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
New Company Registrations
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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) York UK 2010 357 105,137 2009 281 91,034 % change 27.0% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (373) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 115 104 138 New companies in 2009 74 80 127 % change 55.4% 30.0% 8.7% Record Year 2003 (125) 2007 (114) 2007 (152)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) York UK 2010 222 82,677 2009 235 108,060 % change -5.5% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (235) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 46 77 99 Closed companies in 2009 48 55 132 % change -4.2% 40.0% -25% Record Year 2007 (62) 2010 (77) 2009 (132)
Net Company Growth
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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) York UK 2010 135 22,460 2009 46 -17,026 Record Year 2003 (286) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 69 27 39 Net growth in 2009 26 25 -5 Record Year 2004 (89) 2003 (85) 2008 (128)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 44.2% 11.3% -9.7% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1970 (0.7%) 1981 (0.8%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORK 2.47% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 2.41% CONSULTING 4.60% (YORK) 2.20% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 1.52% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 1.31% ASSOCIATES 2.04% PROPERTY 1.21% TRADING 1.93% CONSTRUCTION 1.05% DESIGN 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% YORKSHIRE 0.79% MEDIA 1.84% TRADING 0.68% BUSINESS 1.74% DEVELOPMENTS 0.63% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% BUSINESS 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.58% J 1.48% GROUP 0.58% LONDON 1.45% DESIGN 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.45% J 0.52% GROUP 1.37% M 0.52% GLOBAL 1.35% CO 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% PARK 0.47% BUILDING 1.34% INTERNATIONAL 0.47% CARE 1.33% ENTERPRISES 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.42% M 1.28% R 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.25% GREEN 0.37% S 1.23%
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 489 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 140 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 14,007 7414 - Business & management consultancy 55 17,003 99999 - Dormant Company 54 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 52 9,325 9999 - Dormant Company 44 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 43 15,398 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 40 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 9,943 98000 - Residents property management 34 3,892 9305 - Other service activities 30 9,038 7260 - Other computer related activities 29 10,331 7011 - Development & sell real estate 28 5,300 41100 - Development of building projects 26 4,513 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 23 7,143 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 22 9,659 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,149 5530 - Restaurants 19 4,798 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 6,340
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07169695 PERFECT PLAYMATES LIMITED 25 Feb 2010 07169180 ALAN BELL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 25 Feb 2010 07165215 T&J PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 23 Feb 2010 07163372 GREEN SHOOTS COACHING LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07160079 BLAZING FIRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07155248 SOLAR CLADDING LTD 11 Feb 2010 07167780 DGM COACHBUILDERS & ENGINEERING LTD 24 Feb 2010 07153518 PREMIER STOP GAP LIMITED 10 Feb 2010 07144446 JIMMY MACK LTD 03 Feb 2010 07153097 CLOUGH SMITH ROADS LIMITED 10 Feb 2010 07151159 CPPGROUP PLC 09 Feb 2010 07142468 CRANBERRY NEWCO 1 PLC 02 Feb 2010 07142127 CRANBERRY NEWCO 2 LIMITED 01 Feb 2010 07141983 THE BEARS BOOKSHOP LTD 01 Feb 2010 07162688 DN CONSERVATORY ROOFS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07157558 BENSON JOINERY LIMITED 15 Feb 2010 07154444 ABKID CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07150094 CITY OF YORK GOLF CENTRE LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07168199 ALPHA GEOTECHNICAL LTD 24 Feb 2010 07163111 C H SPARES LTD 19 Feb 2010 07157189 GWJB LIMITED 15 Feb 2010 07143452 ABRATHAT CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07163800 DEANSFIELD SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07148320 TRACERSMART LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07148240 NINGANA LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
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