Harrow, Greater London
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous June.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The first half of 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2010 was a record first half year for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,393 companies were formed in Harrow. This figure is 15.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harrow occurred in 2010 when a total of 1,393 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow UK 2010 1,393 203,749 2009 1,209 182,021 % change 15.2% 11.9% Record Year 2010 (1,393) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Q2 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 688 companies were registered in Harrow during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 9.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harrow UK 2010 688 98,612 2009 626 90,987 % change 9.9% 8.4% Record Year 2010 (688) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
June 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous June.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 225 196 267 New companies in 2009 230 198 198 % change -2.2% -1.0% 34.8% Record Year 2009 (230) 2007 (216) 2010 (267)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,036 companies were dissolved in Harrow. This figure is 42.3% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harrow occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,796 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow UK 2010 1,036 177,631 2009 1,796 289,236 % change -42.3% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (1,796) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 533 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 50.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harrow UK 2010 533 94,954 2009 1,065 181,176 % change -50.0% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (1,065) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 105 231 197 Closed companies in 2009 317 469 279 % change -66.9% -50.7% -29% Record Year 2009 (317) 2009 (469) 2009 (279)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Harrow increased by 357 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow UK 2010 357 26,118 2009 -587 -107,215 Record Year 2007 (641) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Harrow during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was 155 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harrow UK 2010 155 3,658 2009 -439 -90,189 Record Year 2007 (377) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 120 -35 70 Net growth in 2009 -87 -271 -81 Record Year 2007 (163) 2003 (113) 2008 (162)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Harrow formed 0.7% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.7%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.5% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Harrow formed 0.7% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Harrow 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.6% 2006 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.7% 0.6% % change -10.0% -5.7% 21.3% Record Year 1968 (1.3%) 1965 (0.9%) 1970 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 40.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 40.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Harrow was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
19.8% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
20.6% of all director appointments in Harrow in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.82% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.82% CONSULTING 4.79% CONSULTANCY 1.48% CONSULTANCY 3.02% LONDON 1.48% PROPERTY 2.40% PROPERTIES 1.13% ASSOCIATES 2.02% PROPERTY 0.96% TRADING 2.01% GLOBAL 0.87% DESIGN 1.91% INTERNATIONAL 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% TRADING 0.78% MEDIA 1.80% COLLEGE 0.78% BUSINESS 1.75% IT 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.71% MEDIA 0.72% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% BUSINESS 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.56% CARE 0.70% LONDON 1.52% CONSULTANTS 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% J 1.46% PRODUCTIONS 0.64% CARE 1.41% INVESTMENTS 0.61% GLOBAL 1.39% ASSOCIATES 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% S 0.55% BUILDING 1.33% CAPITAL 0.52% M 1.29% J 0.49% IT 1.28% ESTATES 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% DESIGN 0.46% GROUP 1.25% MEDICAL 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 1,464 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 387 68,525 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 156 25,942 9999 - Dormant Company 117 19,842 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 88 7,922 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 83 8,590 9305 - Other service activities 83 8,822 7414 - Business & management consultancy 80 14,598 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 79 8,285 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 13,490 99999 - Dormant Company 67 14,342 7499 - Non-trading company 62 13,997 7260 - Other computer related activities 57 9,122 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 53 8,262 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 5,854 5530 - Restaurants 45 4,879 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 38 2,571 74990 - Non-trading company 37 7,893 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 36 2,916 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 34 3,834
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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