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

  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 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)YorkUK
    2014423143,414
    2013388132,684
    % change9.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (423) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014181123119
    New companies in 2013142132114
    % change27.5%-6.8%4.4%
    Record Year2014 (181)2006 (181)2003 (144)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)YorkUK
    2014284101,670
    201326486,170
    % change7.6%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (311) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 201410674104
    Closed companies in 20137589100
    % change41.3%-16.9%4%
    Record Year2014 (106)2008 (124)2009 (150)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)YorkUK
    201413941,744
    201312446,514
    Record Year 2006 (239) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014754915
    Net growth in 2013674314
    Record Year2003 (84)2006 (133)2002 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    20100.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.3%0.3%0.3%
    % change15.8%-11.2%-4.3%
    Record Year1988 (0.5%)2006 (0.6%)1991 (0.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    YORK2.95%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT2.95%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    (YORK)1.84%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTING1.56%PROPERTY2.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.15%ENGINEERING2.07%
    YORKSHIRE0.90%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    ASSOCIATES0.86%TRADING2.00%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.78%LONDON1.95%
    M0.78%CARE1.94%
    J0.74%TRANSPORT1.76%
    DESIGN0.70%DESIGN1.70%
    PROPERTY0.70%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    ENGINEERING0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    INVESTMENTS0.53%BUSINESS1.62%
    TRADING0.53%J1.53%
    HOUSE0.49%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    BUILDING0.45%GLOBAL1.51%
    PROPERTIES0.45%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    R0.45%MEDIA1.38%
    IT0.45%CO.,1.36%
    PARK0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    EDUCATION0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    CONTRACTORS0.41%IT1.30%
    MEDIA0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied688278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18140,717
    99999 - Dormant Company13248,286
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities8429,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7757,264
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7118,890
    41100 - Development of building projects6410,604
    74990 - Non-trading company6114,006
    98000 - Residents property management565,047
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4828,224
    62012 - Business and domestic software development439,675
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified418,501
    86900 - Other human health activities3911,807
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3712,795
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands347,917
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings337,151
    56302 - Public houses and bars336,056
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3210,361
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet299,914
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities267,401

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC394331 MHESHIMIWA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 17 Jul 2014
    09117607 BIOVALE LIMITED 04 Jul 2014
    09129488 WRISTROCKET LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09142256 ACF (NORTH) LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09150494 NBG PROPERTIES LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09153195 ELZO EVENTS LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09109303 YORKSHIRE MADE KITCHENS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09123544 EDEN GRANGE (PETERLEE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09113039 GARY SCOT ROBERTSON LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09114996 1885 LTD 03 Jul 2014
    09139338 H L CLARKE PMO CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09112642 TUDOR ROSE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09128068 T BAKER HAULAGE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09135279 AUTO GLEAM YORK LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09135564 CANDOR ACCESS LTD. 17 Jul 2014
    09150042 PAUL GUMMERY LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09111405 INSPIRE 2 INDEPENDENCE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2014
    09124696 IOS INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09127730 FOLKESTONE BANBURY LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09127759 FAIRFORD CORBY LIMITED 11 Jul 2014
    09128258 COLBURN GRANTHAM LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09128542 GALLINGTON BLYTHE LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09139885 ROOMS OUTSIDE LTD 21 Jul 2014
    09142951 BROMWORTH DARLEY LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09144596 CHESHAM COWLEY LIMITED 23 Jul 2014