Business Services in York

York Company Scorecard

Out of York's 17,180 total incorporated companies, 1,126 were formed in the last 12 months.

York's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in York include the 1,505 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, 974 companies working in real estate activities, and 962 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 16 active companies, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 11 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 5 active companies.

Company Trends in York

Looking at the big changes in York's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 7.79% of active businesses, a total of 644 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 3.05% of active businesses in York, a change of 70% from the 1.8% percentage share seen in 2018. Activities of other holding companies also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.91% of York's active companies.

Notable changes in York's business sectors include a rise of 53% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 47% in financial and insurance activities, and rise of 29% in human health and social work activities.