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.

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 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)YorkUK
    2015474161,156
    2014456150,722
    % change3.9%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (474) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015157148169
    New companies in 2014176132148
    % change-10.8%12.1%14.2%
    Record Year2014 (176)2015 (148)2015 (169)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)YorkUK
    201523189,523
    201422582,370
    % change2.7%8.7%
    Record Year 2011 (240) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 20155971101
    Closed companies in 2014748269
    % change-20.3%-13.4%46%
    Record Year2013 (85)2012 (85)2009 (131)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)YorkUK
    201524371,633
    201423168,352
    Record Year 2013 (255) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015987768
    Net growth in 20141025079
    Record Year2014 (102)2013 (110)2008 (128)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.3%
    20140.3%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.3%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.3%0.3%
    % change-12.5%3.3%4.1%
    Record Year1964 (0.8%)2003 (0.4%)1993 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT3.40%CONSULTING5.23%
    YORK3.17%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CONSULTING1.54%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    (YORK)1.43%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY1.07%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.79%CARE2.13%
    YORKSHIRE0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    PROPERTY0.79%LONDON1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%TRADING1.88%
    J0.67%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PARK0.63%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    DESIGN0.63%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%PROPERTIES1.63%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%CO.,1.58%
    HOUSE0.59%J1.55%
    HEATING0.51%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.51%BUSINESS1.49%
    MEDIA0.51%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    PROPERTIES0.48%GLOBAL1.46%
    SYSTEMS0.48%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    S0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    M0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    HOMES0.44%IT1.30%
    PROJECT0.40%MEDIA1.28%
    ENERGY0.40%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied676288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management19443,081
    99999 - Dormant Company14149,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9830,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8358,522
    98000 - Residents property management765,308
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified7519,098
    41100 - Development of building projects5911,863
    74990 - Non-trading company5713,794
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5629,218
    62090 - Other information technology service activities4412,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate4311,600
    86900 - Other human health activities4113,990
    62012 - Business and domestic software development409,651
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified379,080
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings377,797
    56101 - Licensed restaurants338,909
    56302 - Public houses and bars316,355
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands288,607
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2710,200

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09383221 TELAIR TRADING LIMITED LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09399308 LITTLE STONEGATE YARD LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09414160 EMW(NORTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09402310 PAPAKATA (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09409749 ETHEREAL SALADS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09387053 TRANSITIONS YORK CIC 13 Jan 2015
    09399080 EBOR GT INVESTMENTS LTD 21 Jan 2015
    09405540 YOUNG PROPERTY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09373002 MRE MEDIA LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09389056 CABC LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09398391 SIZZLING PLATE (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09395137 K DAVIS ASSOCIATES LTD 19 Jan 2015
    09373097 HAWK EYE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09376813 AFS - AVOCET AGRICULTURE LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09377507 AVOCET FUEL SYSTEM PROPELLANTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09387224 NOMIHODAI LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09410167 MARTINETS IT FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09374814 TOTALI CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09378606 ANDREW OSGUTHORPE BUILDER LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380150 THE HERITAGE ANGEL LIMITED 08 Jan 2015
    09382678 J F CONSULTANCY (YORK) LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09389336 GAVIN RAITT GAS & HEATING SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09390730 STEADY SOLUTIONS LTD 15 Jan 2015
    09396185 MACK 1 CABLE JOINTING SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09404003 STAMP MARKETING LIMITED 23 Jan 2015