Harrow, Greater London

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous September.

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 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 658 companies were registered in Harrow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HarrowUK
    2010658101,492
    200964594,671
    % change2.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (658) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010218199241
    New companies in 2009234184227
    % change-6.8%8.2%6.2%
    Record Year2009 (234)2006 (252)2010 (241)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 503 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 32.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HarrowUK
    201050387,705
    2009748159,401
    % change-32.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010144208151
    Closed companies in 2009203217328
    % change-29.1%-4.1%-54%
    Record Year2009 (203)2008 (411)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 155 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HarrowUK
    201015513,787
    2009-103-64,730
    Record Year 1995 (256) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201074-990
    Net growth in 200931-33-101
    Record Year2008 (207)1995 (101)2008 (132)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Harrow
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.6%
    20060.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.6%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20090.7%0.6%0.7%
    % change-13.4%-1.9%1.8%
    Record Year1972 (1.0%)1962 (1.1%)1962 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 41.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    22.3% of all director appointments in Harrow in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.11%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    LONDON1.71%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTANCY1.68%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.63%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTIES0.91%TRADING2.04%
    PROPERTY0.91%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    GLOBAL0.88%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION0.86%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    TRADING0.80%BUSINESS1.80%
    IT0.74%MEDIA1.75%
    COLLEGE0.74%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    INTERNATIONAL0.74%LONDON1.59%
    MEDIA0.71%ENGINEERING1.59%
    INVESTMENTS0.66%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CARE0.63%CARE1.44%
    BUSINESS0.63%J1.44%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%GLOBAL1.42%
    PRODUCTIONS0.51%IT1.35%
    S0.51%PROPERTIES1.35%
    HARROW0.48%BUILDING1.32%
    (LONDON)0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    MEDICAL0.46%M1.28%
    DESIGN0.46%SYSTEMS1.26%
    J0.43%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,408202,902
    7487 - Other business activities43569,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15425,053
    9999 - Dormant Company12221,484
    9305 - Other service activities899,454
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified847,767
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8014,940
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply798,183
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities798,292
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7313,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities658,967
    99999 - Dormant Company6314,072
    7499 - Non-trading company6113,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering517,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities465,716
    5530 - Restaurants455,181
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult402,672
    74990 - Non-trading company367,649
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities342,861
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate333,631

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07329536 XCITE CREATIVE LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07328343 SAI CONSULTING ENGINEERS (UK) LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07326363 ALLURA LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07324807 PRABHAKAR MEDICA LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07324019 DAVID CHARLES PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD 23 Jul 2010
    07321378 AMBASSADOR LUSHBURY METALS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07321294 VINKIS LTD 21 Jul 2010
    07320845 BASU LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07320799 IVIMATION LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07319551 CUBELOGIC CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319503 RAYNIERSTRYDOM LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319345 CAREER PEOPLE LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319294 NEXT GEN SOLAR (UK) LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07319227 PERISH THE THOUGHT LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07318367 ECO-CLEAN SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07318000 ROCKY'S FOODS LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07316651 MANSV LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315922 BANDANA WORLD LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07315705 BROOKLYN SPORTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07312758 ALL SEASONS GAS HEATING & HOUSES LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07312450 HENDERSON GEORGE SERVICES LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07309282 BOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07302905 LONDON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    OC356632 TAXI CREDIT HIRE LLP 22 Jul 2010
    07330023 REMEDY HEALTH CARE LIMITED 29 Jul 2010