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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
    07758488 SPROULL TAXATION SERVICES LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759222 BIC INTERNATIONAL CARS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759566 COLIN WHEELER MARKETING LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07759705 APR INVESTMENTS (UK) LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07760191 WEST LONDON PAINTING AND DECORATING LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07760361 ADEELAQIL LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07763128 AFFORDABLE CCTV LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07764559 MV COMMODITIES LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07768622 HAQUE PROPERTIES LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07768974 SMALL SCIENCE LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07772038 MUNU LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07773390 AMIGOS ERP CONSULTANTS LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07773737 ST.JAMES' NEWS LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07774601 TECHNOHOW LTD. 15 Sep 2011
    07777046 WINE INVESTMENT CHINA (EUROPE) LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07777967 THE NEW UTOPIA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07778557 YANG YU LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780274 IS - ANALYTICS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07781331 VISHVAN (UK) LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07781760 SPA EXPERIENCE LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    OC367797 ASCHFORDS LAW LLP 06 Sep 2011
    07789012 HY DIRECT LTD 27 Sep 2011
    07789765 COSMOS SILVER LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07791042 ROOYAL PHARMA LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07793173 CONVERGENCE PROJECTS LTD 30 Sep 2011