North Yorkshire

Q1 2015 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 2015)

    A total of 1,680 companies were registered in North Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally 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)North YorkshireUK
    20151,680161,156
    20141,557150,722
    % change7.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2006 (2,134) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015504520656
    New companies in 2014532467558
    % change-5.3%11.3%17.6%
    Record Year2006 (667)2006 (726)2006 (741)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 781 companies were dissolved in North Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 0.5% 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)North YorkshireUK
    201578189,523
    201477782,370
    % change0.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (3,125) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015204263314
    Closed companies in 2014234264279
    % change-12.8%-0.4%13%
    Record Year2008 (513)2008 (1,154)2009 (2,147)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for North Yorkshire during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 899 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)North YorkshireUK
    201589971,633
    201478068,352
    Record Year 2006 (1,673) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015300257342
    Net growth in 2014298203279
    Record Year2006 (471)2006 (592)2006 (610)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, North Yorkshire formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)North Yorkshire
    20151.0%
    20141.0%
    20131.0%
    20121.0%
    20111.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.1%1.0%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20141.1%1.0%1.0%
    % change-7.1%2.6%7.2%
    Record Year2006 (2.1%)2006 (2.1%)2006 (1.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% 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 North Yorkshire was in 2006 when 36.0% of all directors were female.

    28.3% of all director appointments in North Yorkshire 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
    TRANSPORT7.44%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.44%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.52%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    ENGINEERING1.41%PROPERTY2.72%
    PROPERTY1.20%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    YORK1.19%CARE2.13%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%ENGINEERING2.12%
    YORKSHIRE1.03%LONDON1.91%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.85%TRADING1.88%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%TRANSPORT1.82%
    J0.76%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%DESIGN1.65%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.72%CO.,1.58%
    S0.69%J1.55%
    (NE)0.69%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    NORTH0.65%BUSINESS1.49%
    DESIGN0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PAUL0.57%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.57%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    M0.55%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    LOGISTICS0.51%BUILDING1.31%
    (YORK)0.51%IT1.30%
    CO0.50%MEDIA1.28%
    CARE0.50%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,313288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management54143,081
    99999 - Dormant Company45849,474
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified37919,098
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified25529,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified25258,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities25230,825
    41100 - Development of building projects15311,863
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified1539,080
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate14111,600
    71129 - Other engineering activities1326,278
    62090 - Other information technology service activities13012,862
    86900 - Other human health activities12513,990
    56101 - Licensed restaurants1178,909
    56302 - Public houses and bars1096,355
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet10810,200
    74990 - Non-trading company10713,794
    98000 - Residents property management1005,308
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands998,607
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment996,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09470422 SP BRICKLAYERS LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09482714 DIGITAL HARBOURS LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09519178 HTN CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09472475 HOPLEY RECLAMATION LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09470002 EJS PLANT LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09483139 EXPERT WASTE COMPLIANCE LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09487843 AR CONVENIENCE STORES LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09518284 KBEX AERIAL VIDEO SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2015
    09477530 JAMES BOURNE-ARTON LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09486918 NY MEAT TRADERS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09494764 TYRE HEROES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09510725 JULIA BROOKE RACING LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09519590 PATRICK WARRINGTON ASSOCIATES LTD 31 Mar 2015
    09476869 WALLPAPER TRAIL LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09489710 KISS THE EARTH LIMITED 13 Mar 2015
    09510042 MATWEST (GDI) LTD 25 Mar 2015
    09514020 JCF PROPERTIES LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09466198 NEW SWAN ROAD LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09468313 CLAIMITONLINE LIMITED 03 Mar 2015
    09469840 ROSSGRUN LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09471402 CUMBRIAN RIVERSIDE LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09474484 REDHOUSE ORIGINALS LIMITED 06 Mar 2015
    09477461 SOLAR EVENTS LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09480360 BO HOUSE LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09481368 MAUTAR LIMITED 10 Mar 2015