Harrow, Greater London

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any month in history.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2010 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 705 companies were registered in Harrow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HarrowUK
    2010705105,137
    200958391,034
    % change20.9%15.5%
    Record Year 2010 (705) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous March.

    March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any month in history.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010190208307
    New companies in 2009188173222
    % change1.1%20.2%38.3%
    Record Year2010 (190)2007 (212)2010 (307)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 503 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 31.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HarrowUK
    201050382,677
    2009731108,060
    % change-31.2%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010116172215
    Closed companies in 200993222416
    % change24.7%-22.5%-48%
    Record Year2007 (159)2009 (222)2009 (416)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 202 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HarrowUK
    201020222,460
    2009-148-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (264) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010743692
    Net growth in 200995-49-194
    Record Year2009 (95)2003 (93)2007 (185)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Harrow formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Harrow
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    20080.6%
    20070.4%
    20060.5%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.7%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.7%0.6%0.6%
    % change-6.2%3.0%14.9%
    Record Year1982 (1.4%)1976 (1.1%)1963 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 41.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    19.0% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.97%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.85%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    LONDON1.34%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTIES1.28%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTY1.01%TRADING1.93%
    GLOBAL1.01%DESIGN1.91%
    INTERNATIONAL0.95%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    TRADING0.86%MEDIA1.84%
    BUSINESS0.72%BUSINESS1.74%
    COLLEGE0.72%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    MEDIA0.72%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%ENGINEERING1.54%
    PRODUCTIONS0.66%J1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%LONDON1.45%
    CARE0.66%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%GROUP1.37%
    IT0.60%GLOBAL1.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    ESTATES0.57%BUILDING1.34%
    DESIGN0.51%CARE1.33%
    SECURITY0.51%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.51%M1.28%
    CAPITAL0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    MEDICAL0.45%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,471228,645
    7487 - Other business activities40674,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified13326,974
    9999 - Dormant Company11919,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9217,003
    9305 - Other service activities909,038
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply909,659
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified888,154
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities849,943
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7014,007
    99999 - Dormant Company6513,808
    7499 - Non-trading company6415,398
    7260 - Other computer related activities6210,331
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering579,325
    62090 - Other information technology service activities516,340
    5530 - Restaurants444,798
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate384,131
    74990 - Non-trading company388,149
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult362,818
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities353,077

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07208966 A J LAUNDRY SERVICES LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07207302 ARDEEVIN LTD 30 Mar 2010
    07206987 WATER RUSH LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07206472 HUMANASOFT LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07202879 WORKINGOUT LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07201962 EAST CITY RECORDS LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07197819 SAFEGUARD SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07196085 MULTILINK GLOBAL LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07195501 MILANO STORES LTD. 19 Mar 2010
    07193339 AERO FLITETEC LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191025 ZOLKAN LTD 16 Mar 2010
    07190300 BANANA LEAF (SEVENOAKS) LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07188785 SKY MARINE LIMITED 15 Mar 2010
    07188579 GREENTREE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187083 GOLBANOO LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07186992 THAT VINTAGE SHOP (PROPERTY) LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07186763 JH CORPORATE PLANNING LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07185962 IMPROVE YOUR SMILE LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07183837 FIRSTYOUNG LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07183688 ROVERSTONE ENGINEERS LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07182690 ADI TRAINING LTD 09 Mar 2010
    07181582 THESSALONIKA SERVICES LTD 08 Mar 2010
    07180102 TRIDENT INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07177470 AUTOMOTIVE COUTURE LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07177391 NEW CHINA MEDIA LIMITED 04 Mar 2010