Harlow, Essex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 168 companies were registered in Harlow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 3.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HarlowUK
    2014168143,414
    2013163132,684
    % change3.1%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (168) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014495366
    New companies in 2013586342
    % change-15.5%-15.9%57.1%
    Record Year2013 (58)2013 (63)2014 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 47.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HarlowUK
    201496101,670
    20136586,170
    % change47.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (96) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Harlow when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014392136
    Closed companies in 2013232517
    % change69.6%-16.0%112%
    Record Year2014 (39)2008 (40)2009 (43)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Harlow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 72 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HarlowUK
    20147241,744
    20139846,514
    Record Year 2013 (98) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014103230
    Net growth in 2013353825
    Record Year2013 (35)2013 (38)2011 (33)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Harlow
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change-23.3%-19.8%44.1%
    Record Year1997 (0.2%)1977 (0.2%)2010 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 2010 when 37.4% of all directors were female.

    30.5% of all director appointments in Harlow in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CARE1.18%CONSULTING5.17%
    ELECTRICAL0.98%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT0.88%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING0.79%PROPERTY2.62%
    RTM0.79%ENGINEERING2.07%
    LOGISTICS0.79%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ENGINEERING0.69%TRADING2.00%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTY0.69%CARE1.94%
    HARLOW0.69%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRADING0.59%DESIGN1.70%
    ESSEX0.59%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    LONDON0.59%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANCY0.59%BUSINESS1.62%
    INTERIORS0.49%J1.53%
    ROOFING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUSINESS0.49%GLOBAL1.51%
    ENTERPRISES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    GLOBAL0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    HEALTH0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.49%CO.,1.36%
    HOME0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    TO0.39%BUILDING1.30%
    ACADEMY0.39%IT1.30%
    CARS0.39%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied284278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4557,264
    99999 - Dormant Company4148,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3718,890
    98000 - Residents property management355,047
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3440,717
    86900 - Other human health activities3311,807
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3228,224
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3029,313
    86101 - Hospital activities203,680
    49410 - Freight transport by road169,960
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing155,786
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,795
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,006
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet159,914
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified128,501
    43210 - Electrical installation115,922
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,675
    80100 - Private security activities113,169
    41100 - Development of building projects1110,604

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09118196 GRAHAM'S CONSTRUCTION AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09118360 DATE SQUAD FILMS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09121006 MOJARTECH LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09122547 NAUMTRADE LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09132309 KD PART WORN TYRES LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09142072 AUTO ENROL ME LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09149446 MGC CONSTUCTION LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09155267 ACCLAIMED MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09116199 D8 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09116837 JOYNERS FIELD 1957 LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09118257 JFV GAS LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09145869 JUST COVERED LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09151159 EASY CLOTHING LTD 29 Jul 2014
    09154192 MOLEING LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154245 AVB SOLARENERGY LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154483 THERMODYNAMICS LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09156350 G FORSHAW FLOORING LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09114239 R.K.M. CONSULTANCY LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09132588 ESENTIAL LOGISTICS LTD 15 Jul 2014
    09145714 NICE AND SHINY LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09149948 GABALEX LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09120234 JUICE PUBLISHING LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09133914 GABSONS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES UK LTD 16 Jul 2014
    09137303 MARALEX LTD 18 Jul 2014
    09141682 LEAH ROSE HOME INTERIORS LIMITED 22 Jul 2014