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York, North Yorkshire

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous February.

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 2012)

    Q1 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2012 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 409 companies were registered in York during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)YorkUK
    2012409131,491
    2011387116,391
    % change5.7%13.0%
    Record Year 2012 (409) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    January 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012132127150
    New companies in 2011112129146
    % change17.9%-1.6%2.7%
    Record Year2012 (132)2011 (129)2007 (152)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 193 companies were dissolved in York during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)YorkUK
    201219367,576
    201124090,987
    % change-19.6%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (240) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    February 2012 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012548554
    Closed companies in 2011707991
    % change-22.9%7.6%-41%
    Record Year2011 (70)2012 (85)2009 (132)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for York during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 216 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)YorkUK
    201221663,915
    201114725,404
    Record Year 2003 (286) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012784296
    Net growth in 2011425055
    Record Year2004 (89)2003 (85)2008 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)York
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change1.1%-15.8%-3.9%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)1970 (0.7%)1981 (0.8%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in York was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in York in the first quarter of 2012 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 (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORK3.14%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.82%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    (YORK)1.64%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.32%PROPERTY2.37%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%TRADING2.07%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.86%DESIGN1.93%
    J0.86%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.64%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    YORKSHIRE0.59%BUSINESS1.73%
    ENERGY0.59%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.55%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.55%LONDON1.66%
    PROJECT0.50%J1.54%
    CONSTRUCTION0.50%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MEDIA0.50%GLOBAL1.50%
    JOINERY0.45%IT1.40%
    DESIGN0.45%CARE1.34%
    C0.45%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HOLDINGS0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CLEANING0.41%M1.27%
    MINSTER0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    G0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    GREEN0.41%S1.20%
    TRAINING0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied573216,665
    7487 - Other business activities11852,735
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9819,704
    99999 - Dormant Company7925,084
    9999 - Dormant Company6818,617
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6012,113
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5735,233
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4213,637
    98000 - Residents property management393,050
    7499 - Non-trading company389,102
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified389,892
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3214,303
    74990 - Non-trading company289,729
    41100 - Development of building projects284,984
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities274,132
    7260 - Other computer related activities267,154
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering235,169
    62090 - Other information technology service activities228,145
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis213,448
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet203,439

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931158 LADY PECKETTS YARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07939436 ELLIS PATENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07963737 MAJINATE YORK LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07968318 THE KEEP (YORK) LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07939904 READYBUILDER (YORK) LIMITED 07 Feb 2012
    07944704 BLAVEN CHANGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07954583 SDEWA LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07964944 CHIQUE BEAUTY & BOUTIQUE LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07937689 INDEPENDENT PSYCHIATRIC REPORTS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012
    07933075 AINSTY INNS & TAVERNS LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07934432 GENERATE X LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07936021 JONAS TRADING LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07943346 UNIQUE CABS LTD 09 Feb 2012
    07958259 SIG X LTD 21 Feb 2012
    07966948 SIMPLY 4 DOGS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07967704 KASA RAILWAY ENGINEERING LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07933012 ALAN LOWE SIGNALLING LTD 02 Feb 2012
    07944881 JORVIK SOFTWARE LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07951113 KEN SPELMAN BOOKS LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07957256 A J SHEARD LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07969546 E K BUILD LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07970696 RDF CONSERVATION LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    07931159 GKU HOLDINGS LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07943757 WAX BAKERY LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07964540 PATON PLANT LIMITED 24 Feb 2012