Harlow, Essex
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 138 companies were registered in Harlow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harlow UK 2014 138 150,722 2013 155 134,802 % change -11.0% 11.8% Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 47 46 45 New companies in 2013 52 45 58 % change -9.6% 2.2% -22.4% Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (63) 2007 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 3.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harlow UK 2014 85 82,370 2013 88 77,914 % change -3.4% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 28 29 28 Closed companies in 2013 36 21 31 % change -22.2% 38.1% -10% Record Year 2013 (36) 2014 (29) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Harlow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 53 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harlow UK 2014 53 68,352 2013 67 56,888 Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 19 17 17 Net growth in 2013 16 24 27 Record Year 2007 (58) 2007 (47) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harlow 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -15.4% -5.6% -35.3% Record Year 2007 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 1997 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 2008 when 33.5% of all directors were female.
31.6% of all director appointments in Harlow in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.05% CONSULTING 5.22% RTM 0.95% MANAGEMENT 4.67% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% CONSULTANCY 3.49% TRADING 0.74% PROPERTY 2.64% TRAINING 0.63% TRADING 2.05% HARLOW 0.63% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTING 0.63% ENGINEERING 1.86% GLOBAL 0.63% CARE 1.79% ESSEX 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% MEDIA 0.63% DESIGN 1.75% BUILDING 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CARE 0.53% BUSINESS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.60% ENGINEERING 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CONSULTANCY 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% ELECTRICAL 0.53% J 1.48% ENTERPRISES 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.48% IT 0.53% MEDIA 1.48% PROJECT 0.42% IT 1.33% S 0.42% TRANSPORT 1.30% MARKETING 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% BEAUTY 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% HEATING 0.42% M 1.21% TO 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% E 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 291 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 56,411 99999 - Dormant Company 43 47,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 38 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 18,491 98000 - Residents property management 35 4,832 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 32 37,882 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 27,750 86900 - Other human health activities 22 10,273 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,135 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 8,014 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,813 86101 - Hospital activities 15 2,870 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 12 5,521 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 9,358 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,155 86210 - General medical practice activities 11 3,987 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 10 5,130 41100 - Development of building projects 10 9,855 80100 - Private security activities 10 3,220
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08834396 HC TECHNICAL CONSULTING AND CONTRACTING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08841884 GREAT EVENTS AND PR COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08843858 PARKWARDS INN LTD 14 Jan 2014 08855583 RCS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08855749 DAX ENGINEERING LTD 22 Jan 2014 08868208 DIAMOND KONSULT LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08868778 ADRIAN&ROBERTA MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08870450 THE BUSINESS MIND CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jan 2014 08836355 WEST ONE INTERIORS LTD 08 Jan 2014 08829119 FBATRADE LIMITED 02 Jan 2014 08839565 OVERDENCH LTD 10 Jan 2014 08846918 PEAKLES LIMITED 15 Jan 2014 08847564 IRH SOLUTION LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08855700 S A BUDD LIMITED 22 Jan 2014 08831217 HTN ASSOCIATES LTD 03 Jan 2014 08831496 LABELS TO CAMPUS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014 08831805 BLUESHINEMEDIA LIMITED 06 Jan 2014 08834401 PROJECT EYE LIMITED 07 Jan 2014 08838397 RAPID EMPLOYMENT LIMITED 09 Jan 2014 08843619 BIG D SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2014 08851125 SS GP LOCUMS LIMITED 20 Jan 2014 08856417 GEORGE FIX AND REBUILD LTD 22 Jan 2014 08862002 O'SULLIVAN 1960 LIMITED 27 Jan 2014 08870201 PRIME PUB ASSETS (UK) LIMITED 30 Jan 2014 08870222 FUNTIME FACTORY LIMITED 30 Jan 2014
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