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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

  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 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)HarrogateUK
    2011195116,391
    2010162105,137
    % change20.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (195) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011605382
    New companies in 2010336168
    % change81.8%-13.1%20.6%
    Record Year2011 (60)2010 (61)2007 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    201113490,986
    20109382,677
    % change44.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011503747
    Closed companies in 2010213240
    % change138.1%15.6%18%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    20116125,405
    20106922,460
    Record Year 2007 (123) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011101635
    Net growth in 2010122928
    Record Year2009 (34)2003 (44)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change56.9%-23.6%15.0%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1968 (0.3%)1974 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.63%CONSULTING5.04%
    CONSULTING1.70%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    MANAGEMENT1.19%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ASSOCIATES1.02%PROPERTY2.38%
    (HARROGATE)1.02%TRADING2.10%
    BUSINESS0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.85%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    INVESTMENTS0.85%BUSINESS1.87%
    R0.76%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    ONE0.76%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    D0.76%MEDIA1.69%
    J0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    HOUSE0.68%LONDON1.60%
    HAREWOOD0.68%CARE1.45%
    MARKETING0.59%J1.45%
    YORKSHIRE0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    M0.51%IT1.41%
    SPV0.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    40.51%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTY0.51%M1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    IT0.51%S1.24%
    PRODUCTS0.42%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CARE0.42%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied213202,798
    7487 - Other business activities7460,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4716,150
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4030,253
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified317,788
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3012,916
    99999 - Dormant Company2718,336
    74990 - Non-trading company258,695
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    7499 - Non-trading company2011,316
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply157,000
    7260 - Other computer related activities157,789
    9305 - Other service activities128,740
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1210,246
    98000 - Residents property management113,154
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis113,220
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,085
    7450 - Labour recruitment102,475
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets92,247
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering96,183

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07508517 THE YORKSHIRE TOUR COMPANY LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07507725 HOLLY TREE FARM SERVICES HARROGATE LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07506061 TRANS YORK KEMICALS LTD. 26 Jan 2011
    07503105 BEVERTON CONSULTANCY LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07500970 AWARD WINNING CONFETTI AND LACE LIMITED 21 Jan 2011
    07499528 HG3 CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07498413 M R CONTRACT CAR CLEANING LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497628 VISION TRAINING (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07494712 REVELLISH LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07486666 PJS CONSULTANCY (HARROGATE) LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    07481586 DEVILLE LTD 04 Jan 2011
    07508216 TURNER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07502773 ASPIRATIONAL LEARNING LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07499293 MCCARTHY DATASOLUTIONS LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07498245 ASPIRATIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07496903 LANGCLIFFE PLACE LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07490557 TAILOR MOUSE LTD 12 Jan 2011
    07487897 EEOLIVING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07499080 HEAVEN OF RIPON LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07494789 PACI LIMITED 17 Jan 2011
    07489707 SHACKLETON INVESTMENTS LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07486477 DARLEY WINDOW CLEANING LIMITED 10 Jan 2011
    OC360740 XTW (YORKSHIRE) LLP 10 Jan 2011
    OC360792 AXIOM INC LLP 11 Jan 2011
    OC361046 ASPIRE (YORKSHIRE) LLP 20 Jan 2011