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
New Company Registrations
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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) Harrow UK 2011 702 116,391 2010 705 105,137 % change -0.4% 10.7% Record Year 2010 (705) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 186 249 267 New companies in 2010 190 208 307 % change -2.1% 19.7% -13.0% Record Year 2010 (190) 2011 (249) 2010 (307)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrow UK 2011 496 90,986 2010 503 82,677 % change -1.4% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 182 141 173 Closed companies in 2010 116 172 215 % change 56.9% -18.0% -20% Record Year 2011 (182) 2009 (222) 2009 (416)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrow UK 2011 206 25,405 2010 202 22,460 Record Year 2007 (264) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2011 4 108 94 Net growth in 2010 74 36 92 Record Year 2009 (95) 2011 (108) 2007 (185)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.6% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% % change -15.5% 5.3% -17.0% Record Year 1982 (1.4%) 1976 (1.1%) 1963 (1.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 2.14% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.97% LONDON 1.55% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MANAGEMENT 1.53% PROPERTY 2.38% INVESTMENTS 1.26% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 1.11% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 1.06% ASSOCIATES 1.92% CONSTRUCTION 0.97% BUSINESS 1.87% IT 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% MEDIA 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (LONDON) 0.73% MEDIA 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.61% CARE 0.62% LONDON 1.60% GLOBAL 0.62% CARE 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.59% J 1.45% BUSINESS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.44% PRODUCTIONS 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% DESIGN 0.56% IT 1.41% INTERNATIONAL 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.36% PROPERTIES 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.50% M 1.30% BEAUTY 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.28% S 0.50% S 1.24% CAPITAL 0.50% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% R 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 1,410 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 417 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 204 30,253 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 142 10,085 9999 - Dormant Company 112 19,765 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 112 10,246 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 81 18,336 9305 - Other service activities 80 8,740 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 73 7,000 7414 - Business & management consultancy 67 12,916 62090 - Other information technology service activities 63 6,996 7260 - Other computer related activities 61 7,789 7499 - Non-trading company 55 11,316 5530 - Restaurants 48 4,898 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 48 6,183 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 43 3,436 74990 - Non-trading company 43 8,695 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 40 2,344 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 29 3,895
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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