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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
    07585653 M D & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07580553 SLEEPTIGHT CONTRACT BEDS LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579954 JMJG LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07578650 HENDERSON'S CAFE LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07575593 PATHFINDER STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07572591 MPC VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07572578 THE MAGICAL OPERA COMPANY LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07568134 YORKSHIRE HEART LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567934 COOLVENDOR LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07562916 REQUIRE QUALITY LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07561816 PROMOVEO PARTNERS LTD 14 Mar 2011
    07557725 A1 VALETING LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07555704 LIVE FOR TODAY LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07552466 FORTE PUBLIC RELATIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07549307 REEL ROOTS LTD 02 Mar 2011
    OC363168 GASCOIGNE ARMS (UK) LLP 28 Mar 2011
    07586333 HOLLY COURT CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07558330 SUNRISE CARE & DOMESTIC SERVICES LTD 09 Mar 2011
    07548435 LATERALEDGE MARKETING LIMITED 02 Mar 2011
    07546709 J TAYLOR MOTORS LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07584489 NEST EGG PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07567909 ACTIVE WEBDESIGN LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07562971 G & H SUSTAINABILITY LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07556260 GFM HYGIENE LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    OC363214 GOURMET EVENT LLP 29 Mar 2011