Leeds, West Yorkshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,872 companies were formed in Leeds. This figure is 14.3% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leeds occurred in 2006 when a total of 3,285 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds UK 2010 1,872 203,749 2009 1,638 182,021 % change 14.3% 11.9% Record Year 2006 (3,285) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 919 companies were registered in Leeds during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is an increase of 9.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leeds UK 2010 919 98,612 2009 838 90,987 % change 9.7% 8.4% Record Year 2006 (1,727) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 330 272 317 New companies in 2009 273 266 299 % change 20.9% 2.3% 6.0% Record Year 2005 (599) 2006 (702) 2006 (525)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 1,793 companies were dissolved in Leeds. This figure is 67.8% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leeds occurred in 2009 when a total of 5,572 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds UK 2010 1,793 177,631 2009 5,572 289,236 % change -67.8% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (5,572) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 921 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 44.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leeds UK 2010 921 94,954 2009 1,660 181,176 % change -44.5% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (1,660) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 215 348 358 Closed companies in 2009 416 830 414 % change -48.3% -58.1% -14% Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (830) 2009 (414)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Leeds increased by 79 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds UK 2010 79 26,118 2009 -3,934 -107,215 Record Year 2006 (2,507) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Leeds during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -2 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leeds UK 2010 -2 3,658 2009 -822 -90,189 Record Year 2006 (1,323) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 115 -76 -41 Net growth in 2009 -143 -564 -115 Record Year 2005 (477) 2006 (584) 2006 (376)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.9%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 1.1% 2006 1.5% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (2.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Leeds 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 1.3% 2006 1.6% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% UK formation share in 2009 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% % change 11.2% -2.5% -4.6% Record Year 1975 (2.9%) 1971 (3.2%) 1969 (3.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Leeds was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Leeds in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.11% MANAGEMENT 5.01% LEEDS 2.04% CONSULTING 4.79% (LEEDS) 1.52% CONSULTANCY 3.02% CONSULTING 1.50% PROPERTY 2.40% PROPERTY 1.13% ASSOCIATES 2.02% CONSULTANCY 0.96% TRADING 2.01% (YORKSHIRE) 0.94% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% YORKSHIRE 0.89% MEDIA 1.80% MEDIA 0.89% BUSINESS 1.75% BUSINESS 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.71% ASSOCIATES 0.73% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% CONSTRUCTION 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.56% INVESTMENTS 0.66% LONDON 1.52% HOLDINGS 0.66% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CARE 0.63% J 1.46% CONSULTANTS 0.63% CARE 1.41% TRAINING 0.61% GLOBAL 1.39% BUILDING 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% MARKETING 0.61% BUILDING 1.33% SYSTEMS 0.61% M 1.29% DIRECT 0.59% IT 1.28% J 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.27% GROUP 0.56% GROUP 1.25% PROPERTIES 0.54% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 1,857 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 413 68,525 6024 - Freight transport by road 169 2,960 9999 - Dormant Company 151 19,842 99999 - Dormant Company 139 14,342 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 128 25,942 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 114 13,490 7499 - Non-trading company 101 13,997 7414 - Business & management consultancy 97 14,598 7260 - Other computer related activities 95 9,122 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 78 8,285 7011 - Development & sell real estate 68 4,579 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 68 8,590 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 65 8,262 9305 - Other service activities 65 8,822 74990 - Non-trading company 64 7,893 62090 - Other information technology service activities 55 5,854 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 49 7,922 5530 - Restaurants 47 4,879 7450 - Labour recruitment 45 3,248
Recent Companies
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