Harlow, Essex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 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 2015)
A total of 195 companies were registered in Harlow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 41.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Harlow UK 2015 195 161,156 2014 138 150,722 % change 41.3% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harlow when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 62 61 72 New companies in 2014 47 46 45 % change 31.9% 32.6% 60.0% Record Year 2007 (71) 2007 (63) 2015 (72)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Harlow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Harlow UK 2015 103 89,523 2014 85 82,370 % change 21.2% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 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 2015 34 30 39 Closed companies in 2014 28 29 28 % change 21.4% 3.4% 39% Record Year 2013 (36) 2015 (30) 2009 (96)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Harlow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 92 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Harlow UK 2015 92 71,633 2014 53 68,352 Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 28 31 33 Net growth in 2014 19 17 17 Record Year 2007 (58) 2007 (47) 2007 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Harlow formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Harlow 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 29.4% 22.1% 45.8% Record Year 2007 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%) 1997 (0.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harlow was in 2008 when 33.5% of all directors were female.
25.3% of all director appointments in Harlow in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage ESSEX 1.20% CONSULTING 5.23% CARE 1.11% MANAGEMENT 4.56% PROPERTY 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ELECTRICAL 1.03% PROPERTY 2.72% LONDON 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTANCY 0.77% CARE 2.13% CONSULTING 0.77% ENGINEERING 2.12% TRAINING 0.68% LONDON 1.91% HARLOW 0.68% TRADING 1.88% LOGISTICS 0.68% TRANSPORT 1.82% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUSINESS 0.60% DESIGN 1.65% HEALTH 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRANSPORT 0.51% CO., 1.58% HEATING 0.51% J 1.55% SECURITY 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% MANAGEMENT 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% DIRECT 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% INVESTMENTS 0.51% GLOBAL 1.46% CO 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.44% BUILDING 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% ENGINEERING 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.51% IT 1.30% RTM 0.51% MEDIA 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.43% M 1.27%
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 297 288,953 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 58,522 86900 - Other human health activities 34 13,990 99999 - Dormant Company 34 49,474 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 19,098 98000 - Residents property management 32 5,308 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 43,081 86101 - Hospital activities 29 5,043 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 30,825 74990 - Non-trading company 18 13,794 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 17 6,052 41100 - Development of building projects 16 11,863 49410 - Freight transport by road 15 12,485 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 10,200 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 9,080 86210 - General medical practice activities 12 4,793 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 12,862 43210 - Electrical installation 10 6,139 62012 - Business and domestic software development 10 9,651
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09474680 M A & M E ELECTRICAL LTD 06 Mar 2015 09475497 P&W LOGISTICS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015 09480450 INTECH SECURITY LTD. 10 Mar 2015 09499852 ADELLA CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Mar 2015 09512202 WEAPDEV LIMITED 26 Mar 2015 09477172 ANY DIGGER LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09482211 J.BAILEY LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09484234 AJH MAINFRAME CONSULTING LTD 11 Mar 2015 09499636 MILLERBILD LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09502271 LENNY CARE LTD 20 Mar 2015 09509295 MAYKILOGISTICS LTD 25 Mar 2015 09520446 KKR INVESTMENTS LTD 31 Mar 2015 09473173 NETWORK TEACHING LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09478487 PARADISE BATHROOMS LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09478895 A&A RESOURCES PVT LTD 09 Mar 2015 09492029 TEPHILA &SHARON LTD 16 Mar 2015 09494276 RMD BUILDING SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2015 09501479 BEE COURIERS LIMITED 20 Mar 2015 09464150 HOME MAINTENANCE DIRECT LTD 02 Mar 2015 09464284 WEDNESDAY PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2015 09480211 JOYOD CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Mar 2015 09489180 TEXTBOOK MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 13 Mar 2015 09493706 ANNA MAY GREEN LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09503301 TITAN DESIGN & BUILD LTD 23 Mar 2015 09505129 ABSOLUTE LANDSCAPING LTD 24 Mar 2015
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