Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)HarrogateUK
    2010168101,492
    200917894,671
    % change-5.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (209) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010574863
    New companies in 2009506464
    % change14.0%-25.0%-1.6%
    Record Year2003 (83)2009 (64)2003 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    20109387,705
    2009166159,401
    % change-44.0%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010263730
    Closed companies in 2009394186
    % change-33.3%-9.8%-65%
    Record Year2009 (39)2008 (90)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    20107513,787
    200912-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (167) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010311133
    Net growth in 20091123-22
    Record Year2003 (65)2003 (49)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change6.1%-31.9%-5.6%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1962 (1.1%)1960 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.35%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    HARROGATE2.35%CONSULTING4.99%
    MANAGEMENT1.88%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ASSOCIATES1.22%PROPERTY2.38%
    YORKSHIRE1.22%TRADING2.04%
    BUSINESS1.22%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    (HARROGATE)1.03%DESIGN1.93%
    D0.94%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PROPERTY0.94%BUSINESS1.80%
    HOUSE0.75%MEDIA1.75%
    ENERGY0.75%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    ONE0.75%LONDON1.59%
    HAREWOOD0.75%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANCY0.75%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    R0.66%CARE1.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%J1.44%
    SPV0.56%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    TRAINING0.56%GLOBAL1.42%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%IT1.35%
    J0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MARKETING0.56%BUILDING1.32%
    MEDIA0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    S0.47%M1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    DESIGN0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied215202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7869,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4113,161
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3325,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3014,940
    9999 - Dormant Company2421,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2413,408
    99999 - Dormant Company2314,072
    74990 - Non-trading company237,649
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified226,460
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,183
    7260 - Other computer related activities178,967
    9305 - Other service activities159,454
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract132,472
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering127,634
    62090 - Other information technology service activities115,716
    7450 - Labour recruitment112,972
    41100 - Development of building projects103,688
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,768
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities98,292

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07392448 JSAV UK LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07389672 PEMBROKE HOUSE (HARROGATE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 28 Sep 2010
    07385844 SKINNYDESIGN LTD 23 Sep 2010
    07383676 CREAM HAIRDRESSING (HARROGATE) LIMITED 22 Sep 2010
    07377236 MONKMANS RESTAURANT LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07374154 Q PRECISION LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07369411 ESM EUROPE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07369179 ONE STOP ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07367060 CUBIC AVA LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07366422 GEOFF GILL ENGINEERING LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07362056 HARROGATE HOUSE FAIRIES LIMITED 01 Sep 2010
    OC358165 NORTHERN FLEXIHIRE LLP 24 Sep 2010
    07386028 SYMBIOSIS MEDICALS LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07380502 GALILEO VISION LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07379187 ONE D SPV 5 LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07379177 ONE D SPV 3 LIMITED 16 Sep 2010
    07375006 NORTHERN BARS LTD 14 Sep 2010
    07373952 FENWICK-SCOTT INNS LTD 13 Sep 2010
    07373779 HGR CONSULTING LIMITED 13 Sep 2010
    07369837 ONE D SPV LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07368660 NGOPTICAL LIMITED 07 Sep 2010
    07379314 HG GATE HOUSE LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    OC357740 LEWIS STORAGE LLP 07 Sep 2010
    OC357767 PA CONSULTING & INVESTMENTS LLP 08 Sep 2010
    OC357815 SUPERIOR FURNISHINGS LLP 10 Sep 2010