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
New Company Registrations
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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) Harrogate UK 2011 184 114,512 2010 168 101,492 % change 9.5% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (209) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2011 55 59 70 New companies in 2010 57 48 63 % change -3.5% 22.9% 11.1% Record Year 2003 (83) 2009 (64) 2011 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrogate UK 2011 95 72,230 2010 93 87,705 % change 2.2% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 39 28 28 Closed companies in 2010 26 37 30 % change 50.0% -24.3% -7% Record Year 2011 (39) 2008 (90) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrogate UK 2011 89 42,282 2010 75 13,787 Record Year 2003 (167) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 16 31 42 Net growth in 2010 31 11 33 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (49) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -11.7% 3.4% 0.4% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1962 (1.1%) 1960 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.39% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.83% MANAGEMENT 4.75% INVESTMENTS 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MANAGEMENT 1.04% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTANCY 0.96% TRADING 2.06% YORKSHIRE 0.88% DESIGN 1.94% (HARROGATE) 0.80% ASSOCIATES 1.85% (YORKSHIRE) 0.80% BUSINESS 1.82% M 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.72% ENGINEERING 1.74% J 0.64% MEDIA 1.72% FOR 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% WILSON 0.56% LONDON 1.63% VALUE 0.56% J 1.47% CONSULTANTS 0.56% GLOBAL 1.46% LOGISTICS 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.43% MONEY 0.48% CARE 1.42% DESIGN 0.48% IT 1.38% FINK 0.48% BUILDING 1.30% CLEANING 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.28% HOME 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.27% IT 0.40% M 1.25% PRODUCTS 0.40% ENERGY 1.22% SCHOOL 0.40% TRAINING 1.21% PRODUCTIONS 0.40% S 1.21%
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 240 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 82 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 36 14,755 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 29,245 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 7,551 99999 - Dormant Company 26 18,281 9999 - Dormant Company 26 22,587 74990 - Non-trading company 25 8,064 7499 - Non-trading company 19 11,543 9305 - Other service activities 17 10,525 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 15 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 14 10,137 9234 - Other entertainment activities 13 1,666 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,018 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 2,929 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 6,798 7450 - Labour recruitment 10 2,129 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 9 2,493
Recent Companies
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