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.

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 (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)HarlowUK
    2013163132,684
    2012122118,868
    % change33.6%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (163) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013586342
    New companies in 2012404339
    % change45.0%46.5%7.7%
    Record Year2013 (58)2013 (63)2010 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20136586,170
    20127175,908
    % change-8.5%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013232517
    Closed companies in 2012281825
    % change-17.9%38.9%-32%
    Record Year2012 (28)2008 (40)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20139846,514
    20125142,960
    Record Year 2013 (98) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013353825
    Net growth in 2012122514
    Record Year2013 (35)2013 (38)2011 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change29.8%34.3%-5.5%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)1977 (0.2%)2010 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    RTM1.48%CONSULTING5.27%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.09%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.99%PROPERTY2.53%
    TRAINING0.89%TRADING2.08%
    IT0.89%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.79%LONDON1.79%
    HARLOW0.69%DESIGN1.78%
    COURT0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    SECURITY0.69%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    GLOBAL0.59%CARE1.64%
    TRADING0.59%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    CONSULTING0.59%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRANSPORT0.49%J1.54%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%MEDIA1.54%
    DESIGN0.49%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%PROPERTIES1.45%
    BUILDING0.49%IT1.39%
    LONDON0.49%M1.25%
    ESSEX0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INTERNATIONAL0.49%BUILDING1.19%
    TRADE0.40%CAPITAL1.19%
    ASSOCIATES0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    ENGINEERING0.40%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied295260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5254,854
    99999 - Dormant Company4546,169
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3925,547
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3117,715
    98000 - Residents property management294,680
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2734,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2526,675
    74990 - Non-trading company2114,228
    86900 - Other human health activities179,203
    49410 - Freight transport by road166,904
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1312,516
    86101 - Hospital activities132,494
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified127,590
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,590
    80100 - Private security activities103,009
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet108,475
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles104,955
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing95,382
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings86,039

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08636735 POLISH EDUCATIONAL CENTRE LOKOMOTYWA 05 Aug 2013
    08636747 REVOLVE 360 TOURS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08640629 RAW EVENTS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08642680 PERFECT FIT CLOTHING LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08648223 ESSEX TRUCK & VAN LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08654375 STALLAN ROYDON LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08658293 SJA LEARNING LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08660246 REDHOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD 22 Aug 2013
    08670553 INVIGLE LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08645533 ANOTHER LEVEL PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08646313 DEW OF BLESSING CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM CHURCH LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08646968 CONTAINED LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08646981 ALINJO MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08649464 REHOBOTH GLOBAL MARKETING LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08661933 FOUNTAIN SPRING LTD 23 Aug 2013
    08667892 C4C EXPORT LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08634394 WELLFIELD INTERNATIONAL PLACEMENT AGENCY LTD 01 Aug 2013
    08649034 MARPET CLEANERS & SERVICES LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08651109 WAVE COSMETICS LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08640707 TEO LOGISTICS LTD 06 Aug 2013
    08643551 BROADFIELDS ELECTRICAL LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08647768 STEVE J WOOD LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08654294 AMITY COURT RTM COMPANY LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08656137 KENSINGTON COURT (HENDON) RTM COMPANY LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08657830 FLEXSYS-MI LIMITED 20 Aug 2013