Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous February.
- January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 953 companies were registered in Leeds during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 19.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Leeds UK 2010 953 105,137 2009 800 91,034 % change 19.1% 15.5% Record Year 2004 (1,680) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 248 312 393 New companies in 2009 223 267 310 % change 11.2% 16.9% 26.8% Record Year 2007 (495) 2004 (639) 2006 (626)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 872 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 77.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Leeds UK 2010 872 82,677 2009 3,912 108,060 % change -77.7% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous February.
January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 244 268 360 Closed companies in 2009 148 206 3,558 % change 64.9% 30.1% -90% Record Year 2010 (244) 2010 (268) 2009 (3,558)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Leeds during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 81 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Leeds UK 2010 81 22,460 2009 -3,112 -17,026 Record Year 2004 (1,292) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 4 44 33 Net growth in 2009 75 61 -3,248 Record Year 2004 (336) 2004 (537) 2006 (532)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Leeds 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.9% 2006 1.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2009 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% % change 3.2% 0.1% 5.3% Record Year 1968 (3.1%) 1969 (2.3%) 1968 (2.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.6% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LEEDS 1.99% MANAGEMENT 5.01% (LEEDS) 1.70% CONSULTING 4.60% MANAGEMENT 1.68% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CONSULTING 1.51% PROPERTY 2.50% YORKSHIRE 1.01% ASSOCIATES 2.04% DESIGN 0.91% TRADING 1.93% PROPERTY 0.91% DESIGN 1.91% MEDIA 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.82% MEDIA 1.84% HOLDINGS 0.79% BUSINESS 1.74% (YORKSHIRE) 0.79% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% CONSTRUCTION 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.63% GROUP 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.54% BUSINESS 0.70% J 1.48% TRAINING 0.70% LONDON 1.45% BUILDING 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.45% SYSTEMS 0.65% GROUP 1.37% INVESTMENTS 0.62% GLOBAL 1.35% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% PROPERTIES 1.35% CARE 0.60% BUILDING 1.34% RECRUITMENT 0.58% CARE 1.33% ASSOCIATES 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.58% M 1.28% SECURITY 0.53% SYSTEMS 1.25% DIRECT 0.50% S 1.23%
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 2,004 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 444 74,904 6024 - Freight transport by road 423 3,665 99999 - Dormant Company 147 13,808 9999 - Dormant Company 143 19,948 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 120 14,007 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 115 26,974 7414 - Business & management consultancy 106 17,003 7499 - Non-trading company 104 15,398 7260 - Other computer related activities 100 10,331 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 91 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 90 9,659 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 85 9,325 7011 - Development & sell real estate 73 5,300 8532 - Social work without accommodation 71 1,133 62090 - Other information technology service activities 67 6,340 9305 - Other service activities 65 9,038 74990 - Non-trading company 58 8,149 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 8,154 7450 - Labour recruitment 50 3,809
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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