York, North Yorkshire
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 423 companies were registered in York during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 9.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) York UK 2014 423 143,414 2013 388 132,684 % change 9.0% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (423) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2014 181 123 119 New companies in 2013 142 132 114 % change 27.5% -6.8% 4.4% Record Year 2014 (181) 2006 (181) 2003 (144)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 284 companies were dissolved in York during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) York UK 2014 284 101,670 2013 264 86,170 % change 7.6% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in York when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 106 74 104 Closed companies in 2013 75 89 100 % change 41.3% -16.9% 4% Record Year 2014 (106) 2008 (124) 2009 (150)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for York during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 139 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) York UK 2014 139 41,744 2013 124 46,514 Record Year 2006 (239) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 75 49 15 Net growth in 2013 67 43 14 Record Year 2003 (84) 2006 (133) 2002 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) York 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 15.8% -11.2% -4.3% Record Year 1988 (0.5%) 2006 (0.6%) 1991 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in York was in 2005 when 32.3% of all directors were female.
28.4% of all director appointments in York in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage YORK 2.95% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 2.95% MANAGEMENT 4.63% (YORK) 1.84% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTING 1.56% PROPERTY 2.62% CONSULTANCY 1.15% ENGINEERING 2.07% YORKSHIRE 0.90% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% ASSOCIATES 0.86% TRADING 2.00% DEVELOPMENTS 0.78% LONDON 1.95% M 0.78% CARE 1.94% J 0.74% TRANSPORT 1.76% DESIGN 0.70% DESIGN 1.70% PROPERTY 0.70% CONSULTANTS 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% INVESTMENTS 0.53% BUSINESS 1.62% TRADING 0.53% J 1.53% HOUSE 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.53% BUILDING 0.45% GLOBAL 1.51% PROPERTIES 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.50% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% R 0.45% MEDIA 1.38% IT 0.45% CO., 1.36% PARK 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% EDUCATION 0.41% BUILDING 1.30% CONTRACTORS 0.41% IT 1.30% MEDIA 0.41% M 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 688 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 181 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 132 48,286 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 84 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 57,264 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 71 18,890 41100 - Development of building projects 64 10,604 74990 - Non-trading company 61 14,006 98000 - Residents property management 56 5,047 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 48 28,224 62012 - Business and domestic software development 43 9,675 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 41 8,501 86900 - Other human health activities 39 11,807 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 12,795 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 34 7,917 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 33 7,151 56302 - Public houses and bars 33 6,056 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 32 10,361 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 29 9,914 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 26 7,401
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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