Harlow, Essex
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 155 companies were registered in Harlow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 4.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harlow UK 2013 155 134,802 2012 149 131,491 % change 4.0% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 52 45 58 New companies in 2012 41 50 58 % change 26.8% -10.0% 0.0% Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (63) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 29.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harlow UK 2013 88 77,914 2012 68 67,576 % change 29.4% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 36 21 31 Closed companies in 2012 22 24 22 % change 63.6% -12.5% 41% Record Year 2013 (36) 2011 (28) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Harlow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 67 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harlow UK 2013 67 56,888 2012 81 63,915 Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 16 24 27 Net growth in 2012 19 26 36 Record Year 2007 (58) 2007 (47) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harlow 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 13.6% -10.7% 3.4% Record Year 2007 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 1997 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 52.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 17.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 2008 when 33.5% of all directors were female.
19.6% of all director appointments in Harlow in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 2.08% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.31% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTING 1.20% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.09% PROPERTY 2.44% SECURITY 0.98% TRADING 2.06% HARLOW 0.98% DESIGN 1.79% ELECTRICAL 0.88% ENGINEERING 1.78% COURT 0.88% BUSINESS 1.77% ASSOCIATES 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.75% TRADING 0.77% LONDON 1.72% DESIGN 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.71% INTERNATIONAL 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% PROPERTY 0.66% MEDIA 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.66% GLOBAL 1.57% R 0.66% J 1.56% CONSULTANTS 0.66% CARE 1.46% GREEN 0.55% IT 1.43% HEALTHCARE 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.41% HEALTH 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.36% HOME 0.55% M 1.25% TRANSPORT 0.55% BUILDING 1.21% IT 0.55% ENTERPRISES 1.19% LONDON 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.18% DIAMOND 0.44% TRAINING 1.17% PRISM 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
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 316 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 42 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 16,448 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,129 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 32,624 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 5,834 86900 - Other human health activities 14 8,465 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,664 98000 - Residents property management 13 4,579 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,145 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 6,591 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 7,199 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 4,684 86101 - Hospital activities 9 2,314 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 9 4,332 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 5,372 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 8 3,240
Recent Companies
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