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
    07391973 TITANON LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07391866 CRT HEAVEN LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07389737 BEGGIATO DESIGN LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07389066 PILOG LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07388005 NEIL (HOVE) LTD 27 Sep 2010
    07387354 ICON RECRUITS LIMITED 24 Sep 2010
    07386703 WANTWORDS LTD 24 Sep 2010
    07381150 MEDIC MERCHANT LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07381137 TJK & ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Sep 2010
    07380696 LAUGHING WATER PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 20 Sep 2010
    07377148 THULIUM ENT(ERTAINMENT) LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07376699 JUNESWEET LTD 15 Sep 2010
    07375324 WATERMOLE LIMITED 14 Sep 2010
    07373904 TCMIT LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07373484 BOTANICAL TREASURES LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07373383 BROTHERS SIGNAGE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07370141 KUDOS SERVICE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07369340 FILMOGY LTD 08 Sep 2010
    07367902 SOLAR NATION LTD 07 Sep 2010
    07366642 RPSN LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07365322 66 HEADSTONE ROAD LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    07364339 BP4E LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07363655 LIMONE BEAUTY @ HAIR & JEROME LTD 02 Sep 2010
    07361973 SPEP 2 LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07393299 HARLEY TRANSMED LIMITED 30 Sep 2010