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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.

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 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)YorkUK
    2011387116,391
    2010357105,137
    % change8.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2011 (387) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011112129146
    New companies in 2010115104138
    % change-2.6%24.0%5.8%
    Record Year2003 (125)2011 (129)2007 (152)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)YorkUK
    201124090,986
    201022282,677
    % change8.1%10.0%
    Record Year 2011 (240) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011707991
    Closed companies in 2010467799
    % change52.2%2.6%-8%
    Record Year2011 (70)2011 (79)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)YorkUK
    201114725,405
    201013522,460
    Record Year 2003 (286) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011425055
    Net growth in 2010692739
    Record Year2004 (89)2003 (85)2008 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-16.0%9.1%0.9%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)1970 (0.7%)1981 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.99%CONSULTING5.04%
    YORK2.89%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    (YORK)1.96%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    CONSULTING1.27%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.13%TRADING2.10%
    YORKSHIRE1.08%DESIGN1.93%
    ASSOCIATES1.08%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    DESIGN0.93%BUSINESS1.87%
    PROPERTY0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DEVELOPMENT0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    MEDIA0.69%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%ENGINEERING1.61%
    CARE0.64%LONDON1.60%
    BUSINESS0.64%CARE1.45%
    J0.59%J1.45%
    HOUSE0.59%GLOBAL1.44%
    HOME0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    INTERNATIONAL0.49%IT1.41%
    TRAINING0.49%PROPERTIES1.36%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%BUILDING1.34%
    PROPERTIES0.49%M1.30%
    TRADING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MARKETING0.44%S1.24%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied544202,798
    7487 - Other business activities11760,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9316,150
    99999 - Dormant Company6418,336
    9999 - Dormant Company6319,765
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6012,916
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5230,253
    7499 - Non-trading company4311,316
    98000 - Residents property management373,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering336,183
    9305 - Other service activities298,740
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2710,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2510,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities247,789
    41100 - Development of building projects233,921
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities233,436
    62090 - Other information technology service activities236,996
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified227,788
    74990 - Non-trading company208,695
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis193,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07536531 SPIK 'N' SPAN CLEANING SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2011
    07526442 ONE PLANET ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07512661 COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT AND SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07546066 RYVAL YORK LTD 28 Feb 2011
    07523045 AA WRIGHT SERVICES LIMITED 09 Feb 2011
    07520646 CDEE LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07518992 CO1 LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07518940 BLACK DIAMOND HEALTH UK LIMITED 07 Feb 2011
    07542592 BEAUMONT BUILDING RTM COMPANY LIMITED 25 Feb 2011
    07541072 MAJIC WORLD VACATIONS LIMITED 24 Feb 2011
    07539966 SELECT TRAVEL PORTFOLIO LTD 23 Feb 2011
    07538019 WORSLEY MILL RTM COMPANY LIMITED 22 Feb 2011
    07526837 MIDDLEFORD ESTATES LTD 11 Feb 2011
    07524250 BLENK ENGINEERING LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07521087 LANCIA MOTORS LIMITED 08 Feb 2011
    07519487 ATKIRO LTD 07 Feb 2011
    07534699 THE EBOR JETWORKS LIMITED 18 Feb 2011
    07529416 GINGERBREAD PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 15 Feb 2011
    07524765 BOOTHWOOD PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Feb 2011
    07520745 NETWORK CREATIVE LTD 08 Feb 2011
    07512842 THE CULTURE UNIT LIMITED 01 Feb 2011
    07511745 DIGITAL STAGE & MEDIA LTD 01 Feb 2011
    07540241 STALWART INDUSTRIAL GROUP LIMITED 23 Feb 2011
    07529376 THE PRIMARY CARE PARTNERSHIP (YORK) LTD 14 Feb 2011
    07528753 KOOLART WORLDWIDE LIMITED 14 Feb 2011