York, North Yorkshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous February.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 387 companies were registered in York during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) York UK 2011 387 116,391 2010 357 105,137 % change 8.4% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (387) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 112 129 146 New companies in 2010 115 104 138 % change -2.6% 24.0% 5.8% Record Year 2003 (125) 2011 (129) 2007 (152)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 240 companies were dissolved in York during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) York UK 2011 240 90,986 2010 222 82,677 % change 8.1% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (240) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 70 79 91 Closed companies in 2010 46 77 99 % change 52.2% 2.6% -8% Record Year 2011 (70) 2011 (79) 2009 (132)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for York during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 147 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) York UK 2011 147 25,405 2010 135 22,460 Record Year 2003 (286) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 42 50 55 Net growth in 2010 69 27 39 Record Year 2004 (89) 2003 (85) 2008 (128)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) York 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -16.0% 9.1% 0.9% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 1970 (0.7%) 1981 (0.8%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in York was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.4% of all director appointments in York in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.99% CONSULTING 5.04% YORK 2.89% MANAGEMENT 4.97% (YORK) 1.96% CONSULTANCY 3.16% CONSULTING 1.27% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.13% TRADING 2.10% YORKSHIRE 1.08% DESIGN 1.93% ASSOCIATES 1.08% ASSOCIATES 1.92% DESIGN 0.93% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTY 0.83% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% DEVELOPMENT 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% MEDIA 0.69% MEDIA 1.69% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.61% CARE 0.64% LONDON 1.60% BUSINESS 0.64% CARE 1.45% J 0.59% J 1.45% HOUSE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.44% HOME 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.43% INTERNATIONAL 0.49% IT 1.41% TRAINING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% CONSULTANTS 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% PROPERTIES 0.49% M 1.30% TRADING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.28% MARKETING 0.44% S 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.44% SYSTEMS 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 544 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 117 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 93 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 64 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 63 19,765 7414 - Business & management consultancy 60 12,916 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 30,253 7499 - Non-trading company 43 11,316 98000 - Residents property management 37 3,154 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 33 6,183 9305 - Other service activities 29 8,740 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 10,085 7260 - Other computer related activities 24 7,789 41100 - Development of building projects 23 3,921 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 23 3,436 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 6,996 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 7,788 74990 - Non-trading company 20 8,695 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 19 3,220
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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