Harrow, Greater London

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 909 companies were registered in Harrow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HarrowUK
    2015909161,156
    2014846150,722
    % change7.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (909) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Harrow when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrow when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015277287345
    New companies in 2014277241328
    % change0.0%19.1%5.2%
    Record Year2013 (285)2015 (287)2015 (345)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 517 companies were dissolved in Harrow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HarrowUK
    201551789,523
    201447682,370
    % change8.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (731) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015123184210
    Closed companies in 2014156161159
    % change-21.2%14.3%32%
    Record Year2013 (185)2009 (222)2009 (416)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Harrow during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 392 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HarrowUK
    201539271,633
    201437068,352
    Record Year 2013 (398) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Harrow when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015154103135
    Net growth in 201412180169
    Record Year2015 (154)2013 (129)2007 (185)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Harrow formed 0.6% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Harrow
    20150.6%
    20140.6%
    20130.6%
    20120.6%
    20110.6%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.7%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.6%0.5%0.6%
    UK formation share in 20140.6%0.5%0.6%
    % change-1.9%9.7%-4.1%
    Record Year1982 (1.4%)1993 (0.8%)2001 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 41.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Harrow was in 2013 when 24.6% of all directors were female.

    22.3% of all director appointments in Harrow in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.86%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.80%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    LONDON1.35%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    PROPERTY1.31%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSTRUCTION1.17%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.11%CARE2.13%
    PROPERTIES1.06%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSULTANTS0.89%LONDON1.91%
    TRADING0.84%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.80%TRANSPORT1.82%
    INVESTMENTS0.75%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUSINESS0.75%DESIGN1.65%
    BUILDING0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    IT0.60%CO.,1.58%
    CO0.60%J1.55%
    GLOBAL0.58%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DESIGN0.55%BUSINESS1.49%
    FOOD0.53%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.53%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    GROUP0.49%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    R0.49%BUILDING1.31%
    CAPITAL0.49%IT1.30%
    HEALTHCARE0.47%MEDIA1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.47%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,678288,953
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified34658,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29730,825
    99999 - Dormant Company25649,474
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified25629,218
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management21243,081
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified11819,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities9512,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate8811,600
    86900 - Other human health activities8513,990
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities797,682
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet7510,200
    62012 - Business and domestic software development739,651
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings687,797
    41100 - Development of building projects6711,863
    56101 - Licensed restaurants648,909
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating614,256
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate567,450
    86210 - General medical practice activities524,793
    69202 - Bookkeeping activities513,069

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09372168 STREAM IT LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09375742 THE OTHER M LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09377015 UPPERBRAND LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09380449 ARISING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09382305 DOR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09383402 SOURCING DIRECT LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09383452 GLOBAL FRATERNITY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09393110 PRISM ADVISORS LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09394208 HYSSOP PROPERTY LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09395195 BOCSA CONSTRUCTION LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09396262 NORTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09396906 ALBAH LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397303 GILES STEWART SEARCH LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09397573 SAKU LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09398507 UNITED PRODUCTS LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09400920 EDEN FINE FOODS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404239 TIMESURE LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09408603 ANDU TRANS LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09409168 D2D LADYCARS TRANSPORT LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09411270 BROOK ROAD DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09413408 DUNNING LTD 30 Jan 2015
    09414503 RX FINANCE LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09375758 ANALYTICAL CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09377991 HARROW HEALTHCARE LTD 07 Jan 2015
    09378246 KSM INTERIORS LTD 07 Jan 2015