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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

  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 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)YorkUK
    2011352114,512
    2010310101,492
    % change13.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2003 (374) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011108126118
    New companies in 201011080120
    % change-1.8%57.5%-1.7%
    Record Year2003 (123)2006 (181)2003 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)YorkUK
    201124272,230
    201024087,705
    % change0.8%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (312) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011749276
    Closed companies in 2010689280
    % change8.8%0.0%-5%
    Record Year2011 (74)2008 (122)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)YorkUK
    201111042,282
    20107013,787
    Record Year 2003 (266) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011343442
    Net growth in 201042-1240
    Record Year2003 (83)2006 (133)2002 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    20070.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20100.3%0.2%0.3%
    % change-10.1%32.5%-11.2%
    Record Year1960 (0.8%)1975 (0.8%)1980 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORK3.31%CONSULTING5.11%
    MANAGEMENT2.01%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (YORK)1.87%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%PROPERTY2.41%
    CONSULTING1.07%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY0.89%DESIGN1.94%
    J0.75%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    BUSINESS0.75%BUSINESS1.82%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.75%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    YORKSHIRE0.70%ENGINEERING1.74%
    ELECTRICAL0.70%MEDIA1.72%
    MEDIA0.65%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%LONDON1.63%
    HOUSE0.61%J1.47%
    DESIGN0.61%GLOBAL1.46%
    MINSTER0.56%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSTRUCTION0.56%CARE1.42%
    C0.51%IT1.38%
    JOINERY0.51%BUILDING1.30%
    TRADING0.51%PROPERTIES1.28%
    MARKETING0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CARE0.47%M1.25%
    PROJECT0.42%ENERGY1.22%
    ENERGY0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    S0.42%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied536204,493
    7487 - Other business activities13765,177
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8615,760
    9999 - Dormant Company7822,587
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6914,755
    99999 - Dormant Company5518,281
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5329,245
    7499 - Non-trading company4511,543
    98000 - Residents property management322,664
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3010,137
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2910,018
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering296,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities288,686
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities253,271
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified257,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities246,798
    41100 - Development of building projects233,697
    9305 - Other service activities2210,525
    74990 - Non-trading company218,064
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply198,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07779124 LUXURY ICE CREAM COMPANY LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07766978 PR PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07785834 RED TREE SURGERY LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07785838 DWC TRADING LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07777133 YORK COCOA HOUSE LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07787277 WEED WIZARD LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07765779 FLOWERS BY PHILIP LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07758618 GUY FRANCIS BONE CANCER RESEARCH FUND 01 Sep 2011
    07775393 EBOR LETS LIMITED 15 Sep 2011
    07780976 CDAS (CORPORATE DRUG ADVISORY SERVICE) LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07763599 BYTEGUYS LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07772790 WIRE SOLAR LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07776215 CAMSTERDAM ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07780249 I2I LIFE FOUNDATION 20 Sep 2011
    07767513 HAXBY SOLAR LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07767557 S M JOINERY (EAST RIDING) LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07777760 STEALTH COMPUTERS LTD. 19 Sep 2011
    07766157 WAINDIGO ENTERPRISES LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07763094 MOTORSPORT VILLAGES (UK) LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07773094 CLIMATAIR VENTILATION LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07790120 STELLAR PANELS (ONE) LIMITED 28 Sep 2011
    07790237 CLIMATIZE UK LTD 28 Sep 2011
    07763191 FME CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07759404 SOUTH ACRE FARMING LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07762820 SWIRLZ LTD 05 Sep 2011