Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 211 companies were registered in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Harrogate UK 2012 211 131,491 2011 195 116,391 % change 8.2% 13.0% Record Year 2012 (211) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
February 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 57 72 82 New companies in 2011 60 53 82 % change -5.0% 35.8% 0.0% Record Year 2011 (60) 2012 (72) 2007 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 76 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 43.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Harrogate UK 2012 76 67,576 2011 134 90,987 % change -43.3% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 20 34 22 Closed companies in 2011 50 37 47 % change -60.0% -8.1% -53% Record Year 2011 (50) 2008 (41) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
Net company growth for Harrogate during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 135 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Harrogate UK 2012 135 63,915 2011 61 25,404 Record Year 2012 (135) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
January 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 37 38 60 Net growth in 2011 10 16 35 Record Year 2012 (37) 2003 (44) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Harrogate 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -18.5% 16.2% -6.5% Record Year 1964 (0.6%) 1968 (0.3%) 1974 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 45.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
26.0% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.86% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.47% CONSULTANCY 3.30% ASSOCIATES 1.00% PROPERTY 2.37% YORKSHIRE 0.93% TRADING 2.07% INVESTMENTS 0.93% DESIGN 1.93% (HARROGATE) 0.85% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% VALUE 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.79% J 0.62% BUSINESS 1.73% FOR 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% DEVELOPMENT 0.46% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MONEY 0.46% LONDON 1.66% LOGISTICS 0.46% J 1.54% (YORKSHIRE) 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.51% CONSULTANTS 0.46% GLOBAL 1.50% WEALTH 0.46% IT 1.40% PROPERTY 0.46% CARE 1.34% PRODUCTIONS 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% NEWCO 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% M 0.46% M 1.27% PARTNERS 0.39% BUILDING 1.24% CAFE 0.39% ENERGY 1.20% D 0.39% S 1.20% DESIGN 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 266 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 73 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 55 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 36 25,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 31 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 23 9,729 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,113 9999 - Dormant Company 22 18,617 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 13,637 9305 - Other service activities 15 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,145 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 6,934 7499 - Non-trading company 12 9,102 86900 - Other human health activities 11 5,066 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,154 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 4,132 70100 - Activities of head offices 11 2,746 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 11 3,448
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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