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Harrow, Greater London

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 704 companies were registered in Harrow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 7.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HarrowUK
    2011704114,512
    2010658101,492
    % change7.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (704) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011219223262
    New companies in 2010218199241
    % change0.5%12.1%8.7%
    Record Year2009 (234)2006 (252)2011 (262)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 482 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HarrowUK
    201148272,230
    201050387,705
    % change-4.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011152174156
    Closed companies in 2010144208151
    % change5.6%-16.3%3%
    Record Year2009 (203)2008 (411)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 222 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HarrowUK
    201122242,282
    201015513,787
    Record Year 1995 (256) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20116749106
    Net growth in 201074-990
    Record Year2008 (207)1995 (101)2008 (132)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Harrow
    20110.6%
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    20070.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.6%0.7%
    UK formation share in 20100.6%0.6%0.7%
    % change-8.1%-5.7%-1.8%
    Record Year1972 (1.0%)1962 (1.1%)1962 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.0% of all director appointments in Harrow in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.26%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT1.54%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    LONDON1.54%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTING1.54%PROPERTY2.41%
    INVESTMENTS1.42%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING1.04%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTIES0.92%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.92%BUSINESS1.82%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.77%ENGINEERING1.74%
    IT0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    (LONDON)0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDIA0.65%LONDON1.63%
    S0.62%J1.47%
    GLOBAL0.62%GLOBAL1.46%
    DESIGN0.62%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CAPITAL0.59%CARE1.42%
    BUSINESS0.56%IT1.38%
    CARE0.53%BUILDING1.30%
    PRODUCTIONS0.53%PROPERTIES1.28%
    CO0.53%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%M1.25%
    ENGINEERING0.50%ENERGY1.22%
    BUILDING0.47%TRAINING1.21%
    CONTRACTORS0.47%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,348204,493
    7487 - Other business activities48665,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified20329,245
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified14010,018
    9999 - Dormant Company11422,587
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10510,137
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply938,345
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9315,760
    9305 - Other service activities9010,525
    99999 - Dormant Company8918,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy8414,755
    5530 - Restaurants645,640
    7260 - Other computer related activities648,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities596,798
    7499 - Non-trading company5511,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering536,321
    74990 - Non-trading company468,064
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult412,802
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities373,271
    41100 - Development of building projects303,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07723912 UPB VENTURES LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07725969 GLOBAL SHIPPING CORPORATION LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07728364 WILLOW COTTAGES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07729750 LONDON CARDIOLOGY LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07731850 POLISHTINKERBELL LTD 08 Aug 2011
    07733943 GEORGIE WINDOWS LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07739801 PILLS AND POTIONS LTD 15 Aug 2011
    07742809 CRYSTAL HEALTH LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07744135 KITENET LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07748645 GLOBELINE LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07749988 ASPIRE TRADE LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07751841 RADIATE HARROW CIC 24 Aug 2011
    07752395 V A DESIGN AND BUILD LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07753218 GINSBURGH & SONS LIMITED 25 Aug 2011
    07754503 TORUS PHARM LTD 26 Aug 2011
    07754791 CROWN & GLORY THORNTON HEATH LIMITED 26 Aug 2011
    07756730 TECHNOLOGY BY DESIGN LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07756877 TYLER & NATALIE LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07731131 UK SOLAR INVESTMENTS LTD 05 Aug 2011
    07734761 PEARL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07746732 HAWKWELL GREEN LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07746812 DIGESH LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
    07747990 PRANM LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07750365 F & D MEDIA LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07723903 SDE SIGNS (HARROW) LTD 01 Aug 2011