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
    09374805 DIANE WINN LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09378223 FAINTYS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09406390 JOHN BRAY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09393735 NEXT BEST CLOTHING (NORTHALLERTON) LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09393784 BAG 2 SCHOOL LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09407425 VERSAM CONSULTING LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09384703 REDKITEIT LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09402613 ML CONSULTANCY (NORTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09372473 SCANWRIGHT NDT LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09387588 OHMEGA SOLUTIONS LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09399149 JMR TECHNOLOGY LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09401227 GATHERLEY DEVELOPMENTS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09412981 RICHMOND PUB CO LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09397549 CHRIS SUTTON BUILDERS LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09374971 ROBERT TURNER JOINERY LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09375518 TOTAL DELIVERY LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09377931 COSURGE LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09379189 SAK PARTNERS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09382645 THE HOUSEMAN PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09382927 CREATIVITY IN PRACTICE LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09387096 ANTHONY SAYNOR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09394089 GARRY ELSWORTH LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09401442 SPORT DIDDY LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09411983 CONCEPTUAL INNOVATION LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09379957 IRP SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2015