Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 188 companies were registered in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 10.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harrogate UK 2013 188 134,802 2012 211 131,491 % change -10.9% 2.5% Record Year 2012 (211) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 54 64 70 New companies in 2012 57 72 82 % change -5.3% -11.1% -14.6% Record Year 2011 (60) 2012 (72) 2007 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harrogate UK 2013 71 77,914 2012 76 67,576 % change -6.6% 15.3% Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 40 14 17 Closed companies in 2012 20 34 22 % change 100.0% -58.8% -23% Record Year 2011 (50) 2008 (41) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Harrogate during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 117 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harrogate UK 2013 117 56,888 2012 135 63,915 Record Year 2012 (135) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 14 50 53 Net growth in 2012 37 38 60 Record Year 2012 (37) 2013 (50) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Harrogate formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Harrogate 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.1% -11.8% -11.8% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 2001 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 51.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 13.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 2008 when 36.8% of all directors were female.
31.5% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.47% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 2.15% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.35% CONSULTANCY 3.30% YORKSHIRE 1.11% PROPERTY 2.44% BUSINESS 1.03% TRADING 2.06% MEDIA 0.88% DESIGN 1.79% CONSULTANTS 0.80% ENGINEERING 1.78% (HARROGATE) 0.80% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSULTANCY 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.75% M 0.64% LONDON 1.72% (YORKSHIRE) 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ASSOCIATES 0.64% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% CARE 0.56% MEDIA 1.63% MARKETING 0.56% GLOBAL 1.57% PROPERTY 0.56% J 1.56% IN 0.56% CARE 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.56% IT 1.43% TRAINING 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.41% DIGITAL 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% LEISURE 0.48% M 1.25% TRADING 0.48% BUILDING 1.21% DESIGN 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.19% PARK 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.18% HOME 0.48% TRAINING 1.17% GROUP 0.48% SECURITY 1.15%
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 370 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 83 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 54,531 99999 - Dormant Company 62 43,384 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 44 16,448 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 29 14,129 70100 - Activities of head offices 27 3,950 62090 - Other information technology service activities 26 12,664 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 23,532 62012 - Business and domestic software development 22 8,099 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 7,199 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 6,591 86900 - Other human health activities 17 8,465 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 6,894 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 13 6,954 41100 - Development of building projects 13 8,637 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 5,062 56302 - Public houses and bars 13 4,952 86230 - Dental practice activities 12 2,346
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