North Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 1,354 companies were registered in North Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 8.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) North Yorkshire UK 2012 1,354 131,491 2011 1,251 116,391 % change 8.2% 13.0% Record Year 2006 (2,134) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 373 457 524 New companies in 2011 372 382 497 % change 0.3% 19.6% 5.4% Record Year 2006 (667) 2006 (726) 2006 (741)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 583 companies were dissolved in North Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 27.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) North Yorkshire UK 2012 583 67,576 2011 803 90,986 % change -27.4% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (3,128) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 185 216 182 Closed companies in 2011 289 240 274 % change -36.0% -10.0% -34% Record Year 2008 (513) 2008 (1,154) 2009 (2,150)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for North Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 771 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) North Yorkshire UK 2012 771 63,915 2011 448 25,405 Record Year 2006 (1,672) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 188 241 342 Net growth in 2011 83 142 223 Record Year 2006 (471) 2006 (591) 2006 (610)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, North Yorkshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) North Yorkshire 2012 1.0% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.1% 2008 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% % change -14.0% 2.3% -1.4% Record Year 1964 (2.5%) 2006 (2.1%) 1963 (2.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in North Yorkshire was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.0% of all director appointments in North Yorkshire in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.91% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.74% ENGINEERING 1.33% CONSULTANCY 3.30% YORK 1.30% PROPERTY 2.37% CONSULTANCY 1.14% TRADING 2.07% YORKSHIRE 1.01% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTY 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.86% C 0.83% ASSOCIATES 1.84% J 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.73% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% DESIGN 0.71% LONDON 1.66% HARROGATE 0.69% J 1.54% ELECTRICAL 0.68% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.66% GLOBAL 1.50% DEVELOPMENTS 0.66% IT 1.40% ENERGY 0.64% CARE 1.34% TRAINING 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.31% (YORK) 0.64% ELECTRICAL 1.27% M 0.61% M 1.27% NORTH 0.55% BUILDING 1.24% LEISURE 0.55% ENERGY 1.20% MEDIA 0.55% S 1.20% CENTRE 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,767 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 425 52,735 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 285 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 233 25,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 218 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 162 18,617 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 153 9,892 7414 - Business & management consultancy 150 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 130 13,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 103 14,303 74990 - Non-trading company 98 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 79 9,102 62090 - Other information technology service activities 78 8,145 9305 - Other service activities 72 8,818 41100 - Development of building projects 72 4,984 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 69 3,931 7260 - Other computer related activities 68 7,154 71129 - Other engineering activities 62 2,217 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 61 5,169 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 60 4,132
Recent Companies
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