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Harrow, Greater London

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harrow when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous February.

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 2011)

    A total of 702 companies were registered in Harrow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HarrowUK
    2011702116,391
    2010705105,137
    % change-0.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2010 (705) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011186249267
    New companies in 2010190208307
    % change-2.1%19.7%-13.0%
    Record Year2010 (190)2011 (249)2010 (307)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 496 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HarrowUK
    201149690,986
    201050382,677
    % change-1.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011182141173
    Closed companies in 2010116172215
    % change56.9%-18.0%-20%
    Record Year2011 (182)2009 (222)2009 (416)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 206 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HarrowUK
    201120625,405
    201020222,460
    Record Year 2007 (264) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011410894
    Net growth in 2010743692
    Record Year2009 (95)2011 (108)2007 (185)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Harrow
    20110.6%
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    20080.6%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20100.7%0.6%0.7%
    % change-15.5%5.3%-17.0%
    Record Year1982 (1.4%)1976 (1.1%)1963 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    22.0% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.14%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.79%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    LONDON1.55%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.53%PROPERTY2.38%
    INVESTMENTS1.26%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING1.11%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY1.06%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    CONSTRUCTION0.97%BUSINESS1.87%
    IT0.91%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MEDIA0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (LONDON)0.73%MEDIA1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.65%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARE0.62%LONDON1.60%
    GLOBAL0.62%CARE1.45%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%J1.45%
    BUSINESS0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    PRODUCTIONS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    DESIGN0.56%IT1.41%
    INTERNATIONAL0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%M1.30%
    BEAUTY0.50%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    S0.50%S1.24%
    CAPITAL0.50%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    R0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,410202,798
    7487 - Other business activities41760,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20430,253
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14210,085
    9999 - Dormant Company11219,765
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities11210,246
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9516,150
    99999 - Dormant Company8118,336
    9305 - Other service activities808,740
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply737,000
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6712,916
    62090 - Other information technology service activities636,996
    7260 - Other computer related activities617,789
    7499 - Non-trading company5511,316
    5530 - Restaurants484,898
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering486,183
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities433,436
    74990 - Non-trading company438,695
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult402,344
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate293,895

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07543041 TOTAL LASER CLINIC LTD 25 Feb 2011
    07541062 TENT EVENTS (MARQUEES) LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07537906 ELITE BEAUTY (LONDON) LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537796 OMEGA (LONDON) LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07537792 BLACKSTONE HOUSE LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07534568 FINE TOUCH (LDN) LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07532882 OCARIL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Feb 2011
    07532083 COCONU LIMITED 16 Feb 2011
    07530307 G & N BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07530116 INDUS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07528947 TERN CAPITAL LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528234 RAPTURE LONDON LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07528048 ECLAT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Feb 2011
    07527197 JM NEWS LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07526525 WILLOWSYS LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07526502 THE PAVLOV'S DOGS LIMITED 11 Feb 2011
    07523035 BARRIE PALLEN ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522873 19 BRICKS LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07522588 VERITAS COMMUNICATIONS CO LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07521666 CM ADVANTAGE LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07518222 THE UPPER BROOK STREET FLATS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 04 Feb 2011
    07516791 SHAMBO CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07516360 MELETE LIMITED 03 Feb 2011
    07513885 HEADLAND RESOURCING LTD 02 Feb 2011
    07539446 SAFECOURSE LIMITED 22 Feb 2011