North Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in North Yorkshire 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 2012)

    A total of 1,153 companies were registered in North Yorkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 4.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)North YorkshireUK
    20121,153118,868
    20111,202114,512
    % change-4.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (2,077) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012417374362
    New companies in 2011384405413
    % change8.6%-7.7%-12.3%
    Record Year2006 (742)2006 (677)2006 (658)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 743 companies were dissolved in North Yorkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 6.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)North YorkshireUK
    201274374,772
    201169872,230
    % change6.4%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (1,246) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in North Yorkshire when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012282250211
    Closed companies in 2011240243215
    % change17.5%2.9%-2%
    Record Year2012 (282)2008 (903)2009 (645)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for North Yorkshire during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 410 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)North YorkshireUK
    201241044,096
    201150442,282
    Record Year 2006 (1,615) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012135124151
    Net growth in 2011144162198
    Record Year2006 (595)2006 (477)2006 (543)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, North Yorkshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)North Yorkshire
    20121.0%
    20111.0%
    20101.0%
    20091.1%
    20081.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (2.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.0%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%1.1%1.1%
    % change-2.5%-6.9%-13.3%
    Record Year2006 (2.4%)1962 (2.9%)1980 (2.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in North Yorkshire was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.1% of all director appointments in North Yorkshire in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.16%CONSULTING5.06%
    CONSULTING1.50%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    YORKSHIRE1.31%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    YORK1.11%PROPERTY2.36%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.94%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.90%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    J0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    (YORK)0.77%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.75%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    LEISURE0.73%MEDIA1.68%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.71%J1.55%
    HARROGATE0.68%GLOBAL1.54%
    C0.64%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    TRAINING0.64%IT1.43%
    NORTH0.63%PROPERTIES1.34%
    DESIGN0.61%CARE1.32%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%M1.27%
    R0.57%BUILDING1.22%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.56%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    H0.54%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    M0.54%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.50%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,914228,243
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management38428,990
    99999 - Dormant Company36837,912
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified32450,446
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified21414,809
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified17120,742
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15821,969
    71129 - Other engineering activities1323,434
    74990 - Non-trading company13013,641
    7487 - Other business activities12116,361
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1056,008
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10211,950
    86900 - Other human health activities927,550
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities885,935
    41100 - Development of building projects867,545
    62012 - Business and domestic software development846,943
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate826,519
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet795,760
    56302 - Public houses and bars764,262
    43210 - Electrical installation745,151

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08133729 NORTHERN LIGHTS TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE LIMITED 06 Jul 2012
    08150892 BLUE WATER CRUISES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08154288 PASSENGER TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT AWARDS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08135513 EQUENOX LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    OC377076 STEVE HESMONDHALGH & ASSOCIATES LLP 19 Jul 2012
    08150669 BORROWBY CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08155860 TA SERVICES (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08127952 REAM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130598 BBL DISTRIBUTION LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08131159 MPC HARROGATE DESIGN LTD 05 Jul 2012
    OC376915 WILSON FINK (MANCHESTER) LLP 13 Jul 2012
    08143669 ALUSTEEL LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08145402 SOLE TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147341 GB BUSINESS FINANCE LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08148304 VECTOR PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08158686 RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME SPORTS MEDIA LIMITED 26 Jul 2012
    08125632 STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08130208 DAILY CARE (SERVICES) LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08132110 SNOOTY FROX LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08132168 SHIMNA LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08163289 INSPIRE BY MICHELLE LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08125914 HARROGATE CYCLE HIRE LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08130180 ADVANCED DATA DESTRUCTION LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08130379 DEBBIE MARSHALL LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08131092 MONKSCROSS HAND CAR WASH LTD 05 Jul 2012