Harrow, Greater London
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 1,335 companies were formed in Harrow. This figure is 4.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harrow occurred in 2010 when a total of 1,393 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow UK 2011 1,335 228,735 2010 1,393 203,749 % change -4.2% 12.3% Record Year 2010 (1,393) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 633 companies were registered in Harrow during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harrow UK 2011 633 112,344 2010 688 98,612 % change -8.0% 13.9% Record Year 2010 (688) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 204 192 237 New companies in 2010 225 196 267 % change -9.3% -2.0% -11.2% Record Year 2009 (230) 2007 (216) 2010 (267)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 900 companies were dissolved in Harrow. This figure is 13.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harrow occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,796 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow UK 2011 900 162,310 2010 1,036 177,631 % change -13.1% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,796) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 404 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 24.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harrow UK 2011 404 71,324 2010 533 94,954 % change -24.2% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (1,065) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 79 182 143 Closed companies in 2010 105 231 197 % change -24.8% -21.2% -27% Record Year 2009 (317) 2009 (469) 2009 (279)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Harrow increased by 435 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow UK 2011 435 66,425 2010 357 26,118 Record Year 2007 (641) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Harrow during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 229 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harrow UK 2011 229 41,020 2010 155 3,658 Record Year 2007 (377) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 125 10 94 Net growth in 2010 120 -35 70 Record Year 2007 (163) 2003 (113) 2008 (162)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2010 figure of 0.7%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrow 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Harrow 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.7% 2008 0.6% 2007 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.9%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2010 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% % change -12.2% -22.9% -21.4% Record Year 1968 (1.3%) 1965 (0.9%) 1970 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 41.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Harrow was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
22.2% of all director appointments in Harrow in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 2.46% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTING 1.74% MANAGEMENT 4.86% MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTANCY 3.17% LONDON 1.44% PROPERTY 2.43% INVESTMENTS 1.38% TRADING 2.05% TRADING 1.08% DESIGN 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.02% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PROPERTY 0.96% BUSINESS 1.87% IT 0.87% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% MEDIA 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.72% MEDIA 1.73% (LONDON) 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.67% CARE 0.69% LONDON 1.60% PRODUCTIONS 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% DESIGN 0.60% J 1.44% S 0.60% CARE 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.42% ASSOCIATES 0.60% IT 1.39% ENTERPRISES 0.54% BUILDING 1.32% BUSINESS 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CENTRE 0.45% M 1.27% BEAUTY 0.45% S 1.23% CO 0.45% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 1,394 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 452 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 211 30,647 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 141 10,322 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 113 10,545 9999 - Dormant Company 105 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 96 16,419 99999 - Dormant Company 86 18,918 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 77 7,143 9305 - Other service activities 75 9,063 7414 - Business & management consultancy 70 13,053 62090 - Other information technology service activities 62 7,095 7260 - Other computer related activities 61 7,849 7499 - Non-trading company 52 10,955 5530 - Restaurants 50 5,086 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 48 5,928 74990 - Non-trading company 48 8,481 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 45 2,422 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 37 3,394 86900 - Other human health activities 32 4,154
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