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Harrow, Greater London

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous January.
  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 774 companies were registered in Harrow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HarrowUK
    2012774131,491
    2011702116,391
    % change10.3%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (774) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012260214300
    New companies in 2011186249267
    % change39.8%-14.1%12.4%
    Record Year2012 (260)2011 (249)2010 (307)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 405 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HarrowUK
    201240567,576
    201149690,987
    % change-18.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012148126131
    Closed companies in 2011182141173
    % change-18.7%-10.6%-24%
    Record Year2011 (182)2009 (222)2009 (416)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.

    Net company growth for Harrow during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 369 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)HarrowUK
    201236963,915
    201120625,404
    Record Year 2012 (369) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201211288169
    Net growth in 2011410894
    Record Year2012 (112)2011 (108)2007 (185)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Harrow
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    20080.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.5%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.7%0.6%
    % change19.9%-26.5%5.1%
    Record Year1982 (1.4%)1976 (1.1%)1963 (1.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

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

    22.4% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.76%CONSULTING5.07%
    LONDON1.62%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.42%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.34%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTIES1.03%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANTS1.01%DESIGN1.93%
    INVESTMENTS0.89%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRADING0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.87%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    IT0.64%BUSINESS1.73%
    CAR0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GLOBAL0.59%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%J1.54%
    DESIGN0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CARE0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    (LONDON)0.53%IT1.40%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.53%CARE1.34%
    MEDIA0.53%PROPERTIES1.31%
    ENTERPRISES0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%M1.27%
    BUILDING0.50%BUILDING1.24%
    S0.50%ENERGY1.20%
    MEDICAL0.47%S1.20%
    CAPITAL0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,425216,665
    7487 - Other business activities41252,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified22335,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified18413,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15014,303
    99999 - Dormant Company12025,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10619,704
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply846,934
    9999 - Dormant Company8418,617
    9305 - Other service activities738,818
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7212,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities688,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities577,154
    5530 - Restaurants504,633
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities464,132
    74990 - Non-trading company459,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering435,169
    7499 - Non-trading company429,102
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified389,892
    41100 - Development of building projects374,984

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07971341 GAS 2 YOU LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07980686 CLARKE & JONES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 07 Mar 2012
    07981739 JS SERVICES (UK) LTD 08 Mar 2012
    07982639 DG TECH SOLUTION LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07985134 UK EDUCATION PROVIDERS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07985506 CITY EDUCATORS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07986542 ASAP CARS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07986560 NKV CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2012
    07988101 V POPESCU LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07989325 NON SURGICAL CLINIC LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07989971 ANGLESAY COMPANY SERVICES LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07990403 PHX.RO LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07994137 COOLONG RE LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994182 ADVANCED RHEUMATOLOGY LIMITED 16 Mar 2012
    07994185 BLACK DIAMONDS CONSULTING LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07995433 PSS SYSTEMS LIMITED 19 Mar 2012
    07997225 MBK DIAMONDS LIMITED 20 Mar 2012
    07999381 ASHMED MEDIA PLC 21 Mar 2012
    07999638 CINEMA PROPERTIES LIMITED 21 Mar 2012
    08000734 KEHKASHAN PRODUCTIONS LTD 21 Mar 2012
    08000880 MOSLEY UTILITIES LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08001979 FU KANG TANG LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08002655 STATION KIOSK LIMITED 22 Mar 2012
    08003652 SKAPILA LIMITED 23 Mar 2012
    08004735 WESTMINSTER GLOBAL MEDIA LTD. 23 Mar 2012