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
New Company Registrations
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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) Harrogate UK 2012 192 118,868 2011 184 114,512 % change 4.3% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (209) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2012 68 66 58 New companies in 2011 55 59 70 % change 23.6% 11.9% -17.1% Record Year 2003 (83) 2012 (66) 2011 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrogate UK 2012 99 74,772 2011 95 72,230 % change 4.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 36 30 33 Closed companies in 2011 39 28 28 % change -7.7% 7.1% 18% Record Year 2011 (39) 2008 (90) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrogate UK 2012 93 44,096 2011 89 42,282 Record Year 2003 (167) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 32 36 25 Net growth in 2011 16 31 42 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (49) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change 11.0% 12.7% -18.1% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1962 (1.1%) 1960 (0.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.71% CONSULTING 5.05% MANAGEMENT 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.63% CONSULTANCY 3.28% (HARROGATE) 1.16% PROPERTY 2.35% ASSOCIATES 0.93% TRADING 2.08% YORKSHIRE 0.85% DESIGN 1.87% BUSINESS 0.62% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANCY 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.83% PARK 0.62% CONSULTANTS 1.76% DEVELOPMENT 0.62% BUSINESS 1.72% PROPERTY 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% MEDIA 1.67% HOUSE 0.54% LONDON 1.67% (YORKSHIRE) 0.54% J 1.55% MARKETING 0.47% GLOBAL 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.46% IN 0.47% IT 1.43% ENERGY 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.34% NEWCO 0.47% CARE 1.32% HOME 0.47% M 1.27% PARTNERS 0.47% BUILDING 1.22% M 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CAFE 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.39% S 1.17% DIRECT 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 488 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 51 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 33,677 99999 - Dormant Company 36 25,035 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 30 9,891 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 14,774 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 8,437 74990 - Non-trading company 19 9,203 9999 - Dormant Company 18 12,598 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 3,712 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 13,716 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,869 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 4,119 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 4,584 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 2,514 86900 - Other human health activities 11 4,998 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 3,160 9234 - Other entertainment activities 9 903 9305 - Other service activities 9 6,142
Recent Companies
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