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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Harrow UK 2013 815 134,802 2012 774 131,491 % change 5.3% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (815) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 285 254 276 New companies in 2012 260 214 300 % change 9.6% 18.7% -8.0% Record Year 2013 (285) 2013 (254) 2010 (307)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrow UK 2013 417 77,914 2012 404 67,576 % change 3.2% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 185 125 107 Closed companies in 2012 147 126 131 % change 25.9% -0.8% -18% Record Year 2013 (185) 2009 (222) 2009 (416)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrow UK 2013 398 56,888 2012 370 63,915 Record Year 2013 (398) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 100 129 169 Net growth in 2012 113 88 169 Record Year 2012 (113) 2013 (129) 2007 (185)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% 2009 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.7% 0.5% 0.6% % change -1.7% 17.8% -4.9% Record Year 1982 (1.4%) 1993 (0.8%) 2001 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.62% CONSULTING 5.18% LONDON 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.12% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANTS 1.05% TRADING 2.06% TRADING 0.99% DESIGN 1.79% PROPERTY 0.97% ENGINEERING 1.78% ASSOCIATES 0.84% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTIES 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CARE 0.76% LONDON 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.71% IT 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% GLOBAL 0.65% MEDIA 1.63% HOUSE 0.63% GLOBAL 1.57% MEDIA 0.60% J 1.56% PRODUCTIONS 0.60% CARE 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.55% IT 1.43% BUSINESS 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.41% ENTERPRISES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.50% M 1.25% DESIGN 0.50% BUILDING 1.21% TECHNOLOGIES 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.19% M 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% MEDICAL 0.47% TRAINING 1.17% FINANCE 0.44% SECURITY 1.15%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 1,495 249,183 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 322 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 285 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 231 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 229 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 147 32,624 62090 - Other information technology service activities 109 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 75 16,448 56101 - Licensed restaurants 71 6,894 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 69 6,591 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 66 7,507 62012 - Business and domestic software development 65 8,099 7487 - Other business activities 64 7,556 86900 - Other human health activities 63 8,465 74990 - Non-trading company 53 14,129 41100 - Development of building projects 53 8,637 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 50 5,104 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 48 2,259 68310 - Real estate agencies 47 3,382 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 46 5,059
Recent Companies
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