Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 168 companies were registered in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harrogate UK 2010 168 101,492 2009 178 94,671 % change -5.6% 7.2% Record Year 2003 (209) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 57 48 63 New companies in 2009 50 64 64 % change 14.0% -25.0% -1.6% Record Year 2003 (83) 2009 (64) 2003 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 93 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 44.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harrogate UK 2010 93 87,705 2009 166 159,401 % change -44.0% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 26 37 30 Closed companies in 2009 39 41 86 % change -33.3% -9.8% -65% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (90) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Harrogate during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 75 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harrogate UK 2010 75 13,787 2009 12 -64,730 Record Year 2003 (167) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 31 11 33 Net growth in 2009 11 23 -22 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (49) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Harrogate 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 6.1% -31.9% -5.6% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1962 (1.1%) 1960 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.35% MANAGEMENT 5.06% HARROGATE 2.35% CONSULTING 4.99% MANAGEMENT 1.88% CONSULTANCY 3.12% ASSOCIATES 1.22% PROPERTY 2.38% YORKSHIRE 1.22% TRADING 2.04% BUSINESS 1.22% ASSOCIATES 2.01% (HARROGATE) 1.03% DESIGN 1.93% D 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% PROPERTY 0.94% BUSINESS 1.80% HOUSE 0.75% MEDIA 1.75% ENERGY 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.73% ONE 0.75% LONDON 1.59% HAREWOOD 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.59% CONSULTANCY 0.75% INVESTMENTS 1.49% R 0.66% CARE 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.66% J 1.44% SPV 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% TRAINING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.42% INVESTMENTS 0.56% IT 1.35% J 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% MARKETING 0.56% BUILDING 1.32% MEDIA 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% S 0.47% M 1.28% ENGINEERING 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.26% DESIGN 0.47% S 1.24%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 215 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 78 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 13,161 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 33 25,053 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 24 21,484 7499 - Non-trading company 24 13,408 99999 - Dormant Company 23 14,072 74990 - Non-trading company 23 7,649 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 6,460 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 8,183 7260 - Other computer related activities 17 8,967 9305 - Other service activities 15 9,454 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 13 2,472 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 7,634 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 5,716 7450 - Labour recruitment 11 2,972 41100 - Development of building projects 10 3,688 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 2,768 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 9 8,292
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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