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North Yorkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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 YorkshireUK
    20121,354131,491
    20111,251116,391
    % change8.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2006 (2,134) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012373457524
    New companies in 2011372382497
    % change0.3%19.6%5.4%
    Record Year2006 (667)2006 (726)2006 (741)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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 YorkshireUK
    201258367,576
    201180390,986
    % change-27.4%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (3,128) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012185216182
    Closed companies in 2011289240274
    % change-36.0%-10.0%-34%
    Record Year2008 (513)2008 (1,154)2009 (2,150)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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 YorkshireUK
    201277163,915
    201144825,405
    Record Year 2006 (1,672) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012188241342
    Net growth in 201183142223
    Record Year2006 (471)2006 (591)2006 (610)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.0%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20091.1%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.9%1.0%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.0%1.1%
    % change-14.0%2.3%-1.4%
    Record Year1964 (2.5%)2006 (2.1%)1963 (2.1%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.91%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING1.53%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    ENGINEERING1.33%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    YORK1.30%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.14%TRADING2.07%
    YORKSHIRE1.01%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTY0.90%ENGINEERING1.86%
    C0.83%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    J0.78%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%BUSINESS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.73%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    DESIGN0.71%LONDON1.66%
    HARROGATE0.69%J1.54%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BUSINESS0.66%GLOBAL1.50%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%IT1.40%
    ENERGY0.64%CARE1.34%
    TRAINING0.64%PROPERTIES1.31%
    (YORK)0.64%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    M0.61%M1.27%
    NORTH0.55%BUILDING1.24%
    LEISURE0.55%ENERGY1.20%
    MEDIA0.55%S1.20%
    CENTRE0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,767216,665
    7487 - Other business activities42552,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management28519,704
    99999 - Dormant Company23325,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified21835,233
    9999 - Dormant Company16218,617
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1539,892
    7414 - Business & management consultancy15012,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13013,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10314,303
    74990 - Non-trading company989,729
    7499 - Non-trading company799,102
    62090 - Other information technology service activities788,145
    9305 - Other service activities728,818
    41100 - Development of building projects724,984
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified693,931
    7260 - Other computer related activities687,154
    71129 - Other engineering activities622,217
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering615,169
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities604,132

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07894892 LOVE NOT MONEY RECORDS LIMITED 03 Jan 2012
    07902929 MANZIL (SKIPTON) LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07905451 GARGRAVE AND MALHAMDALE COMMUNITY LIBRARY 11 Jan 2012
    07926644 THE GAME YORKSHIRE BIRD LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07925801 FRED MATHISON LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07897104 GP MATERIAL SOLUTIONS LTD 04 Jan 2012
    07915051 TYNESIDE LEISURE WORLD LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07915090 EBOR LEISURE WORLD LIMITED 18 Jan 2012
    07897989 DUCHY PROPERTIES LTD 05 Jan 2012
    07899793 FISHBOWL IT LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07901897 FRUITION BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 09 Jan 2012
    07913457 CLEAR DIRECT DEBIT LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07922452 THE GOURMET CAFE WETHERBY LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    OC371710 TATEFIELD FARM LLP 23 Jan 2012
    07922716 R26 LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07929742 NUMBER 14 MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07916971 THE DOORMAKER LIMITED 19 Jan 2012
    07923330 KHEYLIDE LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07923452 TEN PERCENT PLUS LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924197 MCCARTHYS STORAGE WORLD LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07924763 360 TOTAL FITNESS LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07930576 NIDD MANOR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    OC371178 KIPANGA COFFEE CONSULTANCY LLP 04 Jan 2012
    07908160 TAGOVITA LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07914484 THE RIPON CAR AND VAN SHOP LTD 18 Jan 2012