Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 195 companies were registered in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 20.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Harrogate UK 2011 195 116,391 2010 162 105,137 % change 20.4% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (195) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 60 53 82 New companies in 2010 33 61 68 % change 81.8% -13.1% 20.6% Record Year 2011 (60) 2010 (61) 2007 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 134 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 44.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Harrogate UK 2011 134 90,986 2010 93 82,677 % change 44.1% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 50 37 47 Closed companies in 2010 21 32 40 % change 138.1% 15.6% 18% Record Year 2011 (50) 2008 (41) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Harrogate during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 61 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Harrogate UK 2011 61 25,405 2010 69 22,460 Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 10 16 35 Net growth in 2010 12 29 28 Record Year 2009 (34) 2003 (44) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Harrogate 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 56.9% -23.6% 15.0% Record Year 1964 (0.6%) 1968 (0.3%) 1974 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.63% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTING 1.70% MANAGEMENT 4.97% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.16% ASSOCIATES 1.02% PROPERTY 2.38% (HARROGATE) 1.02% TRADING 2.10% BUSINESS 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANCY 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.92% INVESTMENTS 0.85% BUSINESS 1.87% R 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% ONE 0.76% CONSULTANTS 1.76% D 0.76% MEDIA 1.69% J 0.68% ENGINEERING 1.61% HOUSE 0.68% LONDON 1.60% HAREWOOD 0.68% CARE 1.45% MARKETING 0.59% J 1.45% YORKSHIRE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.44% (YORKSHIRE) 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% M 0.51% IT 1.41% SPV 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% 4 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTY 0.51% M 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.28% IT 0.51% S 1.24% PRODUCTS 0.42% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CARE 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.23%
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 213 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 74 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 16,150 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 30,253 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 7,788 7414 - Business & management consultancy 30 12,916 99999 - Dormant Company 27 18,336 74990 - Non-trading company 25 8,695 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,765 7499 - Non-trading company 20 11,316 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 7,000 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 7,789 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,740 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 12 10,246 98000 - Residents property management 11 3,154 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 3,220 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,085 7450 - Labour recruitment 10 2,475 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 9 2,247 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 6,183
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07535538 HIGHLINE MOTORS (BRADFORD) LIMITED 18 Feb 2011 07532646 HARROGATE FAMILY LAW LIMITED 16 Feb 2011 07529817 IDRIVE NE CAR LTD 15 Feb 2011 07529616 ULTIMATE BODY CARE LIMITED 15 Feb 2011 07526607 EXPRESS SCREED LIMITED 11 Feb 2011 07526305 I-HAUS TECHNOLOGY LTD 11 Feb 2011 07517576 STRAND PROJECTS LIMITED 04 Feb 2011 07514910 WHIZZY LTD 02 Feb 2011 07513625 WILLIS WILLIS & CO LIMITED 02 Feb 2011 OC362066 MUCKLES (UK) LLP 22 Feb 2011 07543791 KLS CONTRACTS LIMITED 25 Feb 2011 07537359 TILE STONE MOSAIC COMPANY LTD 21 Feb 2011 07533922 XYLEM JOINERY SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Feb 2011 07533671 VARSTON LIMITED 17 Feb 2011 07524390 KELL COPYWRITING LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07523507 RED KITE LEARNING TRUST 09 Feb 2011 07520498 BAC CORPORATE LTD 08 Feb 2011 07512460 CARE HOME FEES LIMITED 01 Feb 2011 07545395 THE WHISKY VAULT LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07545334 PHIL HAWLEY BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Feb 2011 07535494 SPEAK WITH IT 18 Feb 2011 07525935 OMEGA TEXTILES CASH 4 CLOTHES LTD 10 Feb 2011 07525101 PARAKILL LIMITED 10 Feb 2011 07518215 AMP AWARDS C.I.C. 04 Feb 2011 OC361797 STAINLESS BAND (EXPORTS) LLP 14 Feb 2011
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