York, North Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 310 companies were registered in York during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)YorkUK
    2010310101,492
    200931094,671
    % change0.0%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (374) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 201011080120
    New companies in 2009101105104
    % change8.9%-23.8%15.4%
    Record Year2003 (123)2006 (181)2003 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 240 companies were dissolved in York during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)YorkUK
    201024087,705
    2009312159,401
    % change-23.1%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (312) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010689280
    Closed companies in 200960101151
    % change13.3%-8.9%-47%
    Record Year2010 (68)2008 (122)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for York during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 70 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)YorkUK
    20107013,787
    2009-2-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (266) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201042-1240
    Net growth in 2009414-47
    Record Year2003 (83)2006 (133)2002 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)York
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.4%0.3%
    % change1.3%-30.9%10.6%
    Record Year1960 (0.8%)1975 (0.8%)1980 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 45.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in York was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    29.6% of all director appointments in York in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.84%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    YORK2.33%CONSULTING4.99%
    (YORK)1.93%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    CONSULTING1.52%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES1.12%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    PROPERTY1.12%DESIGN1.93%
    YORKSHIRE1.07%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    DESIGN0.86%BUSINESS1.80%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%MEDIA1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    DEVELOPMENT0.66%LONDON1.59%
    ENGINEERING0.61%ENGINEERING1.59%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    BUSINESS0.56%CARE1.44%
    TRAINING0.51%J1.44%
    K0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    BUILDING0.46%GLOBAL1.42%
    HOME0.46%IT1.35%
    MEDIA0.46%PROPERTIES1.35%
    R0.46%BUILDING1.32%
    J0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FINANCE0.46%M1.28%
    TRADING0.46%SYSTEMS1.26%
    GROUP0.41%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied503202,902
    7487 - Other business activities13069,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6913,161
    9999 - Dormant Company6421,484
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6214,940
    99999 - Dormant Company5314,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4525,053
    7499 - Non-trading company4313,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering417,634
    98000 - Residents property management363,273
    9305 - Other service activities329,454
    7260 - Other computer related activities308,967
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities258,292
    41100 - Development of building projects223,688
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities202,861
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,183
    7011 - Development & sell real estate183,743
    62090 - Other information technology service activities175,716
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate173,631
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified166,460

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07325079 PROTEKTA INVESTMENTS BUILDING AND RECYCLING LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07321354 DHYAAN DESIGN LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07330643 THINK LAND DESIGN LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07325135 HULL ROAD LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07317423 J & J YORK LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07328736 THEATRE RECORD LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07327405 YORKSHIRE PLUMBING LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07305838 LIGHTAWAY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07301603 BRITE ACCOUNTING LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07329846 WEB BRICKS IT LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07326204 CREATIVE POWER HOLDINGS LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07320980 WALFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07312420 EXCEL HEALTH & FITNESS LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07308373 GFP HOME CARE LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07322662 THE HEALTHCARE WAREHOUSE LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322645 IT SMART CONSULTANCY LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07311310 MONEY SPINNER FINANCE LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07309246 YORK HOME CINEMA LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07329916 GARRA RUFA LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07319085 SHIVERING PIG LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07317990 HEALTHY AND WEALTHY LIVING LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07317960 THE EYE SITE CLINIC LTD. 19 Jul 2010
    07304636 FLUTE AND VINE LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07324279 DAIRYLICIOUS LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07308858 IMTELLIGENCE LIMITED 08 Jul 2010