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 08636102 AIRPORT PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 02 Aug 2013 08636584 SOCIAL TREE LIMITED 05 Aug 2013 08638501 VALLARE LIMITED 05 Aug 2013 08640153 BORELAN UK LTD 06 Aug 2013 08641473 HG DESIGNER RADIATORS LTD 07 Aug 2013 08643620 JTMR LIMITED 08 Aug 2013 08647928 PROPDAR LTD 13 Aug 2013 08649725 TRAINING PROGRESS LTD 14 Aug 2013 08649977 JUMO LTD 14 Aug 2013 08649999 BOOTH REVOLUTION ITALIA LTD 14 Aug 2013 08651415 PREMIER LIFESTYLE SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Aug 2013 08654852 REC POWER LIMITED 19 Aug 2013 08657966 CHASE RESOURCING LIMITED 20 Aug 2013 08661297 S & J WEATHERHEAD DECORATORS LTD 22 Aug 2013 08663054 BLACK NEUTRON LTD 27 Aug 2013 08642131 ELIABETH HR LTD 07 Aug 2013 08651484 PEST TEC LIMITED 15 Aug 2013 08651894 THE POLYGRAPH CENTER LIMITED 15 Aug 2013 08667795 LOVE ME KNOT LIMITED 29 Aug 2013 08670420 ISL WIND LIMITED 30 Aug 2013 08654644 PEDAL POWER HARROGATE LIMITED 16 Aug 2013 08657862 STONEBECK LTD 20 Aug 2013 08658043 YORKSHIRE ACADEMY OF FILM & TELEVISION ACTING LIMITED 20 Aug 2013 08659318 SANDWICH DELI (HARROGATE) LIMITED 21 Aug 2013 08662772 MODUGROUP LIMITED 27 Aug 2013
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