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.

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 (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)HarrogateUK
    2014231143,414
    2013196132,684
    % change17.9%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (231) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014946374
    New companies in 2013725668
    % change30.6%12.5%8.8%
    Record Year2014 (94)2012 (66)2014 (74)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    2014147101,670
    201312486,170
    % change18.5%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (166) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014494355
    Closed companies in 2013343753
    % change44.1%16.2%4%
    Record Year2014 (49)2008 (90)2009 (86)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HarrogateUK
    20148441,744
    20137246,514
    Record Year 2012 (91) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014452019
    Net growth in 2013381915
    Record Year2003 (65)2003 (49)2003 (53)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change18.6%7.3%-0.1%
    Record Year2003 (0.2%)2009 (0.2%)1994 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.39%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT2.03%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.67%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PROPERTY1.09%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%ENGINEERING2.07%
    HEALTH0.80%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%TRADING2.00%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.73%LONDON1.95%
    HEALTHCARE0.73%CARE1.94%
    (HARROGATE)0.65%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CARE0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    YORKSHIRE0.65%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    HOLDINGS0.58%PROPERTIES1.63%
    NORTH0.58%BUSINESS1.62%
    FINANCIAL0.51%J1.53%
    J0.51%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    GROUP0.51%GLOBAL1.51%
    DESIGN0.51%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ALLIANCE0.51%MEDIA1.38%
    R0.44%CO.,1.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    GP0.44%BUILDING1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.44%IT1.30%
    BUILDING0.44%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied379278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9540,717
    99999 - Dormant Company8348,286
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5518,890
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4329,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4157,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3228,224
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2712,795
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment236,630
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet219,914
    70100 - Activities of head offices204,108
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores183,251
    41100 - Development of building projects1810,604
    56101 - Licensed restaurants178,546
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets166,327
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified156,045
    86900 - Other human health activities1511,807
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies144,093
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,675
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,401

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09202224 WILSON & WELLS LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09204652 THE PROSPECT DETECTIVE LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09217225 C.R S.W IMPORTS (UK) LTD 15 Sep 2014
    09221506 SB SPECIALIST CLEANING LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09226465 INDUSTRIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09229498 DRAVEN PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09230937 JARROW BREWING COMPANY LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09231182 JARROW INNOVATIONS LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09233983 OAKLANDS FOLD FREEHOLD LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09235312 PALMERSTON WINDOWS LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09238746 DJO CONSULTANTS LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09202523 BATOKA LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09205931 ST. NICHOLAS ROAD 1973 LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09206503 GETTING SOCIAL LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09207888 GDZ SUPPLEMENTS LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09216551 TALENTPLEDGE CIC 12 Sep 2014
    09223394 TRAVELTALK LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09223686 RIPON ROAD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 17 Sep 2014
    09233685 MCKENZIE RAIL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09240141 INTEGRAL FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD 29 Sep 2014
    09206819 WELL BELLY HEALTH LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09206931 NIDDERDALE FLOORING LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09215591 RESOLVPHARMA CONSULTANCY LTD 12 Sep 2014
    09241224 HARROGATE SCHOOL OF SWIMMING BG LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09241269 HARROGATE SCHOOL OF SWIMMING LIMITED 30 Sep 2014