York, North Yorkshire

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2012 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 2012)

    A total of 352 companies were registered in York during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)YorkUK
    2012352118,868
    2011352114,512
    % change0.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (374) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012135100117
    New companies in 2011108126118
    % change25.0%-20.6%-0.8%
    Record Year2012 (135)2006 (181)2003 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 254 companies were dissolved in York during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)YorkUK
    201225474,772
    201124272,230
    % change5.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (312) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 20121019063
    Closed companies in 2011749276
    % change36.5%-2.2%-17%
    Record Year2012 (101)2008 (122)2009 (151)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for York during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 98 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)YorkUK
    20129844,096
    201111042,282
    Record Year 2003 (266) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012341054
    Net growth in 2011343442
    Record Year2003 (83)2006 (133)2002 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)York
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1980 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change12.2%-20.0%-1.9%
    Record Year1960 (0.8%)1975 (0.8%)1980 (1.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in York was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.1% of all director appointments in York in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORK2.68%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT2.24%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (YORK)1.84%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING1.36%PROPERTY2.35%
    YORKSHIRE1.05%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.70%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.70%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANCY0.66%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSTRUCTION0.66%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    J0.66%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%MEDIA1.67%
    BUSINESS0.53%LONDON1.67%
    M0.48%J1.55%
    R0.48%GLOBAL1.53%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.48%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    FINANCIAL0.44%IT1.43%
    HOLDINGS0.44%PROPERTIES1.34%
    H0.44%CARE1.32%
    C0.44%M1.27%
    DESIGN0.44%BUILDING1.22%
    MEDIA0.44%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.40%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    D0.40%S1.17%
    WHITE0.40%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied935331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9419,425
    7487 - Other business activities8735,545
    99999 - Dormant Company8525,035
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5633,677
    7414 - Business & management consultancy448,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified439,891
    9999 - Dormant Company3812,598
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3813,716
    74990 - Non-trading company379,203
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3614,774
    98000 - Residents property management332,786
    41100 - Development of building projects284,965
    7499 - Non-trading company226,164
    62090 - Other information technology service activities217,869
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet203,712
    62012 - Business and domestic software development204,584
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate184,294
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities184,119
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis173,160

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08147954 WARE & KAY FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08148212 MINSTER PSYCHOLOGY LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08127713 M T J BOOTH LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08146587 TQC INSTRUMENTS LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08157114 RR ENGINEERING HOLDINGS LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08134458 IMPIRIMIS MEDICAL DEVICE CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08147428 EVOLUTION IMAGES LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08150998 TC DIVING SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08156351 OXYS STRATEGY ASSOCIATES LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08129270 MONKEYHAUS LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08130968 PROFESSIONAL COMPARE LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08136652 AHS ADVANTAGE LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08160539 COMPANY CAR GURU LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08129581 NCO (THREE) LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08139692 JORVIK PEST CONTROL LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08142404 SPORTING CHANCERS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08144048 LAMPSOFT LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08158187 SHARPDALE LTD. 26 Jul 2012
    08127041 MJS FORECOURTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08134409 P A ROWLAY LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08138333 C M S WALKER LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08138360 A C RODAWAY LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140082 W H DODSWORTH LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08143625 HIRST BROTHERS CONTRACTORS LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08147647 ARC MASONRY YORK LIMITED 18 Jul 2012