Download PDF version

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

  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 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)HarrogateUK
    2012211131,491
    2011195116,391
    % change8.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (211) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012577282
    New companies in 2011605382
    % change-5.0%35.8%0.0%
    Record Year2011 (60)2012 (72)2007 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    20127667,576
    201113490,987
    % change-43.3%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012203422
    Closed companies in 2011503747
    % change-60.0%-8.1%-53%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    201213563,915
    20116125,404
    Record Year 2012 (135) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012373860
    Net growth in 2011101635
    Record Year2012 (37)2003 (44)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-18.5%16.2%-6.5%
    Record Year1964 (0.6%)1968 (0.3%)1974 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.86%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.54%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.47%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    ASSOCIATES1.00%PROPERTY2.37%
    YORKSHIRE0.93%TRADING2.07%
    INVESTMENTS0.93%DESIGN1.93%
    (HARROGATE)0.85%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.69%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    VALUE0.62%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    J0.62%BUSINESS1.73%
    FOR0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    DEVELOPMENT0.46%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MONEY0.46%LONDON1.66%
    LOGISTICS0.46%J1.54%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.46%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%GLOBAL1.50%
    WEALTH0.46%IT1.40%
    PROPERTY0.46%CARE1.34%
    PRODUCTIONS0.46%PROPERTIES1.31%
    NEWCO0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    M0.46%M1.27%
    PARTNERS0.39%BUILDING1.24%
    CAFE0.39%ENERGY1.20%
    D0.39%S1.20%
    DESIGN0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied266216,665
    7487 - Other business activities7352,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5519,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4735,233
    99999 - Dormant Company3625,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified319,892
    74990 - Non-trading company239,729
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2214,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,113
    9999 - Dormant Company2218,617
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1613,637
    9305 - Other service activities158,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities128,145
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply126,934
    7499 - Non-trading company129,102
    86900 - Other human health activities115,066
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,154
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities114,132
    70100 - Activities of head offices112,746
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis113,448

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07930933 D H COX & SON LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07938705 MINT FISH LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07940144 HARROGATE INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07942456 IPN PARTNERS LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07943306 ASCENDO LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07944439 SEVEN PUBLICITY LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07950357 LIQUID CAREERS LTD 15 Feb 2012
    07952030 JACKSON STREET APARTMENTS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07952589 HARROGATE GLASS SOLUTIONS LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07952990 TOOL-TEC UK LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07954139 RECESS HARROGATE LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07961435 MINILIETUVA LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07968390 THE MALE JOURNEY LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07937652 SHOPPE & SEEK LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07941700 SYKES ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945504 YORK HOLIDAYS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07949559 KRISTIAN KIEL UK LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07960492 KRISTA'S CAKES LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07964349 INTERPR LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07934763 MARTIN HENRY JAMES LTD. 03 Feb 2012
    07934966 BLISSFUL BEES LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07936970 GROSVENOR NEWCO LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07951029 MARSTON-WILLOW LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07965584 PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS (SD) LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07969028 SPENCER-WELCH LIMITED 29 Feb 2012