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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Harrogate UK 2015 252 161,156 2014 193 150,722 % change 30.6% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (252) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2015 72 79 101 New companies in 2014 59 63 71 % change 22.0% 25.4% 42.3% Record Year 2015 (72) 2015 (79) 2015 (101)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Harrogate UK 2015 111 89,523 2014 107 82,370 % change 3.7% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (134) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 25 36 50 Closed companies in 2014 27 38 42 % change -7.4% -5.3% 19% Record Year 2011 (50) 2008 (41) 2009 (68)
Net Company Growth
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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) Harrogate UK 2015 141 71,633 2014 86 68,352 Record Year 2015 (141) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2015 47 43 51 Net growth in 2014 32 25 29 Record Year 2015 (47) 2013 (50) 2007 (72)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.2% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2009 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 19.7% 15.5% 29.7% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%) 2001 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HARROGATE 2.06% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 1.99% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.92% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ASSOCIATES 1.03% PROPERTY 2.72% YORKSHIRE 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 0.89% CARE 2.13% HEALTH 0.76% ENGINEERING 2.12% ENGINEERING 0.76% LONDON 1.91% CONSULTANCY 0.76% TRADING 1.88% ELECTRICAL 0.69% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUILDING 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.55% DESIGN 1.65% EVENTS 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.63% CO 0.55% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.55% J 1.55% HEALTHCARE 0.48% CONSULTANTS 1.54% BUSINESS 0.48% BUSINESS 1.49% JOINERY 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CONSULTANTS 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% GROUP 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.44% ALLIANCE 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.41% BUILDING 1.31% IT 0.41% IT 1.30% FOOD 0.34% MEDIA 1.28% CARE 0.34% M 1.27%
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 354 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 99 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 79 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 57 19,098 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 38 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 29,218 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 6,815 41100 - Development of building projects 24 11,863 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,862 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 22 10,200 47710 - Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores 19 3,371 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 19 4,253 86900 - Other human health activities 18 13,990 56101 - Licensed restaurants 17 8,909 70100 - Activities of head offices 16 4,223 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 11,600 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 13 6,067 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 13 6,238 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 6,557
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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