How many companies are there in Harrow?

There are 47,033 active companies in Harrow as of Dec 2023. In total, 91,782 companies have been incorporated, and 44,336 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Harrow?

Most companies in Harrow are categorised under: real estate activities. This accounts for 8,026 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Harrow?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Harrow are: other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; buying and selling of own real estate; and management consultancy activities other than financial management.

Which words do companies in Harrow use in their names most often?

Businesses and companies in Harrow most commonly used the words SERVICES, PROPERTIES, UK, PROPERTY, and MANAGEMENT in their company names.

Harrow Company Services and Info (Dec 2023)

Out of Harrow's 91,782 total incorporated companies, 6,595 were formed in the last 12 months.

Harrow's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Harrow include the 8,026 companies working in real estate activities, 6,863 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and 6,810 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities. The business sectors with the least activity include agriculture, forestry and fishing with 58 active companies, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 44 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 31 active companies.

Business Sector	Current Active Companies	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Real estate activities	8,026	10,698	2,572
Wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles	6,863	13,425	6,368
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6,810	13,050	6,073
Construction	5,793	10,627	4,668
Information and communication	4,787	10,646	5,667
Administrative and support service activities	4,450	13,021	8,318
Human health and social work activities	2,743	4,549	1,769
Other service activities	2,705	5,943	3,157
Accommodation and food service activities	2,183	4,553	2,284
Financial and insurance activities	1,787	2,963	1,133
Transportation and storage	1,238	2,644	1,381
Education	1,122	2,036	899
Manufacturing	1,093	2,305	1,163
Activities of households as employers	1,061	1,335	272
Arts, entertainment and recreation	913	1,884	935
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	109	189	79
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	101	201	99
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	58	115	57
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	44	109	64
Mining and Quarrying	31	79	47

Company Trends in Harrow

Looking at the big changes in Harrow's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 11% of active businesses, a total of 5,211 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 8.09% of active businesses in Harrow, a change of 69% from the 4.8% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 3.13% of Harrow's active companies.

Notable changes in Harrow's business sectors include a rise of 43% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 17% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 13% in construction.

Company Type	Current Active Businesses	Incorporated Total	Dissolved Total
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate	5,211	6,228	994
Buying and selling of own real estate	3,807	4,954	1,107
Management consultancy activities other than financial management	2,676	5,076	2,324
Other business support service activities	2,400	8,953	6,346
Information technology consultancy activities	2,104	4,846	2,675
Other service activities	1,754	4,123	2,320
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	1,494	2,114	600
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	1,473	2,527	1,045
Construction of domestic buildings	1,370	2,342	957
Development of building projects	1,322	2,309	941
Residents property management	1,025	1,249	222
Other information technology service activities	946	2,258	1,261
Other human health activities	901	1,567	647
Other professional, scientific and technical activities	842	2,069	1,213
Construction of commercial buildings	837	1,667	802
Other specialised construction activities	822	1,416	579
Other building completion and finishing	812	1,498	668
Business and domestic software development	693	1,202	494
Activities of other holding companies	691	875	179
Accounting and auditing activities	682	1,161	457

Company Names & Word Choices in Harrow

The top 5 most popular words used by active companies registered in Harrow are SERVICES, PROPERTIES, UK, PROPERTY, and MANAGEMENT.

Harrow's Oldest Companies

The oldest company in Harrow is British Institute Of Verbatim Reporters at 136 years, 10 months, and 13 days old.

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
00023811	British Institute Of Verbatim Reporters	Activities of professional membership organizations	20 Jan 1887	136 years
00058410	Incorporated Phonographic Society,(The)	Activities of other membership organizations	29 Jul 1898	125 years
00087422	Mitchell Cotts East And Central Africa Limited	Other service activities	30 Jan 1906	117 years
00107035	Grim's Dyke Golf Club Limited(The)	Activities of sport clubs	18 Jan 1910	113 years
00109974	South Hill Estates,Harrow,Limited(The)	Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	02 Jun 1910	113 years
00122295	Strathearn Publishing Limited	Book publishing	30 May 1912	111 years
00144147	W.Foulsham & Co.Limited	Book publishing	21 Jun 1916	107 years
00150237	Allison Brothers,Limited	Travel agency activities	23 Apr 1918	105 years
00185217	Hutchings & Harding Limited	Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur	24 Oct 1922	101 years
00210124	Hatch End Lawn Tennis Company Limited(The)	Operation of sports facilities	04 Dec 1925	97 years

Multiple Company Registrations in Harrow

Counting the number of companies registered at each address in Harrow, we have found that the top 10 addresses have 5,426 active businesses registered at them.

Addresss	Postcode	Active Companies
Devonshire House, 582 Honeypot Lane	HA7 1JS	1,117
1st Floor Healthaid House, Marlborough Hill	HA1 1UD	727
Dns House, 382 Kenton Road	HA3 8DP	556
28 Church Road	HA7 4XR	538
52 High Street	HA5 5PW	526
Lynwood House, 373-375 Station Road	HA1 2AW	476
Handel House, 95 High Street	HA8 7DB	404
Victoria House, 18 Dalston Gardens	HA7 1BU	384
Liberty House, 30 Whitchurch Lane	HA8 6LE	354
166 College Road	HA1 1RA	344

Harrow's Most Recently Formed Companies

Company	Name	Business	Incorporated	Age
15320866	Sky Aims Limited	Wholesale of other intermediate products	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321065	Amber Suite Limited	Event catering activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321219	Axiom Rectory Limited	Residential nursing care facilities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321269	Gts Tuning Limited	Security systems service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321295	Solid Cuts London Limited	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321297	Lkofgdijge Limited	Pre-primary education	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321356	St Temptation Ltd	Unlicensed restaurants and cafes	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321414	Sunshine Works Ltd	Site preparation	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321415	Ap Design London Ltd	Specialised design activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321563	Hyper Motors Ltd	Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321614	601 Pa W2 Limited	Buying and selling of own real estate	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321619	Energy Essentials Co Ltd	Other business support service activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321743	Edgware Care Limited	Other human health activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321762	Shree Govardhan Limited	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15321874	Max Cutz Limited	Hairdressing and other beauty treatment	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322257	Trading House Of Ukraine Ltd	Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322278	Goojop Ltd	Other activities of employment placement agencies	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322282	Optikal (Online) Ltd	Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322488	Codefit Systems Ltd	Other engineering activities	01 Dec 2023	2 days
15322872	Gr Mechanical Solutions Ltd	Construction of commercial buildings	01 Dec 2023	2 days

Business Services in Harrow

Harrow Company Scorecard

91,782

Total Incorporations

47,033

Active Companies

44,336

Total Dissolved