Harrogate, North Yorkshire
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- April 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 410 companies were formed in Harrogate. This figure is 4.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harrogate occurred in 2012 when a total of 418 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrogate UK 2014 410 300,731 2013 391 269,432 % change 4.9% 11.6% Record Year 2012 (418) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 217 companies were registered in Harrogate during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harrogate UK 2014 217 150,009 2013 203 134,630 % change 6.9% 11.4% Record Year 2011 (220) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
April 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 89 64 64 New companies in 2013 84 55 64 % change 6.0% 16.4% 0.0% Record Year 2011 (89) 2012 (72) 2011 (79)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 236 companies were dissolved in Harrogate. This figure is 44.8% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
The highest total for a first half year in Harrogate occurred in 2009 when a total of 325 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrogate UK 2014 236 177,207 2013 163 155,192 % change 44.8% 14.2% Record Year 2009 (325) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 40.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harrogate UK 2014 129 94,837 2013 92 77,278 % change 40.2% 22.7% Record Year 2009 (211) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 36 54 39 Closed companies in 2013 26 30 36 % change 38.5% 80.0% 8% Record Year 2009 (55) 2009 (95) 2009 (61)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Harrogate increased by 174 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrogate UK 2014 174 123,524 2013 228 114,240 Record Year 2003 (240) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Harrogate during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 88 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harrogate UK 2014 88 55,172 2013 111 57,352 Record Year 2011 (139) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 53 10 25 Net growth in 2013 58 25 28 Record Year 2011 (68) 2003 (50) 2011 (49)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Harrogate formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Harrogate 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Harrogate formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Harrogate 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2011 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -4.4% 7.4% -13.4% Record Year 1978 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%) 2011 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 46.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 46.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Harrogate was 2007 when 33.4% of all directors were female.
32.6% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 2007 when 35.8% of all directors were female.
27.8% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.47% CONSULTING 5.16% MANAGEMENT 1.93% MANAGEMENT 4.64% CONSULTING 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.50% PROPERTY 0.93% PROPERTY 2.66% DEVELOPMENTS 0.93% TRADING 2.03% CONSULTANCY 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.99% ASSOCIATES 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% CARE 0.69% LONDON 1.93% J 0.69% CARE 1.85% (HARROGATE) 0.69% DESIGN 1.75% GROUP 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.73% HEALTHCARE 0.62% BUSINESS 1.69% YORKSHIRE 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.63% NORTH 0.54% TRANSPORT 1.58% R 0.54% GLOBAL 1.55% DESIGN 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.55% ALLIANCE 0.46% J 1.51% HOME 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.48% S 0.46% MEDIA 1.44% MEDIA 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.40% (YORKSHIRE) 0.46% IT 1.33% SEARCH 0.39% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% PROPERTIES 0.39% BUILDING 1.26% DEVELOPMENT 0.39% M 1.24% HOLDINGS 0.39% CO., 1.20%
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 358 261,557 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 92 40,250 99999 - Dormant Company 82 48,436 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 58 19,058 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 57,421 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 40 29,029 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 28,352 62090 - Other information technology service activities 28 13,024 70100 - Activities of head offices 25 4,152 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 23 9,900 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 21 6,631 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 9,834 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 8,585 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 17 7,415 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 17 3,228 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 16 6,043 41100 - Development of building projects 16 10,527 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,351 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 6,286 93199 - Other sports activities 13 4,027
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08969713 PRODIGI (UK) LTD 01 Apr 2014 08971810 WATSONS PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 01 Apr 2014 08974161 CRIMSON BEAR LIMITED 02 Apr 2014 08977094 TILCAR PROVISIONS LTD 03 Apr 2014 08977338 MOBIDEA LIMITED 03 Apr 2014 08978084 ALLIANCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 04 Apr 2014 08981692 WILLOW & PENNY LTD 07 Apr 2014 08983172 VIVID NORTH LIMITED 07 Apr 2014 08984824 EAMON BURTON FACILITIES LIMITED 08 Apr 2014 08986518 REGENT PLACE 61 LIMITED 08 Apr 2014 08989195 S JEFFRIES FINANCIAL ADVICE LTD 09 Apr 2014 08990994 HYDRO(LEISURE) FOOD & DRINK LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 08991115 KNARESBOROUGH(LEISURE) FOOD & DRINK LIMITED 10 Apr 2014 08992168 HARROGATE UNDERGROUND LIMITED 11 Apr 2014 08996907 15 DRAGON PARADE LTD 15 Apr 2014 08999461 YRC LIMITED 16 Apr 2014 09001574 PLATINUM ADVICE LIMITED 17 Apr 2014 09009312 R B ELECTRICAL RAIL LIMITED 24 Apr 2014 09013747 TC PALACE LTD 28 Apr 2014 09016794 MINDMATTERS LIMITED 29 Apr 2014 08977414 GENTRY OF HARROGATE LTD 03 Apr 2014 08979698 MATTLU LIMITED 04 Apr 2014 08993457 RINGTAIL MANAGEMENT LTD 11 Apr 2014 09018210 BEST ELECTRIC LTD 30 Apr 2014 08998576 SMART STADIUMS LIMITED 15 Apr 2014
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