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Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous September.

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 2011)

    A total of 184 companies were registered in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HarrogateUK
    2011184114,512
    2010168101,492
    % change9.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (209) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011555970
    New companies in 2010574863
    % change-3.5%22.9%11.1%
    Record Year2003 (83)2009 (64)2011 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 2.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HarrogateUK
    20119572,230
    20109387,705
    % change2.2%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011392828
    Closed companies in 2010263730
    % change50.0%-24.3%-7%
    Record Year2011 (39)2008 (90)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Harrogate during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 89 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HarrogateUK
    20118942,282
    20107513,787
    Record Year 2003 (167) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011163142
    Net growth in 2010311133
    Record Year2003 (65)2003 (49)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Harrogate
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-11.7%3.4%0.4%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1962 (1.1%)1960 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.8% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.39%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.83%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    INVESTMENTS1.35%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTANCY0.96%TRADING2.06%
    YORKSHIRE0.88%DESIGN1.94%
    (HARROGATE)0.80%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.80%BUSINESS1.82%
    M0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%ENGINEERING1.74%
    J0.64%MEDIA1.72%
    FOR0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    WILSON0.56%LONDON1.63%
    VALUE0.56%J1.47%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%GLOBAL1.46%
    LOGISTICS0.48%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MONEY0.48%CARE1.42%
    DESIGN0.48%IT1.38%
    FINK0.48%BUILDING1.30%
    CLEANING0.40%PROPERTIES1.28%
    HOME0.40%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    IT0.40%M1.25%
    PRODUCTS0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    SCHOOL0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    PRODUCTIONS0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied240204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8265,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4715,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3614,755
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3229,245
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified307,551
    99999 - Dormant Company2618,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2622,587
    74990 - Non-trading company258,064
    7499 - Non-trading company1911,543
    9305 - Other service activities1710,525
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply158,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities158,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,137
    9234 - Other entertainment activities131,666
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,018
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis112,929
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,798
    7450 - Labour recruitment102,129
    7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract92,493

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07764948 SHIFT SDD LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07767378 NOVUS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07768614 PINK CHILL LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769299 RAOB GLE (HARTELPOOL) LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769932 CRAFTS FOR THOUGHT LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07771662 MERCO BOND LTD 13 Sep 2011
    07780731 SAS ADVOCACY LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07780747 RETAIL PROJECT ASSOCIATES LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07783467 BECK MILL OFFICES LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07783734 MIMASM LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07786126 MONTESSORIUK LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07787189 D G PROVISIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07787988 AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATIONS (UK) LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    OC367919 BRUNSWICK COMMODITIES LLP 09 Sep 2011
    OC368169 HARROGATE MEDICAL SERVICES LLP 19 Sep 2011
    OC368176 4SITE COMMUNICATIONS LLP 19 Sep 2011
    07792166 ALLKAN STEELS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07772155 SLEEPSPACE LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07782771 ST AIDAN'S EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07788133 ELBON LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    07793783 MH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07761028 THE SPANISH YARD LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07762824 PARTEK (HARROGATE) LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07779813 WILL & FREDDIES LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07790733 THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORY NETWORK LIMITED 28 Sep 2011