Harlow, Essex
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
- August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
- August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 163 companies were registered in Harlow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harlow UK 2013 163 132,684 2012 122 118,868 % change 33.6% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (163) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 58 63 42 New companies in 2012 40 43 39 % change 45.0% 46.5% 7.7% Record Year 2013 (58) 2013 (63) 2010 (48)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 65 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harlow UK 2013 65 86,170 2012 71 75,908 % change -8.5% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 23 25 17 Closed companies in 2012 28 18 25 % change -17.9% 38.9% -32% Record Year 2012 (28) 2008 (40) 2009 (43)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Harlow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 98 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harlow UK 2013 98 46,514 2012 51 42,960 Record Year 2013 (98) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous August.
July 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harlow when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 35 38 25 Net growth in 2012 12 25 14 Record Year 2013 (35) 2013 (38) 2011 (33)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harlow 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 29.8% 34.3% -5.5% Record Year 1997 (0.2%) 1977 (0.2%) 2010 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 2010 when 37.4% of all directors were female.
33.2% of all director appointments in Harlow in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 1.48% CONSULTING 5.27% MANAGEMENT 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.09% CONSULTANCY 3.45% CONSTRUCTION 0.99% PROPERTY 2.53% TRAINING 0.89% TRADING 2.08% IT 0.89% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.79% LONDON 1.79% HARLOW 0.69% DESIGN 1.78% COURT 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% ELECTRICAL 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% SECURITY 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.69% GLOBAL 0.59% CARE 1.64% TRADING 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CONSULTING 0.59% GLOBAL 1.59% TRANSPORT 0.49% J 1.54% ENTERPRISES 0.49% MEDIA 1.54% DESIGN 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.45% BUILDING 0.49% IT 1.39% LONDON 0.49% M 1.25% ESSEX 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% BUILDING 1.19% TRADE 0.40% CAPITAL 1.19% ASSOCIATES 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% ENGINEERING 0.40% TRAINING 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 295 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 54,854 99999 - Dormant Company 45 46,169 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 39 25,547 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 17,715 98000 - Residents property management 29 4,680 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 26,675 74990 - Non-trading company 21 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 17 9,203 49410 - Freight transport by road 16 6,904 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 12,516 86101 - Hospital activities 13 2,494 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,590 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 4,590 80100 - Private security activities 10 3,009 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 8,475 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 4,955 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 9 5,382 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 8 6,039
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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