Harrow, Greater London

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Harrow when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous February.
  • The record first quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 2013 when 24.6% of all directors were female.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 815 companies were registered in Harrow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 5.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HarrowUK
    2013815134,802
    2012774131,491
    % change5.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (815) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013285254276
    New companies in 2012260214300
    % change9.6%18.7%-8.0%
    Record Year2013 (285)2013 (254)2010 (307)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 417 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HarrowUK
    201341777,914
    201240467,576
    % change3.2%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013185125107
    Closed companies in 2012147126131
    % change25.9%-0.8%-18%
    Record Year2013 (185)2009 (222)2009 (416)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 398 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HarrowUK
    201339856,888
    201237063,915
    Record Year 2013 (398) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013100129169
    Net growth in 201211388169
    Record Year2012 (113)2013 (129)2007 (185)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Harrow
    20130.6%
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.7%
    20090.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20120.7%0.5%0.6%
    % change-1.7%17.8%-4.9%
    Record Year1982 (1.4%)1993 (0.8%)2001 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% 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 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 2013 when 24.6% of all directors were female.

    24.6% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.62%CONSULTING5.18%
    LONDON1.54%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.52%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.12%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANTS1.05%TRADING2.06%
    TRADING0.99%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.97%ENGINEERING1.78%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTIES0.78%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CARE0.76%LONDON1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    IT0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    GLOBAL0.65%MEDIA1.63%
    HOUSE0.63%GLOBAL1.57%
    MEDIA0.60%J1.56%
    PRODUCTIONS0.60%CARE1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%IT1.43%
    BUSINESS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.50%M1.25%
    DESIGN0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.47%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    M0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    MEDICAL0.47%TRAINING1.17%
    FINANCE0.44%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,495249,183
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified32254,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities28524,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified23123,532
    99999 - Dormant Company22943,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management14732,624
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10912,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7516,448
    56101 - Licensed restaurants716,894
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities696,591
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate667,507
    62012 - Business and domestic software development658,099
    7487 - Other business activities647,556
    86900 - Other human health activities638,465
    74990 - Non-trading company5314,129
    41100 - Development of building projects538,637
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis505,104
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities482,259
    68310 - Real estate agencies473,382
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate465,059

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08429435 BON APPETIT MAYFAIR LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08429772 PARTS AND ACCESSORIES LTD 05 Mar 2013
    08433262 RANA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08433509 MOTTOLINES GLOBAL LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08433519 TRUMANN INVESTMENTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08433708 M.Z. PLUMBING & HEATING LTD 07 Mar 2013
    08436586 ORIENTAL DREAM LIMITED 08 Mar 2013
    08439514 HAYDN SCOTT THOMAS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08440270 EYECAN SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08440965 JUPITER INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08441423 MAZAR PIZZA LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08442438 HLKB LTD 13 Mar 2013
    08444340 VIRDEXTER LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08444998 BLACK CUBE CREATIVE LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08446242 GARDINER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08446780 BUY TO LET LONDON LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08447654 HARBOR INVENTORIES & CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08461859 BEAUTY BROW SPOT LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08462196 DAEDAHNUMA LTD 26 Mar 2013
    08462422 SHEZAR ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    08463507 LEARN PASS SUCCEED WEST LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08464101 SPITTING LLAMA STUDIOS LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08464483 AYRZIC LIMITED 27 Mar 2013
    08467052 CREATIVE COOKING LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08430392 SUPER BOND LIMITED 05 Mar 2013