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
New Company Registrations
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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) Harrogate UK 2014 193 150,722 2013 188 134,802 % change 2.7% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (211) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 59 63 71 New companies in 2013 54 64 70 % change 9.3% -1.6% 1.4% Record Year 2011 (60) 2012 (72) 2007 (87)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrogate UK 2014 107 82,370 2013 71 77,914 % change 50.7% 5.7% Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 27 38 42 Closed companies in 2013 40 14 17 % change -32.5% 171.4% 147% Record Year 2011 (50) 2008 (41) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrogate UK 2014 86 68,352 2013 117 56,888 Record Year 2012 (135) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 32 25 29 Net growth in 2013 14 50 53 Record Year 2012 (37) 2013 (50) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 2.2% -9.1% -15.3% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 2001 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.66% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.49% MANAGEMENT 4.67% MANAGEMENT 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.49% CONSULTANCY 1.10% PROPERTY 2.64% DEVELOPMENTS 0.94% TRADING 2.05% YORKSHIRE 0.86% LONDON 1.88% R 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% GROUP 0.78% CARE 1.79% J 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% (HARROGATE) 0.70% DESIGN 1.75% PARTNERS 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.71% RESOURCING 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.60% DESIGN 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.60% HEALTHCARE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.58% MEDIA 0.55% J 1.48% (YORKSHIRE) 0.55% ASSOCIATES 1.48% DEVELOPMENT 0.55% MEDIA 1.48% CARE 0.55% IT 1.33% HOME 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.47% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ASSOCIATES 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% NORTH 0.47% M 1.21% HEALTH 0.39% CAPITAL 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 396 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 75 47,084 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 56 18,491 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,700 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 34 27,750 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 12,813 70100 - Activities of head offices 26 4,019 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 24 9,358 62012 - Business and domestic software development 23 9,509 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 22 6,236 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 19 7,313 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 18 5,876 74990 - Non-trading company 17 14,135 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 17 3,066 56101 - Licensed restaurants 15 7,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 8,155 41100 - Development of building projects 14 9,855 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,988
Recent Companies
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