Harrow, Greater London
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous March.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 846 companies were registered in Harrow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 3.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harrow UK 2014 846 150,722 2013 815 134,802 % change 3.8% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (846) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous March.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 277 241 328 New companies in 2013 285 254 276 % change -2.8% -5.1% 18.8% Record Year 2013 (285) 2013 (254) 2014 (328)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 476 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 14.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harrow UK 2014 476 82,370 2013 417 77,914 % change 14.1% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 156 161 159 Closed companies in 2013 185 125 107 % change -15.7% 28.8% 49% Record Year 2013 (185) 2009 (222) 2009 (416)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Harrow during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 370 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harrow UK 2014 370 68,352 2013 398 56,888 Record Year 2013 (398) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 121 80 169 Net growth in 2013 100 129 169 Record Year 2014 (121) 2013 (129) 2007 (185)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Harrow 2014 0.6% 2013 0.6% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.7% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% UK formation share in 2013 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% % change -9.1% -12.4% -0.8% Record Year 1982 (1.4%) 1993 (0.8%) 2001 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 2013 when 24.6% of all directors were female.
23.5% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.01% CONSULTING 5.22% LONDON 1.69% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.65% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.48% PROPERTY 2.64% INVESTMENTS 1.07% TRADING 2.05% GLOBAL 0.97% LONDON 1.88% PROPERTIES 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.86% PROPERTY 0.85% CARE 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% ALTEN 0.82% DESIGN 1.75% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.73% TRADING 0.75% BUSINESS 1.71% CARE 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.60% HEALTHCARE 0.73% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ENTERPRISES 0.65% GLOBAL 1.58% DESIGN 0.63% J 1.48% CO 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TECHNOLOGY 0.56% MEDIA 1.48% BUSINESS 0.53% IT 1.33% BUILDING 0.53% TRANSPORT 1.30% SERVICE 0.51% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ASSOCIATES 0.51% BUILDING 1.24% M 0.46% M 1.21% IT 0.46% CAPITAL 1.20% FOOD 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 1,616 280,210 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 308 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 293 27,750 99999 - Dormant Company 244 47,084 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 237 26,700 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 177 37,882 62090 - Other information technology service activities 104 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 93 18,491 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 75 7,313 56101 - Licensed restaurants 71 7,965 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 71 9,284 62012 - Business and domestic software development 71 9,509 86900 - Other human health activities 69 10,273 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 62 9,358 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 55 6,559 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 53 5,920 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 50 7,300 69202 - Bookkeeping activities 49 2,747 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 48 6,236 74990 - Non-trading company 47 14,135
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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