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.

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 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)HarrowUK
    2014889143,414
    2013865132,684
    % change2.8%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (889) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014322261306
    New companies in 2013337254274
    % change-4.5%2.8%11.7%
    Record Year2013 (337)2014 (261)2014 (306)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarrowUK
    2014619101,670
    201347386,170
    % change30.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (748) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014264144211
    Closed companies in 2013162134177
    % change63.0%7.5%19%
    Record Year2014 (264)2008 (411)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarrowUK
    201427041,744
    201339246,514
    Record Year 2013 (392) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20145811795
    Net growth in 201317512097
    Record Year2008 (207)2013 (120)2008 (132)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.6%
    20130.7%
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    20100.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.6%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20130.7%0.6%0.6%
    % change-13.2%-2.1%2.5%
    Record Year1993 (0.9%)1995 (0.9%)1999 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.19%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.83%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    LONDON1.37%PROPERTY2.62%
    PROPERTIES1.16%ENGINEERING2.07%
    TRADING1.07%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    PROPERTY0.98%TRADING2.00%
    CONSULTANTS0.94%LONDON1.95%
    INVESTMENTS0.89%CARE1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.80%TRANSPORT1.76%
    GLOBAL0.78%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.78%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    BUSINESS0.68%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.64%BUSINESS1.62%
    CO0.62%J1.53%
    BUILDING0.62%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    MEDIA0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.50%MEDIA1.38%
    IT0.50%CO.,1.36%
    FOOD0.48%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    CAPITAL0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    ASSOCIATES0.46%IT1.30%
    SYSTEMS0.46%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,675278,481
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified33157,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29929,313
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified24828,224
    99999 - Dormant Company24548,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management17740,717
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10818,890
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10012,795
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate7610,361
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities757,401
    86900 - Other human health activities7411,807
    62012 - Business and domestic software development729,675
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet679,914
    56101 - Licensed restaurants648,546
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating613,969
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings597,151
    59111 - Motion picture production activities533,162
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands497,917
    86210 - General medical practice activities494,406
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing475,786

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09157594 PRO SPARKS LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09160318 INITO CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09162223 G-LITE LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09163139 RHYDIAN BURROWS LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09163252 CORUS TRADING LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09164891 EDWARD WAREING LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09166724 UNIVERSAL WAREHOUSE LTD. 07 Aug 2014
    09168498 BUFFLAH JEWELLERS LTD 08 Aug 2014
    09169077 ALNAJI LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09170317 CLEMS CONSULTING LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09174280 HORNSBY SQUARE PROPERTIES LTD 13 Aug 2014
    09176427 CREATE MARKETS LTD 14 Aug 2014
    09176741 FULHAM BARONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2014
    09178759 P & S RETAIL (UK) LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09179890 ALIGHT ELECTRICAL SERVICES (UK) LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09180328 PALMTOPALM LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09180461 GRACE ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09184652 GRAPE HOUSE LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09185307 RECRUIT FOR YOU LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09185341 ELITE PERFORMANCE CLOTHING LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09185457 THE EVENTS GUY LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09191631 VICTOIRE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191662 RRP HEALTHCARE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09193352 THABANATHE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09193944 HOPE BUILDERS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014