Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Q3 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.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 196 companies were registered in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 2.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harrogate UK 2013 196 132,684 2012 192 118,868 % change 2.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (196) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 72 56 68 New companies in 2012 68 66 58 % change 5.9% -15.2% 17.2% Record Year 2003 (83) 2012 (66) 2011 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 22.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harrogate UK 2013 124 86,170 2012 101 75,908 % change 22.8% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 34 37 53 Closed companies in 2012 36 30 35 % change -5.6% 23.3% 51% Record Year 2009 (39) 2008 (90) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Harrogate during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 72 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harrogate UK 2013 72 46,514 2012 91 42,960 Record Year 2012 (91) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 38 19 15 Net growth in 2012 32 36 23 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (49) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Harrogate formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Harrogate 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% % change -5.2% -22.2% 2.8% Record Year 2003 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 2009 when 33.9% of all directors were female.
30.0% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.61% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTING 1.66% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.19% CONSULTANCY 3.45% YORKSHIRE 1.11% PROPERTY 2.53% MEDIA 1.03% TRADING 2.08% CONSULTANCY 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.79% LONDON 1.79% BUILDING 0.63% DESIGN 1.78% BUSINESS 0.55% BUSINESS 1.74% TRAINING 0.55% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DESIGN 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.69% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% CARE 1.64% GROUP 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.61% RESOURCING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.59% HOME 0.47% J 1.54% DIRECT 0.47% MEDIA 1.54% MARKETING 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.53% EVENTS 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.45% PROPERTY 0.47% IT 1.39% (YORKSHIRE) 0.47% M 1.25% BEAUTY 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.47% BUILDING 1.19% M 0.47% CAPITAL 1.19% PARTNERS 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% R 0.47% TRAINING 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 374 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 87 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 72 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 61 54,854 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 52 17,715 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 38 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 25,547 74990 - Non-trading company 25 14,228 62090 - Other information technology service activities 25 12,516 70100 - Activities of head offices 24 3,929 62012 - Business and domestic software development 23 9,104 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 8,475 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 18 6,979 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 5,576 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,590 56101 - Licensed restaurants 15 7,531 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 14 5,859 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 14 2,906 56302 - Public houses and bars 14 5,437 86900 - Other human health activities 13 9,203
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08672070 OPTIMUM CLEAN LTD 02 Sep 2013 08673782 TDF DIRECTORY LIMITED 03 Sep 2013 08677503 CHRISTOPHER FORBES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08686234 SWASTHYA LTD 11 Sep 2013 08686832 PEMBLETON & NUDGER LTD 12 Sep 2013 08688542 T.I.S. MARKETING LTD 12 Sep 2013 OC387839 FIND & CO LLP 13 Sep 2013 08696514 URBAN HAIR (BOROUGHBRIDGE) LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08698903 PAINTS AND CO LIMITED 20 Sep 2013 08699954 FIT FOOD KITCHEN LTD 20 Sep 2013 08702245 TOUCAN SEARCH AND SELECT LIMITED 23 Sep 2013 08708412 DECORTEQ LIMITED 27 Sep 2013 08708540 R J SMITH & SON FARMING LTD 27 Sep 2013 08710113 PMK DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Sep 2013 08676985 BEMASSAGED LIMITED 04 Sep 2013 08694757 ST PATRICKS WAY 1969 LIMITED 18 Sep 2013 08703645 SANEF OPERATIONS LTD 24 Sep 2013 08704722 ELITE GOVERNESS LIMITED 25 Sep 2013 08677512 GARY W CLARK LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08678853 CIDON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08679216 GDL SUPPLIES LIMITED 05 Sep 2013 08683547 HEATHER COOPER DESIGNS LIMITED 10 Sep 2013 08694569 G C WRIGHT SERVICES LIMITED 17 Sep 2013 08696934 ROWSELL SERVICES LIMITED 19 Sep 2013 08705547 EMBER DESIGN LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
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