Harlow, Essex
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
- August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 122 companies were registered in Harlow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Harlow UK 2012 122 118,868 2011 148 114,512 % change -17.6% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (148) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 40 43 39 New companies in 2011 52 49 47 % change -23.1% -12.2% -17.0% Record Year 2011 (52) 2011 (49) 2010 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 70 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Harlow UK 2012 70 74,772 2011 63 72,230 % change 11.1% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 28 18 24 Closed companies in 2011 20 28 15 % change 40.0% -35.7% 60% Record Year 2012 (28) 2008 (40) 2009 (43)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Harlow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 52 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Harlow UK 2012 52 44,096 2011 85 42,282 Record Year 2011 (85) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
August 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 12 25 15 Net growth in 2011 32 21 32 Record Year 2011 (32) 2012 (25) 2008 (32)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Harlow 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -30.9% -11.5% -18.0% Record Year 1965 (0.4%) 1978 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
19.3% of all director appointments in Harlow in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 1.91% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTING 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.75% SECURITY 0.85% CONSULTANCY 3.28% HARLOW 0.74% PROPERTY 2.35% ELECTRICAL 0.74% TRADING 2.08% CLEANING 0.64% DESIGN 1.87% ASSOCIATES 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.83% TRADING 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.64% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSULTANCY 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% HOUSE 0.64% MEDIA 1.67% CARE 0.53% LONDON 1.67% CONTRACTORS 0.53% J 1.55% GREEN 0.53% GLOBAL 1.53% HEALTHCARE 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.46% SPECIALISTS 0.53% IT 1.43% GLOBAL 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.34% COURT 0.43% CARE 1.32% MY 0.43% M 1.27% R 0.43% BUILDING 1.22% SOLAR 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.20% BUILDING 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% HOME 0.43% S 1.17% LONDON 0.43% SECURITY 1.16%
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 423 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 43 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 29 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 26 25,035 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 9,891 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 13,716 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 14,774 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,203 9999 - Dormant Company 11 12,598 49410 - Freight transport by road 10 2,795 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 10 19,425 86900 - Other human health activities 9 4,998 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 7 1,237 7450 - Labour recruitment 6 1,134 01130 - Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers 6 90 41100 - Development of building projects 6 4,965 6024 - Freight transport by road 6 1,523 98000 - Residents property management 6 2,786 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 6 3,712
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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