Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous August.

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 2012)

    A total of 192 companies were registered in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HarrogateUK
    2012192118,868
    2011184114,512
    % change4.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (209) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    August 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012686658
    New companies in 2011555970
    % change23.6%11.9%-17.1%
    Record Year2003 (83)2012 (66)2011 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 99 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HarrogateUK
    20129974,772
    20119572,230
    % change4.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012363033
    Closed companies in 2011392828
    % change-7.7%7.1%18%
    Record Year2011 (39)2008 (90)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Harrogate during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 93 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HarrogateUK
    20129344,096
    20118942,282
    Record Year 2003 (167) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012323625
    Net growth in 2011163142
    Record Year2003 (65)2003 (49)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Harrogate
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change11.0%12.7%-18.1%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1962 (1.1%)1960 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    26.2% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.71%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.63%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.63%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    (HARROGATE)1.16%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.93%TRADING2.08%
    YORKSHIRE0.85%DESIGN1.87%
    BUSINESS0.62%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PARK0.62%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DEVELOPMENT0.62%BUSINESS1.72%
    PROPERTY0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.54%MEDIA1.67%
    HOUSE0.54%LONDON1.67%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.54%J1.55%
    MARKETING0.47%GLOBAL1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    IN0.47%IT1.43%
    ENERGY0.47%PROPERTIES1.34%
    NEWCO0.47%CARE1.32%
    HOME0.47%M1.27%
    PARTNERS0.47%BUILDING1.22%
    M0.39%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    CAFE0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.39%S1.17%
    DIRECT0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied488331,455
    7487 - Other business activities5135,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5019,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4533,677
    99999 - Dormant Company3625,035
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified309,891
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2014,774
    7414 - Business & management consultancy198,437
    74990 - Non-trading company199,203
    9999 - Dormant Company1812,598
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet163,712
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1313,716
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities124,119
    62012 - Business and domestic software development124,584
    70100 - Activities of head offices122,514
    86900 - Other human health activities114,998
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis103,160
    9234 - Other entertainment activities9903
    9305 - Other service activities96,142

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08198258 YORKSHIRE FIBRE LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08201967 AEGIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08203243 ARGEN CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08208438 ANNA SHINE CLEANING LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08217569 MACLUSKY CONSULTING LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    08223406 GOBO SYSTEMS LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08225388 NEW ROAD SITE LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08230758 CETA FORM LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232154 H2G LTD 27 Sep 2012
    08204351 ROOFCRAFT (N'WIDE) LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08207697 CURRY BASE LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08214618 P STEVENSON LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08225147 PALMERSTON BUILDERS LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08231161 PARK SQUARE LETTINGS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08231246 PARK SQUARE SERVICES LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08201405 CANDLE EDUCATION LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201963 HOUSE INTRODUCTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204234 BOOK SCAN LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08208569 SAFETY INSPECTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08217208 CIVIC PFI HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Sep 2012
    OC378574 CM PARTNERS (UK) LLP 19 Sep 2012
    08220538 WHICH CAME FIRST LTD. 19 Sep 2012
    08230768 LED LIGHT SHEET LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08230816 LUMISHEET LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08202791 INGLEDENE CARE AT HOME LTD 05 Sep 2012