Harrow, Greater London

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2012)

    A total of 684 companies were registered in Harrow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HarrowUK
    2012684118,868
    2011704114,512
    % change-2.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (704) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012243210231
    New companies in 2011219223262
    % change11.0%-5.8%-11.8%
    Record Year2012 (243)2006 (252)2011 (262)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 458 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HarrowUK
    201245874,772
    201148272,230
    % change-5.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012164148146
    Closed companies in 2011152174156
    % change7.9%-14.9%-6%
    Record Year2009 (203)2008 (411)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 226 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HarrowUK
    201222644,096
    201122242,282
    Record Year 1995 (256) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012796285
    Net growth in 20116749106
    Record Year2008 (207)1995 (101)2008 (132)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Harrow
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    20080.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (1.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20110.6%0.6%0.7%
    % change-0.4%-5.1%-12.8%
    Record Year1972 (1.0%)1962 (1.1%)1962 (1.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 39.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    19.9% of all director appointments in Harrow in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.81%CONSULTING5.05%
    LONDON1.54%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.46%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANTS1.11%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%TRADING2.08%
    TRADING1.05%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY1.03%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTIES0.81%ENGINEERING1.83%
    BUSINESS0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    INVESTMENTS0.70%BUSINESS1.72%
    IT0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    PRODUCTIONS0.59%MEDIA1.67%
    CAR0.59%LONDON1.67%
    CONSTRUCTION0.57%J1.55%
    MEDIA0.57%GLOBAL1.53%
    ASSOCIATES0.57%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CARE0.57%IT1.43%
    GLOBAL0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    DESIGN0.54%CARE1.32%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.54%M1.27%
    S0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    ENTERPRISES0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    M0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    (LONDON)0.49%S1.17%
    MEDICAL0.46%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,089331,455
    7487 - Other business activities28835,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified18533,677
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified17713,716
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15214,774
    99999 - Dormant Company13025,035
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9819,425
    62090 - Other information technology service activities697,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy588,437
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply584,997
    9999 - Dormant Company5512,598
    9305 - Other service activities506,142
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities424,119
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified419,891
    74990 - Non-trading company419,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development404,584
    5530 - Restaurants393,142
    41100 - Development of building projects364,965
    56101 - Licenced restaurants352,563
    7260 - Other computer related activities334,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08164344 FM NEW RODNEY LTD 01 Aug 2012
    08169249 TEZNIE LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08169766 DOI CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Aug 2012
    08170298 VOTICE LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171558 ELECTRONIC LEGIONELLA RISK MANAGEMENT LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08172561 EMC2 DESIGN CO., LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08174938 RMW CITY LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08177475 PLUM5 LIMITED 13 Aug 2012
    08179819 GOLD COURIERS LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08182017 LUCKY STAR CANTERBURY LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08185231 VIKTEK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Aug 2012
    08187149 HUNTER HOUSE ESTATES LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08187938 PHOENIX INVESTMENTS LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188477 GRISSON TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD 22 Aug 2012
    08188987 HERON RECRUITMENT LTD 23 Aug 2012
    08189628 HAVERSTOCK CLOSE (HARROW) LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08194957 WISE INVEST LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    08195745 UJIMA LTD 30 Aug 2012
    08196322 RILEY DAVIS LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197644 NWANDEI LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08166102 S & S IMAGES LTD 02 Aug 2012
    08174030 SHAZIA BOKHARI LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08176929 ALMAHA LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177209 ECHO BREEZE LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08177313 FUTURIST BUSINESS LTD. 13 Aug 2012