) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 25 34 24 Closed companies in 2011 7 26 19 % change 257.1% 30.8% 26% Record Year 2009 (99) 2009 (104) 2010 (42)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Harlow increased by 118 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harlow UK 2012 118 105,357 2011 124 66,425 Record Year 2007 (260) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Harlow during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 37 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Harlow UK 2012 37 41,441 2011 80 41,020 Record Year 2007 (101) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 17 12 8 Net growth in 2011 32 20 28 Record Year 2007 (58) 2003 (41) 2011 (28)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harlow 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Harlow 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -9.4% -12.4% -27.3% Record Year 1967 (0.4%) 1974 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.6% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Harlow was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.1% of all director appointments in Harlow in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
31.2% of all director appointments in Harlow in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 1.96% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CLEANING 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.28% HARLOW 0.83% PROPERTY 2.35% SOLAR 0.72% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANTS 0.72% DESIGN 1.89% SECURITY 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.87% GREEN 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTY 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ACADEMY 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% SPECIALISTS 0.62% BUSINESS 1.70% HOME 0.52% MEDIA 1.69% LONDON 0.52% LONDON 1.68% ENGINEERING 0.52% J 1.57% BUILDERS 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% EDUCATION 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.48% GLOBAL 0.52% IT 1.42% INSTALLATIONS 0.52% CARE 1.31% SCHOOL 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.31% TRADING 0.41% M 1.26% DESIGNS 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.41% BUILDING 1.23% ASSOCIATES 0.41% SECURITY 1.19% FOOD 0.41% S 1.18% INTERIORS 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 301 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 54 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 35,447 99999 - Dormant Company 29 26,088 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 14,220 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 10,271 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 12 16,469 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,706 9305 - Other service activities 10 7,926 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 2,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 20,390 86900 - Other human health activities 9 5,222 7450 - Labour recruitment 8 1,553 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 7 1,631 01130 - Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers 6 95 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 4,644 41100 - Development of building projects 6 5,149 98000 - Residents property management 6 3,001 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 3,818
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08056354 UAE & UK EDUCATION & MEDICAL SERVICES LTD 03 May 2012 08058053 ELLIS & HAMLEY LTD 04 May 2012 08063877 REACH OUT (EUROPE) LIMITED 10 May 2012 08069625 PAGE AND SONS TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 May 2012 08070112 GIGANET LIMITED 15 May 2012 08074121 M&K SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 17 May 2012 08076243 PACT FOR AUTISM 21 May 2012 08079525 SOTA MEDIA LTD 23 May 2012 08082307 PRISM SPORTS INTERNATIONAL LTD 24 May 2012 08082999 PRISM GOLF LTD 25 May 2012 08087781 KOM DESIGN LIMITED 29 May 2012 08089945 LUPA MEDICAL LIMITED 31 May 2012 08063302 HARDY IT LIMITED 10 May 2012 08064811 A-ONE SECUREX LIMITED 10 May 2012 08088624 WIGMAIL LTD 30 May 2012 08055013 HIGHGATE JOINERY LTD 02 May 2012 08063554 BETTER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LIMITED 10 May 2012 08069934 STUDENT VISION LTD. 15 May 2012 08069994 TJD MARITIME CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 May 2012 08078100 KP TAPING LIMITED 22 May 2012 08082309 PANDA WEB-SHOP LIMITED 24 May 2012 08084351 NANOTECH SURFACES LIMITED 25 May 2012 08085873 FERGUSON NATHAN INTERIOR DESIGNS LTD 28 May 2012 08055576 GATE GLOBAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 May 2012 08067901 FLY EAGLE LTD 14 May 2012
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