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
    08442501 ANIMALVISIONSOFTWARE LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08446442 STELLIFY LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08466318 PET (UK) LTD 28 Mar 2013
    08425777 A2Z GROUNDWORKS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08432797 I.R.O CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08437729 YORK PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08437996 TANGERINE DREAM DESIGN LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08440329 UK EMERGENCY VEHICLES LTD 12 Mar 2013
    08445797 DJRS YORKSHIRE LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08447092 PLUS ONE INTERIM LTD 15 Mar 2013
    08451316 FOCUS CAREER MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Mar 2013
    08464674 T&P FEED SERVICES LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08465556 SCOPEBALL LIMITED 28 Mar 2013
    08425783 LINDEN TREE HOME DESIGN AND INTERIORS LIMITED 01 Mar 2013
    08442132 NJC ENERGY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 13 Mar 2013
    08446825 BULLHEAD TRANSPORT LIMITED 15 Mar 2013
    08454945 THE MAIN KITCHEN COMPANY LIMITED 21 Mar 2013
    08431885 INDEPENDENT HEALTH PARTNER LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08438438 C & H BUILDERS & GROUNDWORKS LTD 11 Mar 2013
    08453882 D C LAWSON ROOFING LTD 20 Mar 2013
    08455703 HARDY ASSET MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Mar 2013
    08463799 L2J CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Mar 2013
    08428329 INNERSENSE AESTHETICS LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08440292 GRAND CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08448745 YORK CHIP TUNING LIMITED 18 Mar 2013