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
    07198539 BARRY CRUX & COMPANY LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07195572 EXXOLLON LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07192899 STAYINYORK LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07187102 THE GRANGE (DESBOROUGH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07202652 COMPLETE GROUND CARE LIMITED 25 Mar 2010
    07207290 BOWNESS & BOWNESS LIMITED 30 Mar 2010
    07184552 MARTIN R TELFER LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07173159 ASKHAM CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    OC353196 LONDON EBOR LLP 12 Mar 2010
    07209328 COPY CARS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010
    07196914 BRIGHTMIX LTD 19 Mar 2010
    07186727 ILH LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07186306 JAS SALES LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07186271 PROTEKTA BUILDING AND ROOFING LIMITED 11 Mar 2010
    07185080 MALVERN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (SCARBOROUGH) LTD 10 Mar 2010
    07173446 PULLEYN ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    OC353771 PRIORY MEDICAL CARE LLP 31 Mar 2010
    07205709 ACIMAR LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07200826 WEBPARTNER CARD PROCESSING LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07195042 ANGEL INVESTMENT FINANCE LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07201309 D BURNETT SITE SERVICES LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07199191 PODIATRY CLINICS (YORK) LTD 23 Mar 2010
    07180730 BOOTHAM ROW COMMERCIAL LIMITED 06 Mar 2010
    07178911 AC MAURY & CO LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07201786 ALPHA BUILDING FACILITIES LIMITED 24 Mar 2010