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

  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 (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)HarlowUK
    2015195161,156
    2014138150,722
    % change41.3%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (204) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015626172
    New companies in 2014474645
    % change31.9%32.6%60.0%
    Record Year2007 (71)2007 (63)2015 (72)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    201510389,523
    20148582,370
    % change21.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (126) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015343039
    Closed companies in 2014282928
    % change21.4%3.4%39%
    Record Year2013 (36)2015 (30)2009 (96)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarlowUK
    20159271,633
    20145368,352
    Record Year 2007 (159) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015283133
    Net growth in 2014191717
    Record Year2007 (58)2007 (47)2007 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (0.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change29.4%22.1%45.8%
    Record Year2007 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)1997 (0.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    ESSEX1.20%CONSULTING5.23%
    CARE1.11%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    PROPERTY1.11%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ELECTRICAL1.03%PROPERTY2.72%
    LONDON0.85%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.77%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTING0.77%ENGINEERING2.12%
    TRAINING0.68%LONDON1.91%
    HARLOW0.68%TRADING1.88%
    LOGISTICS0.68%TRANSPORT1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUSINESS0.60%DESIGN1.65%
    HEALTH0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRANSPORT0.51%CO.,1.58%
    HEATING0.51%J1.55%
    SECURITY0.51%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    MANAGEMENT0.51%BUSINESS1.49%
    DIRECT0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    CO0.51%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    BUILDING0.51%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    ENGINEERING0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%IT1.30%
    RTM0.51%MEDIA1.28%
    ENTERPRISES0.43%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied297288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4558,522
    86900 - Other human health activities3413,990
    99999 - Dormant Company3449,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3329,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3319,098
    98000 - Residents property management325,308
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2943,081
    86101 - Hospital activities295,043
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2430,825
    74990 - Non-trading company1813,794
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing176,052
    41100 - Development of building projects1611,863
    49410 - Freight transport by road1512,485
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1410,200
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified139,080
    86210 - General medical practice activities124,793
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1012,862
    43210 - Electrical installation106,139
    62012 - Business and domestic software development109,651

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09374135 BSPOKE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09374456 BSPOKE PROPERTY DESIGNS LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09375140 UNIQUE M LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09378261 MELLA CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09385487 PURPLE MUSHROOM SUPPORT LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09394938 BARGAIN BLISS LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09402654 RPM CITY CONSULTING LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09404552 HIGH SCREAM LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09408879 REEM ASSOCIATES LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09373297 SURE DIRECT LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09376942 A & K SKIP HIRE LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09394370 T&T HAND CAR WASH LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09394600 MAINBUILD LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09395146 NS HEALTH LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09403478 ADDISON CONTROLLING CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Jan 2015
    09393101 OPENDOOR PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09398408 PINNACLE PRESTIGE PROPERTY LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09409873 KB TRADING AND CO LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09411495 CLOUD IT (UK) LTD. 28 Jan 2015
    09380159 NUTRIA.VITA LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09384968 ONLINE IT BACKUP LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09386403 T.S HAIR STUDIO LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09389101 MAATMANN LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09395497 SOLENT TRACTOR LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09399417 STYLEAD LIMITED 21 Jan 2015