York, North Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous March.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous February.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2015 was a record quarter for company registrations in York when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 474 companies were registered in York during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) York UK 2015 474 161,156 2014 456 150,722 % change 3.9% 6.9% Record Year 2015 (474) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous March.
February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in York when compared to any previous February.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 157 148 169 New companies in 2014 176 132 148 % change -10.8% 12.1% 14.2% Record Year 2014 (176) 2015 (148) 2015 (169)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 231 companies were dissolved in York during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) York UK 2015 231 89,523 2014 225 82,370 % change 2.7% 8.7% Record Year 2011 (240) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 59 71 101 Closed companies in 2014 74 82 69 % change -20.3% -13.4% 46% Record Year 2013 (85) 2012 (85) 2009 (131)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for York during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 243 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) York UK 2015 243 71,633 2014 231 68,352 Record Year 2013 (255) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 98 77 68 Net growth in 2014 102 50 79 Record Year 2014 (102) 2013 (110) 2008 (128)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, York formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) York 2015 0.3% 2014 0.3% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change -12.5% 3.3% 4.1% Record Year 1964 (0.8%) 2003 (0.4%) 1993 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in York was in 2008 when 33.7% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in York in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 3.40% CONSULTING 5.23% YORK 3.17% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CONSULTING 1.54% CONSULTANCY 3.62% (YORK) 1.43% PROPERTY 2.72% CONSULTANCY 1.07% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% DEVELOPMENTS 0.79% CARE 2.13% YORKSHIRE 0.79% ENGINEERING 2.12% PROPERTY 0.79% LONDON 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.67% TRADING 1.88% J 0.67% TRANSPORT 1.82% PARK 0.63% ELECTRICAL 1.76% DESIGN 0.63% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.63% INVESTMENTS 0.59% CO., 1.58% HOUSE 0.59% J 1.55% HEATING 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.51% BUSINESS 1.49% MEDIA 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.49% PROPERTIES 0.48% GLOBAL 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.44% S 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% M 0.44% BUILDING 1.31% HOMES 0.44% IT 1.30% PROJECT 0.40% MEDIA 1.28% ENERGY 0.40% M 1.27%
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 676 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 194 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 141 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 98 30,825 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 83 58,522 98000 - Residents property management 76 5,308 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 75 19,098 41100 - Development of building projects 59 11,863 74990 - Non-trading company 57 13,794 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 29,218 62090 - Other information technology service activities 44 12,862 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 43 11,600 86900 - Other human health activities 41 13,990 62012 - Business and domestic software development 40 9,651 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 37 9,080 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 37 7,797 56101 - Licensed restaurants 33 8,909 56302 - Public houses and bars 31 6,355 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 28 8,607 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 27 10,200
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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