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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Harrow UK 2013 865 132,684 2012 684 118,868 % change 26.5% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (865) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 337 254 274 New companies in 2012 243 210 231 % change 38.7% 21.0% 18.6% Record Year 2013 (337) 2013 (254) 2013 (274)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrow UK 2013 473 86,170 2012 461 75,908 % change 2.6% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 162 134 177 Closed companies in 2012 164 148 149 % change -1.2% -9.5% 19% Record Year 2009 (203) 2008 (411) 2009 (328)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrow UK 2013 392 46,514 2012 223 42,960 Record Year 2013 (392) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2013 175 120 97 Net growth in 2012 79 62 82 Record Year 2008 (207) 2013 (120) 2008 (132)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.7% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% 2009 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2012 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change 24.1% 11.0% 4.0% Record Year 1993 (0.9%) 1995 (0.9%) 1999 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.73% CONSULTING 5.27% LONDON 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.56% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.33% PROPERTY 2.53% CARE 0.95% TRADING 2.08% CONSTRUCTION 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.90% LONDON 1.79% GLOBAL 0.88% DESIGN 1.78% ALTEN 0.85% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.69% INVESTMENTS 0.65% CARE 1.64% PROPERTIES 0.63% ASSOCIATES 1.61% IT 0.63% GLOBAL 1.59% TRADING 0.60% J 1.54% SERVICE 0.58% MEDIA 1.54% M 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.53% ENTERPRISES 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.45% BUSINESS 0.50% IT 1.39% DESIGN 0.50% M 1.25% CO 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MEDIA 0.48% BUILDING 1.19% FINANCIAL 0.48% CAPITAL 1.19% J 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% TECHNOLOGY 0.45% TRAINING 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 1,527 260,135 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 306 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 291 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 234 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 233 46,169 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 157 34,970 62090 - Other information technology service activities 102 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 84 17,715 56101 - Licensed restaurants 75 7,531 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 72 8,312 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 71 6,979 86900 - Other human health activities 66 9,203 62012 - Business and domestic software development 64 9,104 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 58 6,039 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 52 8,475 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 52 2,543 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 49 5,430 74990 - Non-trading company 49 14,228 41100 - Development of building projects 46 9,271 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 46 5,249
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08671420 BESPOKE VR LIMITED 02 Sep 2013 08672045 SHOP DROP LTD 02 Sep 2013 08672054 SMR GLOBAL LTD 02 Sep 2013 08673109 IHOME LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08676486 WHITE STAR MARBLE LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08677920 EVERMOUNT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08679169 DWG WINDOWS & DOORS LTD 05 Sep 2013 08680849 BUTTERFLY HOUSE LIMITED 06 Sep 2013 08681555 LINCOLN ARTHUR LIMITED 09 Sep 2013 08681930 OKFAM INTERGRATED SEVICES LTD 09 Sep 2013 08683468 SAVEWISE LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08683557 CAFE LE JARDIN LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08684430 CELEBRATING WOMEN IN CREATIVE ARTS LTD. 10 Sep 2013 08686964 ASHUR GLOBAL LIMITED 12 Sep 2013 08688264 SALBUE LTD 12 Sep 2013 08690370 BHCT LIMITED 13 Sep 2013 08691948 PICES NES LTD 16 Sep 2013 08692037 SALUJA PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE LIMITED 16 Sep 2013 08692811 PEARSONS SURVEYING LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08697193 ILLY BEAUTY LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08697418 VASCOS CONSTRUCTIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08705888 MEDICAL 24 LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08709644 DAVID SPARKS CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Sep 2013 08672567 VIRTUFF LTD 02 Sep 2013 08672593 ESSENCEBEAUTYBAR LTD 02 Sep 2013
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