Harrow, Greater London

Q3 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

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.
  • Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any month in history.
  • August 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous August.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.

    Q3 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 865 companies were registered in Harrow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 26.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HarrowUK
    2013865132,684
    2012684118,868
    % change26.5%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (865) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

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

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

    July 2013 was a record month for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any month in history.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013337254274
    New companies in 2012243210231
    % change38.7%21.0%18.6%
    Record Year2013 (337)2013 (254)2013 (274)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 473 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HarrowUK
    201347386,170
    201246175,908
    % change2.6%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013162134177
    Closed companies in 2012164148149
    % change-1.2%-9.5%19%
    Record Year2009 (203)2008 (411)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 392 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)HarrowUK
    201339246,514
    201222342,960
    Record Year 2013 (392) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

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

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201317512097
    Net growth in 2012796282
    Record Year2008 (207)2013 (120)2008 (132)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Harrow formed 0.7% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Harrow
    20130.7%
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.6%
    20090.7%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.7%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20120.6%0.6%0.6%
    % change24.1%11.0%4.0%
    Record Year1993 (0.9%)1995 (0.9%)1999 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 2011 when 24.6% of all directors were female.

    22.6% of all director appointments in Harrow in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.73%CONSULTING5.27%
    LONDON1.63%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.56%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%PROPERTY2.53%
    CARE0.95%TRADING2.08%
    CONSTRUCTION0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.90%LONDON1.79%
    GLOBAL0.88%DESIGN1.78%
    ALTEN0.85%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.70%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%CARE1.64%
    PROPERTIES0.63%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    IT0.63%GLOBAL1.59%
    TRADING0.60%J1.54%
    SERVICE0.58%MEDIA1.54%
    M0.53%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    ENTERPRISES0.53%PROPERTIES1.45%
    BUSINESS0.50%IT1.39%
    DESIGN0.50%M1.25%
    CO0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MEDIA0.48%BUILDING1.19%
    FINANCIAL0.48%CAPITAL1.19%
    J0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    TECHNOLOGY0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,527260,135
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified30654,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29126,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified23425,547
    99999 - Dormant Company23346,169
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15734,970
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10212,516
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified8417,715
    56101 - Licensed restaurants757,531
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate728,312
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities716,979
    86900 - Other human health activities669,203
    62012 - Business and domestic software development649,104
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings586,039
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet528,475
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities522,543
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate495,430
    74990 - Non-trading company4914,228
    41100 - Development of building projects469,271
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis465,249

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08591878 S D INNOVATIONS LIMITED 01 Jul 2013
    08592515 HORECZKI LTD 01 Jul 2013
    OC386318 RMR PARTNERSHIP LLP 02 Jul 2013
    08593579 IIBTEK LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08594374 SMACKEDIT.COM LIMITED 02 Jul 2013
    08598496 ROCK 'N' RUBBLE LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08599005 BENJYS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08599090 BENJYS BRANDS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013
    08601220 HEREFORD SELF STORE LIMITED 08 Jul 2013
    08604378 WELLESLEY INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08604411 SAFARIHUB LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08604597 SKYSPACE PROPERTIES LIMITED 10 Jul 2013
    08607505 CLOUDTEC (UK) LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08607846 NORFORD LTD 12 Jul 2013
    08608148 OMGADO LIMITED 12 Jul 2013
    08611306 L. KEATING LTD 16 Jul 2013
    08613626 ELSTREE PHOTO STUDIOS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013
    08614413 CHLOE LAWSON GRAPHIC DESIGN LIMITED 18 Jul 2013
    08615403 ROONEY LTD 18 Jul 2013
    08616449 OHY COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED 19 Jul 2013
    08619429 BEIBO LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
    08620650 AARAN CORPORATION LIMITED 23 Jul 2013
    08621393 ALTEN AERONAUTICS LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08621406 ALTEN ENGINEERING (SERVICES) LTD 23 Jul 2013
    08621471 ALTEN POWERTRAINING LTD 23 Jul 2013