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
New Company Registrations
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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) Harrow UK 2010 658 101,492 2009 645 94,671 % change 2.0% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (658) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 218 199 241 New companies in 2009 234 184 227 % change -6.8% 8.2% 6.2% Record Year 2009 (234) 2006 (252) 2010 (241)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrow UK 2010 503 87,705 2009 748 159,401 % change -32.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 144 208 151 Closed companies in 2009 203 217 328 % change -29.1% -4.1% -54% Record Year 2009 (203) 2008 (411) 2009 (328)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrow UK 2010 155 13,787 2009 -103 -64,730 Record Year 1995 (256) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 74 -9 90 Net growth in 2009 31 -33 -101 Record Year 2008 (207) 1995 (101) 2008 (132)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.6% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.7% 2007 0.6% 2006 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (1.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% UK formation share in 2009 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% % change -13.4% -1.9% 1.8% Record Year 1972 (1.0%) 1962 (1.1%) 1962 (1.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.11% MANAGEMENT 5.06% LONDON 1.71% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTANCY 1.68% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.63% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTIES 0.91% TRADING 2.04% PROPERTY 0.91% ASSOCIATES 2.01% GLOBAL 0.88% DESIGN 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 0.86% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% TRADING 0.80% BUSINESS 1.80% IT 0.74% MEDIA 1.75% COLLEGE 0.74% CONSULTANTS 1.73% INTERNATIONAL 0.74% LONDON 1.59% MEDIA 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.59% INVESTMENTS 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CARE 0.63% CARE 1.44% BUSINESS 0.63% J 1.44% ASSOCIATES 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% CONSULTANTS 0.54% GLOBAL 1.42% PRODUCTIONS 0.51% IT 1.35% S 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.35% HARROW 0.48% BUILDING 1.32% (LONDON) 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% MEDICAL 0.46% M 1.28% DESIGN 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.26% J 0.43% S 1.24%
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 1,408 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 435 69,802 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 154 25,053 9999 - Dormant Company 122 21,484 9305 - Other service activities 89 9,454 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 84 7,767 7414 - Business & management consultancy 80 14,940 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 79 8,183 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 79 8,292 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 13,161 7260 - Other computer related activities 65 8,967 99999 - Dormant Company 63 14,072 7499 - Non-trading company 61 13,408 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 51 7,634 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 5,716 5530 - Restaurants 45 5,181 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 40 2,672 74990 - Non-trading company 36 7,649 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 34 2,861 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 33 3,631
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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