York, North Yorkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth 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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 422 companies were registered in York during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)YorkUK
    2013422134,802
    2012409131,491
    % change3.2%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (422) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013153138131
    New companies in 2012132127150
    % change15.9%8.7%-12.7%
    Record Year2013 (153)2013 (138)2007 (152)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 167 companies were dissolved in York during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)YorkUK
    201316777,914
    201219367,576
    % change-13.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2011 (240) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013852854
    Closed companies in 2012548554
    % change57.4%-67.1%0%
    Record Year2013 (85)2012 (85)2009 (131)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for York during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 255 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)YorkUK
    201325556,888
    201221663,915
    Record Year 2013 (255) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in York when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20136811077
    Net growth in 2012784296
    Record Year2004 (88)2013 (110)2008 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)York
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change3.9%7.9%-9.7%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)2003 (0.4%)1993 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in York was in 2004 when 33.7% of all directors were female.

    29.1% of all director appointments in York in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORK2.38%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT2.33%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    (YORK)2.16%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.56%PROPERTY2.44%
    YORKSHIRE1.21%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.08%DESIGN1.79%
    PROPERTY0.78%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.78%BUSINESS1.77%
    BUSINESS0.73%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    DESIGN0.69%LONDON1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    J0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    JOINERY0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    ENGINEERING0.52%J1.56%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%CARE1.46%
    HOUSE0.48%IT1.43%
    TRAINING0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    ENTERPRISES0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    PROPERTIES0.43%M1.25%
    H0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    C0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    DEVELOPMENT0.39%TRAINING1.17%
    RTM0.39%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied623249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15432,624
    99999 - Dormant Company14743,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified9154,531
    74990 - Non-trading company7014,129
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified6516,448
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities6424,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4723,532
    41100 - Development of building projects468,637
    98000 - Residents property management434,579
    62012 - Business and domestic software development388,099
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet367,199
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities316,591
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified306,954
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,664
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate287,507
    56302 - Public houses and bars264,952
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment265,248
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings255,372
    86900 - Other human health activities258,465

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08377079 SPRINGBOARD TO FLOURISH LTD 28 Jan 2013
    08378810 BELLA SCUOLA LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08384175 SIFTAA BIBI (RESTAURANTS) LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08350772 SAI INFO SOLUTIONS LTD. 08 Jan 2013
    08361857 KINGFISHER BUILDING & JOINERY LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08371230 YOUR PROPERTY AGENTS LIMITED 23 Jan 2013
    08357322 FIGHT FIT COMBAT FITNESS LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08358000 KIDZ TEAZ LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08362576 FIND FIELDWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08352227 WILLIAMS STAR LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08369830 FINEX DESIGNS LTD 22 Jan 2013
    08379319 INVOY HEALTH LTD. 29 Jan 2013
    08347578 YORKSHIRE DALES ATV CENTRE LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08352074 MOORE & LEIGHTON LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08355541 THINK RUGBY LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08363258 BRIGHT EVENTS LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08366535 THE FISHERMANS FOURTH WIFE LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08371854 SOCIAL ACCELERATOR LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08375195 AVENUE HULL LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376349 TASKFORCEX LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376388 COBBLESTONE PROJECTS LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08345892 BRIAN BELL ASSOCIATES LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08348271 G.B. KITCHEN & SON LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08352029 TWISTED PAIR SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08364125 GOOD PEOPLE YORK LTD 17 Jan 2013