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
    08830754 GENERATING HEALTHCARE LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08831522 MSK CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 03 Jan 2014
    08837713 GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHICS ACADEMY LTD 09 Jan 2014
    08843463 AST MOBILITY LIMITED 13 Jan 2014
    08843643 ROSSFYNE LTD. 14 Jan 2014
    08844699 GSB CLASSICS LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08844975 VENTURE HOMES (UK) LIMITED 14 Jan 2014
    08853697 PETER A FLETCHER LTD 21 Jan 2014
    08854772 DARK HORSES SUPPLIES LIMITED 21 Jan 2014
    08861619 117 KINGS RD MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Jan 2014
    08865104 R GUZICKI LTD 28 Jan 2014
    08865395 CHELMER HEALTHCARE LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08871220 STARTUP PUBLIC RELATIONS LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08872172 DAN ROSS LTD 31 Jan 2014
    08840874 SEAL COATINGS LIMITED 10 Jan 2014
    08850131 TUBUS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    OC390344 SAWMILL DEVELOPMENTS LLP 14 Jan 2014
    08847090 K. B. SURVEYS LIMITED 15 Jan 2014
    08849471 ARBORIA LIMITED 17 Jan 2014
    08864179 THE INSPIRE HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08864536 THE INN AT GRASMERE LIMITED 28 Jan 2014
    08867984 WIND ENERGY ONE LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08867996 WIND ENERGY TWO LIMITED 29 Jan 2014
    08869422 CATMANDOES LTD 30 Jan 2014
    08870712 DWS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2014