Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • The record first quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 2014 when 38.0% of all directors were female.

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 2014)

    A total of 193 companies were registered in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HarrogateUK
    2014193150,722
    2013188134,802
    % change2.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2012 (211) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014596371
    New companies in 2013546470
    % change9.3%-1.6%1.4%
    Record Year2011 (60)2012 (72)2007 (87)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 107 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 50.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HarrogateUK
    201410782,370
    20137177,914
    % change50.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014273842
    Closed companies in 2013401417
    % change-32.5%171.4%147%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Harrogate during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 86 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)HarrogateUK
    20148668,352
    201311756,888
    Record Year 2012 (135) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014322529
    Net growth in 2013145053
    Record Year2012 (37)2013 (50)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Harrogate formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Harrogate
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change2.2%-9.1%-15.3%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 47.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 2014 when 38.0% of all directors were female.

    38.0% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.66%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.49%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    MANAGEMENT1.41%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%PROPERTY2.64%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.94%TRADING2.05%
    YORKSHIRE0.86%LONDON1.88%
    R0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    GROUP0.78%CARE1.79%
    J0.78%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    (HARROGATE)0.70%DESIGN1.75%
    PARTNERS0.70%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.70%BUSINESS1.71%
    RESOURCING0.63%PROPERTIES1.60%
    DESIGN0.63%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    HEALTHCARE0.55%GLOBAL1.58%
    MEDIA0.55%J1.48%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.55%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    DEVELOPMENT0.55%MEDIA1.48%
    CARE0.55%IT1.33%
    HOME0.47%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.47%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ASSOCIATES0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    NORTH0.47%M1.21%
    HEALTH0.39%CAPITAL1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.39%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied396280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9537,882
    99999 - Dormant Company7547,084
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5618,491
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4956,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3526,700
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3427,750
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,813
    70100 - Activities of head offices264,019
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet249,358
    62012 - Business and domestic software development239,509
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment226,236
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities197,313
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified185,876
    74990 - Non-trading company1714,135
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores173,066
    56101 - Licensed restaurants157,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified158,155
    41100 - Development of building projects149,855
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets135,988

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08875920 STRAY BEYOND LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08876698 MR SMITHERS LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08880419 SMALL GOOD STUFF C.I.C. 06 Feb 2014
    08881210 SNE (UK) LTD 07 Feb 2014
    08884608 SYKES GROVE 1955 LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    OC391239 NO RULES LLP 17 Feb 2014
    08889745 FLETCHER TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08894824 ACCUMULATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT (NORTH) LTD 14 Feb 2014
    08901389 HILL TOP CONSULTING (YORKSHIRE) LTD 19 Feb 2014
    08908862 JAKE DERESON LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08916823 MONTPELLIER PENSIONS & INVESTMENTS LTD 28 Feb 2014
    08917356 ROKU:HAIRDRESSING LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08877773 FLS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08885606 FINLAY BUNCE RACING LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08891915 THUNDERBALL RECORDINGS LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08896894 RUBBISH SERVICE LIMITED 17 Feb 2014
    08909994 YORK HOUSE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08910334 ERGO SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08911872 HARROGATE DEMOLITION LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08915993 FHD HARROGATE LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08916000 PIONEER PACKAGING LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08881815 GREMOT HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Feb 2014
    08904608 BEECH DESIGN (HARROGATE) LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08907235 ADRAMS LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08912998 BEV ASHBY ASSOCIATES LTD 26 Feb 2014