York, North Yorkshire

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in York when compared to any previous January.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 456 companies were registered in York during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)YorkUK
    2014456150,722
    2013422134,802
    % change8.1%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (456) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014176132148
    New companies in 2013153138131
    % change15.0%-4.3%13.0%
    Record Year2014 (176)2013 (138)2007 (152)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 225 companies were dissolved in York during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 34.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)YorkUK
    201422582,370
    201316777,914
    % change34.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2011 (240) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014748269
    Closed companies in 2013852854
    % change-12.9%192.9%28%
    Record Year2013 (85)2012 (85)2009 (131)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for York during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 231 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)YorkUK
    201423168,352
    201325556,888
    Record Year 2013 (255) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in York when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20141025079
    Net growth in 20136811077
    Record Year2014 (102)2013 (110)2008 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)York
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change7.6%-11.7%-5.7%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)2003 (0.4%)1993 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in York was in 2008 when 33.7% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in York in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.22%CONSULTING5.22%
    YORK2.77%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    (YORK)1.53%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    CONSULTING1.45%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY1.20%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY0.83%LONDON1.88%
    YORKSHIRE0.78%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%CARE1.79%
    HOUSE0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    J0.62%DESIGN1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROJECTS0.62%BUSINESS1.71%
    CONSULTANTS0.58%PROPERTIES1.60%
    M0.54%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    DESIGN0.54%GLOBAL1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.50%J1.48%
    ELECTRICAL0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%MEDIA1.48%
    R0.50%IT1.33%
    EDUCATION0.45%TRANSPORT1.30%
    CLEANING0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    BUSINESS0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    BUILDING0.41%M1.21%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.41%CAPITAL1.20%
    TRADING0.37%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied717280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16337,882
    99999 - Dormant Company14847,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8256,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7727,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7218,491
    74990 - Non-trading company6314,135
    41100 - Development of building projects579,855
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5226,700
    98000 - Residents property management484,832
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3912,813
    62012 - Business and domestic software development369,509
    86900 - Other human health activities3610,273
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet359,358
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified348,155
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands307,300
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings306,559
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate309,284
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities287,313
    56302 - Public houses and bars285,732

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08906143 MINI MARKET OFF LICENCE LIMITED 21 Feb 2014
    08911435 DAWSON CORPORATE ADVISORY LIMITED 25 Feb 2014
    08914204 TYLER SOFTWARE LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08886586 BERGEVRST ADVERTISING LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08891997 EIGHTYEIGHT (YORK) LIMITED 12 Feb 2014
    08899710 BRIGHT ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
    08902605 CANNEY HILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 19 Feb 2014
    08909041 TEASDALE PLACE (CARLISLE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 24 Feb 2014
    08916358 G2H (UK) LIMITED 28 Feb 2014
    08874518 ALPHA SUBSEA LIMITED 04 Feb 2014
    08883566 MAD AS BIRDS LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08913181 ALFORD LETTING COMPANY LIMITED 26 Feb 2014
    08904978 TJC INSIGHTS LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08914582 D&N REMOVALS LIMITED 27 Feb 2014
    08883277 AZZINA CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Feb 2014
    08885154 STOIC TOWER LTD 11 Feb 2014
    08894470 LISTER HOLDINGS (YORK) LIMITED 13 Feb 2014
    08904501 OTANI LIMITED 20 Feb 2014
    08908842 J C TREES LTD 24 Feb 2014
    08876873 KENTWICK MUKONDA LIMITED 05 Feb 2014
    08880520 RPR DAMP-PROOFING LTD 06 Feb 2014
    08883034 JET PRINTERS LTD 10 Feb 2014
    08886534 PAUL EUSTACE LIMITED 11 Feb 2014
    08904813 SIGNAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Feb 2014
    08880843 M ALMOND LTD 06 Feb 2014