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
    08672015 NSC HOSPITALITY LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08672553 CHECHE LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08673253 LONDON MAIDS LTD 03 Sep 2013
    08674834 KARONIE HEALTH LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675362 ROCK STONE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08675412 ADAN CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 03 Sep 2013
    08677443 WHITE RAINBOW LIMITED 05 Sep 2013
    08679463 S K CONTRACTS & SUPPLIES LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08679525 ZED IT SUPPORT LTD 05 Sep 2013
    08681904 THE REAL EASTATE FINDER LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08682520 THE JEWEL OF YOGA LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08685975 UNITY CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Sep 2013
    08686964 ASHUR GLOBAL LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08690370 BHCT LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08690573 BM CARE WARWICK LIMITED 13 Sep 2013
    08693199 STACKS RETAIL LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08693663 ANNE-MARIE GROUP OF COMPANY LIMITED 17 Sep 2013
    08695805 RADNAT LTD 18 Sep 2013
    08703049 EDUCATIONAL AND SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08703474 SIMBA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2013
    08705888 MEDICAL 24 LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08706174 KEEGAN LIGHTING LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    08707126 SD 2013 LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08707694 KSE ADVICES LTD 26 Sep 2013
    08709459 PANSURIA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2013