York, North Yorkshire

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous February.

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 2010)

    A total of 357 companies were registered in York during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 27.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)YorkUK
    2010357105,137
    200928191,034
    % change27.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (373) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010115104138
    New companies in 20097480127
    % change55.4%30.0%8.7%
    Record Year2003 (125)2007 (114)2007 (152)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 222 companies were dissolved in York during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)YorkUK
    201022282,677
    2009235108,060
    % change-5.5%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (235) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010467799
    Closed companies in 20094855132
    % change-4.2%40.0%-25%
    Record Year2007 (62)2010 (77)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for York during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 135 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)YorkUK
    201013522,460
    200946-17,026
    Record Year 2003 (286) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010692739
    Net growth in 20092625-5
    Record Year2004 (89)2003 (85)2008 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)York
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    20060.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change44.2%11.3%-9.7%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)1970 (0.7%)1981 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in York was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    29.2% of all director appointments in York in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORK2.47%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT2.41%CONSULTING4.60%
    (YORK)2.20%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CONSULTING1.52%PROPERTY2.50%
    CONSULTANCY1.31%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    PROPERTY1.21%TRADING1.93%
    CONSTRUCTION1.05%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.89%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    YORKSHIRE0.79%MEDIA1.84%
    TRADING0.68%BUSINESS1.74%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUSINESS0.58%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%ENGINEERING1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.58%J1.48%
    GROUP0.58%LONDON1.45%
    DESIGN0.52%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    J0.52%GROUP1.37%
    M0.52%GLOBAL1.35%
    CO0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PARK0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    INTERNATIONAL0.47%CARE1.33%
    ENTERPRISES0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.42%M1.28%
    R0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    GREEN0.37%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied489228,645
    7487 - Other business activities14074,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7314,007
    7414 - Business & management consultancy5517,003
    99999 - Dormant Company5413,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering529,325
    9999 - Dormant Company4419,948
    7499 - Non-trading company4315,398
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4026,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities359,943
    98000 - Residents property management343,892
    9305 - Other service activities309,038
    7260 - Other computer related activities2910,331
    7011 - Development & sell real estate285,300
    41100 - Development of building projects264,513
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified237,143
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply229,659
    74990 - Non-trading company208,149
    5530 - Restaurants194,798
    62090 - Other information technology service activities196,340

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07116417 TREMBLING MADNESS LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07138378 HOLLYGRATH LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07130427 AWT RECYCLING LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129621 BURGESS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07119789 THE MALTINGS (SHAFTESBURY) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07137334 YOUR MARQUEE LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07130424 ROEBUCK CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07121290 MUCKY PUP MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07129701 ALPHA PROTECTION & SECURITY SERVICES LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07115394 M-TECH FACADES LTD 04 Jan 2010
    07129102 EWR GROUP LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07135916 LIFTSHARE PARKING LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07135822 QUESTION OF TIME LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07134666 CASTLEMERE HOLDINGS YORK LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07132484 NUPLAS LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07125684 RANHEM LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07122270 THE MELBOURNE CENTRE CIC 12 Jan 2010
    07117198 SNODGRASS & CO. LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07117051 DIGITAL PRINT CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07137127 YORK COMMUNITY BOAT PROJECT LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07128225 EAST WRIGHT LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07118375 MANTRA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jan 2010
    07138470 BUBBLY AND SQUEAKY LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07117427 TGGR INVESTMENTS LTD 06 Jan 2010
    07126451 FKT LIMITED 15 Jan 2010