York, North Yorkshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 352 companies were registered in York during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) York UK 2011 352 114,512 2010 310 101,492 % change 13.5% 12.8% Record Year 2003 (374) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 108 126 118 New companies in 2010 110 80 120 % change -1.8% 57.5% -1.7% Record Year 2003 (123) 2006 (181) 2003 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 242 companies were dissolved in York during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 0.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) York UK 2011 242 72,230 2010 240 87,705 % change 0.8% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (312) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 74 92 76 Closed companies in 2010 68 92 80 % change 8.8% 0.0% -5% Record Year 2011 (74) 2008 (122) 2009 (151)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for York during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 110 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) York UK 2011 110 42,282 2010 70 13,787 Record Year 2003 (266) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 34 34 42 Net growth in 2010 42 -12 40 Record Year 2003 (83) 2006 (133) 2002 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) York 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.3% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -10.1% 32.5% -11.2% Record Year 1960 (0.8%) 1975 (0.8%) 1980 (1.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in York was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in York in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORK 3.31% CONSULTING 5.11% MANAGEMENT 2.01% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (YORK) 1.87% CONSULTANCY 3.19% CONSULTANCY 1.45% PROPERTY 2.41% CONSULTING 1.07% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 0.89% DESIGN 1.94% J 0.75% ASSOCIATES 1.85% BUSINESS 0.75% BUSINESS 1.82% DEVELOPMENTS 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% YORKSHIRE 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.74% ELECTRICAL 0.70% MEDIA 1.72% MEDIA 0.65% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.61% LONDON 1.63% HOUSE 0.61% J 1.47% DESIGN 0.61% GLOBAL 1.46% MINSTER 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.43% CONSTRUCTION 0.56% CARE 1.42% C 0.51% IT 1.38% JOINERY 0.51% BUILDING 1.30% TRADING 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.28% MARKETING 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CARE 0.47% M 1.25% PROJECT 0.42% ENERGY 1.22% ENERGY 0.42% TRAINING 1.21% S 0.42% S 1.21%
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 536 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 137 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 86 15,760 9999 - Dormant Company 78 22,587 7414 - Business & management consultancy 69 14,755 99999 - Dormant Company 55 18,281 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 53 29,245 7499 - Non-trading company 45 11,543 98000 - Residents property management 32 2,664 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 30 10,137 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 10,018 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 29 6,321 7260 - Other computer related activities 28 8,686 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 25 3,271 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 7,551 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 6,798 41100 - Development of building projects 23 3,697 9305 - Other service activities 22 10,525 74990 - Non-trading company 21 8,064 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 19 8,345
Recent Companies
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