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

  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 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)HarrogateUK
    2013188134,802
    2012211131,491
    % change-10.9%2.5%
    Record Year 2012 (211) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013546470
    New companies in 2012577282
    % change-5.3%-11.1%-14.6%
    Record Year2011 (60)2012 (72)2007 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    20137177,914
    20127667,576
    % change-6.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013401417
    Closed companies in 2012203422
    % change100.0%-58.8%-23%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    201311756,888
    201213563,915
    Record Year 2012 (135) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013145053
    Net growth in 2012373860
    Record Year2012 (37)2013 (50)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.1%-11.8%-11.8%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.47%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING2.15%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.35%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    YORKSHIRE1.11%PROPERTY2.44%
    BUSINESS1.03%TRADING2.06%
    MEDIA0.88%DESIGN1.79%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%ENGINEERING1.78%
    (HARROGATE)0.80%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSULTANCY0.72%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    M0.64%LONDON1.72%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.64%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    ASSOCIATES0.64%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    CARE0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    MARKETING0.56%GLOBAL1.57%
    PROPERTY0.56%J1.56%
    IN0.56%CARE1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.48%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    DIGITAL0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    LEISURE0.48%M1.25%
    TRADING0.48%BUILDING1.21%
    DESIGN0.48%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    PARK0.48%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    HOME0.48%TRAINING1.17%
    GROUP0.48%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied370249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8332,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7354,531
    99999 - Dormant Company6243,384
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4416,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3724,894
    74990 - Non-trading company2914,129
    70100 - Activities of head offices273,950
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2612,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2423,532
    62012 - Business and domestic software development228,099
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet227,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities196,591
    86900 - Other human health activities178,465
    56101 - Licensed restaurants176,894
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified136,954
    41100 - Development of building projects138,637
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified135,062
    56302 - Public houses and bars134,952
    86230 - Dental practice activities122,346

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08386973 DJO ECO LIMITED 04 Feb 2013
    08389469 KONAK MEZE LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08391093 RED TEAM CONSULTING LTD 06 Feb 2013
    08392803 DG UNDERWATER ENGINEERING LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08392952 FRANKLIN JOHN LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08397687 CONVIVIUM LTD 11 Feb 2013
    08399118 AKSIUM LIMITED 12 Feb 2013
    08402754 DOODLE H R LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08405948 PRETTY WOMAN (LEEDS) LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08408610 KENTRA LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08410815 GT SERVICE LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08418165 CINEMAC LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08384574 NIGEL FISHER LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08389498 THERAPI LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08390013 CORE DENTAL TRAINING & EDUCATION LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08395213 BOBBLEDAZZLER LTD 08 Feb 2013
    08398469 NETWORK 2020 LIMITED 11 Feb 2013
    08406167 VARLEY CONSULTING LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08414315 THUNDERBOLT STUDIOS LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08388907 SUPER FAST INTERNET LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08395276 J M INTERIM MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08402844 BRADLABS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08420676 F-DROID LIMITED 26 Feb 2013
    08422511 NEWLINE CARE HOME LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08424072 UK TRADE FURNISHINGS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013