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
    09469104 PHOENIX & PLUM WINE SHED LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09470418 POLLY PACKAGING LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09472658 JD BETHENCOURT LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474819 BLACKLAKE CREATIVE LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09475309 WPM PROPERTIES LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09475524 NISAI LEARNING LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09476195 R & DANNY PROFESSIONALS LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09481568 FLORIN LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09483208 STACKS HOME.COM LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09484218 HARROW EYECARE LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09484560 KABIR PROJECT SOLUTION LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09484743 ICHTHUS R T LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09484873 DAT PROPERTIES LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09486770 EXCEL OFFICES LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09486922 EXCEL ENERGY ELECTRICITY LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09487295 SAI SRI VIBHA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09487662 LLZ SYSTEMS LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09492563 RIO ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD. 16 Mar 2015
    09493033 LANCASTER PROPERTY (LONDON) LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09493368 PJ HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD 17 Mar 2015
    09493649 CBF MEDIA LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09496510 YSC LTD 18 Mar 2015
    09497776 ALL STAFFING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09498605 PROCURIEM LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09503575 CAPICOLA LIMITED 23 Mar 2015