Harrow, Greater London
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Harrow when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 889 companies were registered in Harrow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrow UK 2014 889 143,414 2013 865 132,684 % change 2.8% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (889) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 322 261 306 New companies in 2013 337 254 274 % change -4.5% 2.8% 11.7% Record Year 2013 (337) 2014 (261) 2014 (306)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 619 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 30.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrow UK 2014 619 101,670 2013 473 86,170 % change 30.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Harrow when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 264 144 211 Closed companies in 2013 162 134 177 % change 63.0% 7.5% 19% Record Year 2014 (264) 2008 (411) 2009 (328)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Harrow during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 270 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrow UK 2014 270 41,744 2013 392 46,514 Record Year 2013 (392) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 58 117 95 Net growth in 2013 175 120 97 Record Year 2008 (207) 2013 (120) 2008 (132)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrow 2014 0.6% 2013 0.7% 2012 0.6% 2011 0.6% 2010 0.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% UK formation share in 2013 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% % change -13.2% -2.1% 2.5% Record Year 1993 (0.9%) 1995 (0.9%) 1999 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 41.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 2011 when 24.6% of all directors were female.
22.3% of all director appointments in Harrow in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.19% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.83% MANAGEMENT 4.63% MANAGEMENT 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.55% LONDON 1.37% PROPERTY 2.62% PROPERTIES 1.16% ENGINEERING 2.07% TRADING 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% PROPERTY 0.98% TRADING 2.00% CONSULTANTS 0.94% LONDON 1.95% INVESTMENTS 0.89% CARE 1.94% CONSTRUCTION 0.80% TRANSPORT 1.76% GLOBAL 0.78% DESIGN 1.70% CARE 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.70% BUSINESS 0.68% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.64% BUSINESS 1.62% CO 0.62% J 1.53% BUILDING 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.53% MEDIA 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% HEALTHCARE 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.50% ENTERPRISES 0.52% ASSOCIATES 1.48% TECHNOLOGIES 0.50% MEDIA 1.38% IT 0.50% CO., 1.36% FOOD 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% CAPITAL 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.46% IT 1.30% SYSTEMS 0.46% M 1.23%
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 1,675 278,481 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 331 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 299 29,313 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 248 28,224 99999 - Dormant Company 245 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 177 40,717 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 108 18,890 62090 - Other information technology service activities 100 12,795 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 76 10,361 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 75 7,401 86900 - Other human health activities 74 11,807 62012 - Business and domestic software development 72 9,675 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 67 9,914 56101 - Licensed restaurants 64 8,546 47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating 61 3,969 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 59 7,151 59111 - Motion picture production activities 53 3,162 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 49 7,917 86210 - General medical practice activities 49 4,406 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 47 5,786
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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