North Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Yorkshire UK 2015 1,680 161,156 2014 1,557 150,722 % change 7.9% 6.9% Record Year 2006 (2,134) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 504 520 656 New companies in 2014 532 467 558 % change -5.3% 11.3% 17.6% Record Year 2006 (667) 2006 (726) 2006 (741)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Yorkshire UK 2015 781 89,523 2014 777 82,370 % change 0.5% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (3,125) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 204 263 314 Closed companies in 2014 234 264 279 % change -12.8% -0.4% 13% Record Year 2008 (513) 2008 (1,154) 2009 (2,147)
Net Company Growth
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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 Yorkshire UK 2015 899 71,633 2014 780 68,352 Record Year 2006 (1,673) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 300 257 342 Net growth in 2014 298 203 279 Record Year 2006 (471) 2006 (592) 2006 (610)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 1.0% 2014 1.0% 2013 1.0% 2012 1.0% 2011 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2014 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% % change -7.1% 2.6% 7.2% Record Year 2006 (2.1%) 2006 (2.1%) 2006 (1.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 7.44% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.44% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.62% ENGINEERING 1.41% PROPERTY 2.72% PROPERTY 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% YORK 1.19% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.10% ENGINEERING 2.12% YORKSHIRE 1.03% LONDON 1.91% DEVELOPMENTS 0.85% TRADING 1.88% ASSOCIATES 0.84% TRANSPORT 1.82% J 0.76% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.73% DESIGN 1.65% ELECTRICAL 0.73% PROPERTIES 1.63% PROPERTIES 0.72% CO., 1.58% S 0.69% J 1.55% (NE) 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.54% NORTH 0.65% BUSINESS 1.49% DESIGN 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PAUL 0.57% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.57% ASSOCIATES 1.44% M 0.55% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% LOGISTICS 0.51% BUILDING 1.31% (YORK) 0.51% IT 1.30% CO 0.50% MEDIA 1.28% CARE 0.50% M 1.27%
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 2,313 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 541 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 458 49,474 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 379 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 255 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 252 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 252 30,825 41100 - Development of building projects 153 11,863 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 153 9,080 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 141 11,600 71129 - Other engineering activities 132 6,278 62090 - Other information technology service activities 130 12,862 86900 - Other human health activities 125 13,990 56101 - Licensed restaurants 117 8,909 56302 - Public houses and bars 109 6,355 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 108 10,200 74990 - Non-trading company 107 13,794 98000 - Residents property management 100 5,308 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 99 8,607 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 99 6,815
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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