Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
2012 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2012 was a record year for company registrations in Dewsbury when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dewsbury when compared to any previous second half year.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dewsbury when compared to any previous October.
- Q4 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dewsbury when compared to any previous Q4.
- October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dewsbury when compared to any previous October.
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New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2012)
2012 was a record year for company registrations in Dewsbury when compared to any year in history.
A total of 279 companies were formed in Dewsbury in 2012. This total is 10.7% higher than in 2011 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 8.6% growth compared to 452,870 the previous year.
Year Dewsbury UK 2012 279 491,893 2011 252 452,870 2010 226 400,358 2009 213 362,675 2008 203 349,203 Record Year 2012 (279) 2012 (491,893) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The second half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dewsbury when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2012 a total of 129 companies were formed in Dewsbury. This figure is 13.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.5%.
The highest total for a second half year in Dewsbury occurred in 2012 when a total of 129 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Dewsbury UK 2012 129 238,743 2011 114 224,135 % change 13.2% 6.5% Record Year 2012 (129) 2012 (238,743) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
A total of 46 companies were registered in Dewsbury during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 9.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Dewsbury UK 2012 46 119,875 2011 46 109,623 % change 0.0% 9.4% Record Year 2010 (56) 2012 (119,875) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Dewsbury when compared to any previous October.
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2012 17 16 13 New companies in 2011 11 17 18 % change 54.5% -5.9% -27.8% Record Year 2012 (17) 2010 (26) 2008 (19)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Dewsbury in 2012. This total is 2.5% lower than in 2011 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 6.6% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Dewsbury UK 2012 155 293,728 2011 159 314,524 2010 159 342,233 2009 227 533,787 2008 92 237,873 Record Year 2009 (227) 2009 (533,787) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 a total of 87 companies were dissolved in Dewsbury. This figure is 4.8% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -4.1%.
The highest total for a second half year in Dewsbury occurred in 2009 when a total of 94 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Dewsbury UK 2012 87 145,934 2011 83 152,213 % change 4.8% -4.1% Record Year 2009 (94) 2009 (244,543) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Q4 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dewsbury when compared to any previous Q4.
A total of 47 companies were dissolved in Dewsbury during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012).
This figure is an increase of 6.8% versus the same period last year (Q4 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 12.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Dewsbury UK 2012 47 70,026 2011 44 79,983 % change 6.8% -12.4% Record Year 2012 (47) 2009 (85,139) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
October 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Dewsbury when compared to any previous October.
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2012 20 23 4 Closed companies in 2011 7 25 12 % change 185.7% -8.0% -67% Record Year 2012 (20) 2011 (25) 2009 (19)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2012)
A total of 124 companies were added to the company register for Dewsbury in 2012. This number represents growth of 49.2% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 43.8%.
This number is 31 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2006 when the Dewsbury company register grew by 134 companies.
Year Dewsbury UK 2012 124 198,165 2011 93 138,346 2010 67 58,125 2009 -14 -171,112 2008 111 111,330 Record Year 2006 (134) 2003 (242,541) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 the company register for Dewsbury increased by 42 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Dewsbury UK 2012 42 92,809 2011 31 71,922 Record Year 2006 (63) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
Net company growth for Dewsbury during the fourth quarter of 2012 (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) was -1 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Dewsbury UK 2012 -1 49,849 2011 2 29,640 Record Year 2006 (34) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2012 -3 -7 9 Net growth in 2011 4 -8 6 Record Year 2003 (14) 2009 (18) 2006 (12)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2012)
In 2012 Dewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2011 when Dewsbury was responsible for 0.1% of all UK companies.
Year Dewsbury 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.1%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
In the second half of 2012 Dewsbury formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Dewsbury 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1976 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
In the fourth quarter of 2012, Dewsbury formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2012 - Dec 2012) Dewsbury 2012 0.0% 2011 0.0% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1962 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2012)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2012 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% % change 29.9% -10.4% -29.6% Record Year 1963 (0.3%) 1965 (0.4%) 1972 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2012)
The average age of a director in 2012 was 42.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2012 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 38.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2012)
The record year for female directors in Dewsbury was 1860 when 35.7% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Dewsbury in 2012 was 24.3%. The average for the UK during this time was 29.9%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2012)
The record second half year for female directors in Dewsbury was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
20.3% of all director appointments in Dewsbury in the second half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2012)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Dewsbury was in 1977 when 31.2% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Dewsbury in the fourth quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2011-Dec 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CARE 1.16% CONSULTING 5.15% YORKSHIRE 1.16% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 0.97% CONSULTANCY 3.31% BEDS 0.97% PROPERTY 2.40% M 0.97% TRADING 2.03% (DEWSBURY) 0.77% DESIGN 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.82% GLOBAL 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.79% LMB 0.58% BUSINESS 1.76% ENERGY 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.75% BIM 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% UP 0.58% LONDON 1.69% THORNHILL 0.58% MEDIA 1.69% SLEEP 0.58% GLOBAL 1.59% FINANCIAL 0.58% J 1.57% SONS 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.46% S 0.58% IT 1.43% WORLD 0.58% CARE 1.39% TRUST 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.58% M 1.26% IT 0.58% BUILDING 1.23% NOSTALGIA 0.58% ENTERPRISES 1.21% FURNITURE 0.58% TRAINING 1.18% GROUP 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.17% ELITE 0.58% SECURITY 1.17%
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 156 236,139 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 22,058 99999 - Dormant Company 17 40,648 86210 - General medical practice activities 16 3,960 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 14 52,427 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 7 2,834 31030 - Manufacture of mattresses 6 38 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 6 23,256 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 6 6,177 49410 - Freight transport by road 6 5,165 62090 - Other information technology service activities 5 12,291 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 5 4,829 86900 - Other human health activities 5 7,866 31090 - Manufacture of other furniture 5 685 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 5 5,132 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 4 2,366 47599 - Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store 4 1,228 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 4 6,307 47530 - Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores 3 594 56290 - Other food services 3 2,833
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08236815 PROTEA TRAINING COMPANY LTD 02 Oct 2012 08240169 BULBULIA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 04 Oct 2012 08247992 WESTGATE AUTOS MOTS LIMITED 10 Oct 2012 08253497 H&S YORKSHIRE LIMITED 15 Oct 2012 08263672 SAMPSON ESTATE AGENTS (NORMANTON) LTD 22 Oct 2012 08263698 DAVEE ESTATES LTD 22 Oct 2012 08263804 SAMPSON ESTATE AGENTS (FEATHERSTONE) LTD 23 Oct 2012 08266816 STOREY TRANSPORT (LEEDS) LTD 24 Oct 2012 08267587 NK OPTICAL LIMITED 25 Oct 2012 08236556 CROSSMANN BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS LTD 02 Oct 2012 08240238 HEALTHCARE (MIDLANDS) LTD 04 Oct 2012 08243752 JOSEPH FOOD LTD 08 Oct 2012 08245456 PICK N MOVE UK LIMITED 09 Oct 2012 OC379286 LMB MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLP 11 Oct 2012 08250200 CAR CARE WHOLESALE LTD 11 Oct 2012 08258575 S.Y.BOAKYE LTD 18 Oct 2012 08259829 JUSTTHERE78 LIMITED 18 Oct 2012
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