Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 252 companies were registered in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HarrogateUK
    2015252161,156
    2014193150,722
    % change30.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (252) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous March.

    March 2015 was a record month for company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any month in history.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20157279101
    New companies in 2014596371
    % change22.0%25.4%42.3%
    Record Year2015 (72)2015 (79)2015 (101)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 111 companies were dissolved in Harrogate during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HarrogateUK
    201511189,523
    201410782,370
    % change3.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015253650
    Closed companies in 2014273842
    % change-7.4%-5.3%19%
    Record Year2011 (50)2008 (41)2009 (68)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Harrogate during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 141 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HarrogateUK
    201514171,633
    20148668,352
    Record Year 2015 (141) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Harrogate when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015474351
    Net growth in 2014322529
    Record Year2015 (47)2013 (50)2007 (72)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Harrogate formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Harrogate
    20150.2%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.7%15.5%29.7%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)1993 (0.2%)2001 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Harrogate was in 2014 when 38.0% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in Harrogate in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    HARROGATE2.06%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT1.99%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.92%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ASSOCIATES1.03%PROPERTY2.72%
    YORKSHIRE0.89%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY0.89%CARE2.13%
    HEALTH0.76%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ENGINEERING0.76%LONDON1.91%
    CONSULTANCY0.76%TRADING1.88%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUILDING0.62%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.55%DESIGN1.65%
    EVENTS0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CO0.55%CO.,1.58%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.55%J1.55%
    HEALTHCARE0.48%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    BUSINESS0.48%BUSINESS1.49%
    JOINERY0.48%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    GROUP0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    ALLIANCE0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.41%BUILDING1.31%
    IT0.41%IT1.30%
    FOOD0.34%MEDIA1.28%
    CARE0.34%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied354288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9943,081
    99999 - Dormant Company7949,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified5719,098
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3858,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3730,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3129,218
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment256,815
    41100 - Development of building projects2411,863
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2210,200
    47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores193,371
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies194,253
    86900 - Other human health activities1813,990
    56101 - Licensed restaurants178,909
    70100 - Activities of head offices164,223
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1311,600
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified136,067
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified136,238
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets136,557

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464733 HARROGATE BUSINESS LUNCHEON CLUB LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09466198 NEW SWAN ROAD LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09468313 CLAIMITONLINE LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09474175 GARFORTH MOTORS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09474880 CORRINA'S HOMELESS AND VULNERABLE PROJECT 06 Mar 2015
    09480360 BO HOUSE LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482958 HERE FOR YOU SERVICES LTD 11 Mar 2015
    09490093 PRIMARY CARE SHEFFIELD LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    OC398878 FORWARD INVESTMENT PANNAL LLP 17 Mar 2015
    09495742 DI BURTON LIMITED 18 Mar 2015
    09498493 SQUARE ONE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Mar 2015
    09507837 AGENCY FORTY LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09508273 QUEENS ROAD DESIGN CENTRE LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09512021 RE-IMAGINE DESIGN LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09512482 BSK FOOD LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09512517 ADVANCE ONLINE TRAINING LIMITED 26 Mar 2015
    09474381 A PARISH HEATING LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09484825 BALLOONS OVER YORKSHIRE LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09513747 PRIMUS ALLIANCE CHESTER LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09467195 GB DIGITAL LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09471086 YAFTA LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09473201 MRX BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    OC398710 DEVONSHIRE ESTATE HOLDINGS LLP 10 Mar 2015
    09484730 CHALK CREATIVE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09498309 STEVE DENTON CONSULTING LIMITED 19 Mar 2015