Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 162 companies were registered in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HarrogateUK
    2010162105,137
    200916691,034
    % change-2.4%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (187) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010336168
    New companies in 2009575059
    % change-42.1%22.0%15.3%
    Record Year2009 (57)2010 (61)2007 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HarrogateUK
    20109382,677
    2009114108,060
    % change-18.4%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (114) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010213240
    Closed companies in 2009232368
    % change-8.7%39.1%-41%
    Record Year2007 (26)2008 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Harrogate during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 69 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HarrogateUK
    20106922,460
    200952-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010122928
    Net growth in 20093427-9
    Record Year2009 (34)2003 (44)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Harrogate
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-46.3%4.5%-4.2%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1968 (0.3%)1974 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.07%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.97%CONSULTING4.60%
    HARROGATE1.68%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    YORKSHIRE1.38%PROPERTY2.50%
    (HARROGATE)1.18%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.99%DESIGN1.91%
    BUSINESS0.99%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DESIGN0.89%MEDIA1.84%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    M0.59%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    MAINTENANCE0.59%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CAPITAL0.59%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MEDIA0.59%J1.48%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%LONDON1.45%
    PROPERTIES0.49%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    PRODUCTS0.49%GROUP1.37%
    HEALTH0.49%GLOBAL1.35%
    SPIRITUS0.49%PROPERTIES1.35%
    RIPLEY0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    NORTH0.39%CARE1.33%
    PARTNERSHIP0.39%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.39%M1.28%
    INTERNATIONAL0.39%SYSTEMS1.25%
    MARKETING0.39%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied232228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7774,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4214,007
    99999 - Dormant Company3413,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3317,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3026,974
    9999 - Dormant Company2719,948
    7499 - Non-trading company2515,398
    70100 - Activities of head offices243,137
    74990 - Non-trading company218,149
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities199,943
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified197,143
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply199,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities1810,331
    7011 - Development & sell real estate135,300
    41100 - Development of building projects124,513
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,340
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract122,355
    9305 - Other service activities119,038
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified118,154

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07165618 RICHARD WILKINS CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07161780 KEEP TALKING IN NORTH YORKSHIRE 18 Feb 2010
    07158051 YORSERV SOLUTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07157836 GOLD LOGIC (U.K.) LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07157373 LATERAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07156141 APOLLO SOLAR ENERGY LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07156137 STRINGER MALLARD CONSULTING LIMITED 12 Feb 2010
    07155984 RUSRALDRA LTD 12 Feb 2010
    07154830 HARROGATE HEAT PUMPS LIMITED 11 Feb 2010
    07152321 GEORGINA'S LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07143256 HARROGATE TOOL AND BOLT LTD 02 Feb 2010
    OC352383 STEVE OGDEN ENGINEERING LLP 16 Feb 2010
    07170202 DIRECT FROM JAPAN LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07162786 SILVERTREE CONSULTING LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07152466 PM BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07171713 EXQUISITE UMBRELLAS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07164273 WADLANDS LIVERY LIMITED 22 Feb 2010
    07157826 JAY WILLEY LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07150648 DRIVING PARTNERS EXECUTIVE TRAVEL LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07150081 BROWNS ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07146790 PENNYPOT INVESTMENTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07146748 RIPLEY PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07144663 HARD CONSULTING LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07143806 MONTGOMERY & COUPERS LTD 02 Feb 2010
    OC352217 MARTIAL ARTS FOR LIFE LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 10 Feb 2010