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

  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 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)HarlowUK
    2013155134,802
    2012149131,491
    % change4.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013524558
    New companies in 2012415058
    % change26.8%-10.0%0.0%
    Record Year2007 (71)2007 (63)2007 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20138877,914
    20126867,576
    % change29.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013362131
    Closed companies in 2012222422
    % change63.6%-12.5%41%
    Record Year2013 (36)2011 (28)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20136756,888
    20128163,915
    Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013162427
    Net growth in 2012192636
    Record Year2007 (58)2007 (47)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change13.6%-10.7%3.4%
    Record Year2007 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)1997 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    RTM2.08%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTING1.20%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%PROPERTY2.44%
    SECURITY0.98%TRADING2.06%
    HARLOW0.98%DESIGN1.79%
    ELECTRICAL0.88%ENGINEERING1.78%
    COURT0.88%BUSINESS1.77%
    ASSOCIATES0.77%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    TRADING0.77%LONDON1.72%
    DESIGN0.66%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    INTERNATIONAL0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    PROPERTY0.66%MEDIA1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%GLOBAL1.57%
    R0.66%J1.56%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%CARE1.46%
    GREEN0.55%IT1.43%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    HEALTH0.55%PROPERTIES1.36%
    HOME0.55%M1.25%
    TRANSPORT0.55%BUILDING1.21%
    IT0.55%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    LONDON0.55%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DIAMOND0.44%TRAINING1.17%
    PRISM0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied316249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6154,531
    99999 - Dormant Company4243,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2723,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2624,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2516,448
    74990 - Non-trading company2514,129
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2332,624
    49410 - Freight transport by road175,834
    86900 - Other human health activities148,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,664
    98000 - Residents property management134,579
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing125,145
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities106,591
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet107,199
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,684
    86101 - Hospital activities92,314
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation94,332
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings85,372
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies83,240

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08388622 NDL TRAINING LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08397110 PRIMA PASSPORTS & VISAS LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08397918 CELLPAK PLC 11 Feb 2013
    08407465 GRACE STUBBS SIGNUM DESIGNS LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08408611 EVOLUTION ELECTRONICS & ELECTRICAL LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08412681 ML INTERIORS LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08416370 KRYGON STUDIOS LTD 22 Feb 2013
    OC382901 KLE ASSOCIATES LLP 27 Feb 2013
    08424706 ORCHARD WORKS GARAGE LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08391531 CLARE PROJECTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08391838 P.T.A.K. LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08403312 DIADEM HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08412409 AV PROPERTY CLEAN LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08389048 VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE HARLOW LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389785 ALIVE AT HEART LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08391782 CAMLITE LED SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08392398 AERIAL DRONES LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08400569 BLUE PR LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08402026 316 LONDON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08403449 PARKHOUSE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08409755 GROWTH ASSET PARTNERS LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08415916 ROBCZAR LTD 22 Feb 2013
    08417157 DF ROYAN LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08417187 VICEROY COURT (SOUDREY WAY) RTM COMPANY LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08423688 EUPOL EUROPE LTD. 28 Feb 2013