Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q3.
- Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any quarter in history.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous September.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any month in history.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Harrogate when compared to any previous July.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q3.
Q3 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 231 companies were registered in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 17.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrogate UK 2014 231 143,414 2013 196 132,684 % change 17.9% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (231) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous September.
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous July.
July 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 94 63 74 New companies in 2013 72 56 68 % change 30.6% 12.5% 8.8% Record Year 2014 (94) 2012 (66) 2014 (74)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 147 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrogate UK 2014 147 101,670 2013 124 86,170 % change 18.5% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Harrogate when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 49 43 55 Closed companies in 2013 34 37 53 % change 44.1% 16.2% 4% Record Year 2014 (49) 2008 (90) 2009 (86)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Harrogate during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 84 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrogate UK 2014 84 41,744 2013 72 46,514 Record Year 2012 (91) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 45 20 19 Net growth in 2013 38 19 15 Record Year 2003 (65) 2003 (49) 2003 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Harrogate 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change 18.6% 7.3% -0.1% Record Year 2003 (0.2%) 2009 (0.2%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 46.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 2009 when 33.9% of all directors were female.
28.1% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.39% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 2.03% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CONSULTING 1.67% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PROPERTY 1.09% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 0.87% ENGINEERING 2.07% HEALTH 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.80% TRADING 2.00% DEVELOPMENTS 0.73% LONDON 1.95% HEALTHCARE 0.73% CARE 1.94% (HARROGATE) 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.76% CARE 0.65% DESIGN 1.70% YORKSHIRE 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.70% HOLDINGS 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.63% NORTH 0.58% BUSINESS 1.62% FINANCIAL 0.51% J 1.53% J 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.53% GROUP 0.51% GLOBAL 1.51% DESIGN 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.50% CONSULTANTS 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ALLIANCE 0.51% MEDIA 1.38% R 0.44% CO., 1.36% ELECTRICAL 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% GP 0.44% BUILDING 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.44% IT 1.30% BUILDING 0.44% M 1.23%
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 379 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 95 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 83 48,286 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 55 18,890 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 43 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 41 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 28,224 62090 - Other information technology service activities 27 12,795 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 23 6,630 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 21 9,914 70100 - Activities of head offices 20 4,108 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 18 3,251 41100 - Development of building projects 18 10,604 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 8,546 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 16 6,327 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 15 6,045 86900 - Other human health activities 15 11,807 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 14 4,093 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,675 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 7,401
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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