Leeds, West Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 962 companies were registered in Leeds during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LeedsUK
    2010962101,492
    200979894,671
    % change20.6%7.2%
    Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010322315325
    New companies in 2009261249288
    % change23.4%26.5%12.8%
    Record Year2004 (587)2006 (596)2006 (630)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 921 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 91.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LeedsUK
    201092187,705
    200910,519159,401
    % change-91.2%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010291298332
    Closed companies in 20095,1574,2191,143
    % change-94.4%-92.9%-71%
    Record Year2009 (5,157)2009 (4,219)2009 (1,143)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Leeds during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 41 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)LeedsUK
    20104113,787
    2009-9,721-64,730
    Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20103117-7
    Net growth in 2009-4,896-3,970-855
    Record Year2004 (489)2006 (458)2004 (528)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Leeds
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    20070.9%
    20061.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (2.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.9%1.0%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20090.8%0.8%0.9%
    % change14.7%14.8%8.2%
    Record Year1964 (2.9%)1977 (2.4%)1963 (2.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.7% of all director appointments in Leeds in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.20%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    LEEDS1.93%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.64%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    (LEEDS)1.51%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.19%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES0.97%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.94%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.92%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    MEDIA0.83%BUSINESS1.80%
    YORKSHIRE0.83%MEDIA1.75%
    DESIGN0.81%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    BUSINESS0.81%LONDON1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.72%ENGINEERING1.59%
    MARKETING0.70%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CARE0.63%CARE1.44%
    HOLDINGS0.63%J1.44%
    INVESTMENTS0.63%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    DIRECT0.61%GLOBAL1.42%
    C0.58%IT1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.56%PROPERTIES1.35%
    BUILDING0.54%BUILDING1.32%
    ELECTRICAL0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%M1.28%
    TRAINING0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    SYSTEMS0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,838202,902
    7487 - Other business activities42569,802
    9999 - Dormant Company15621,484
    99999 - Dormant Company13214,072
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified12525,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management11213,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy10514,940
    7499 - Non-trading company10213,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities908,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply778,183
    9305 - Other service activities699,454
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering647,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities638,292
    74990 - Non-trading company627,649
    7011 - Development & sell real estate543,743
    62090 - Other information technology service activities535,716
    7450 - Labour recruitment502,972
    5530 - Restaurants495,181
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified477,767
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate433,631

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07391985 ELLIS & FAIRBANK LIMITED 29 Sep 2010
    07385919 REWARD FINANCE GROUP LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07377178 A A A (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 15 Sep 2010
    07370465 LINTON SPRINGS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Sep 2010
    07369303 MEDICI HEALTH LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365747 STROMBERG HOLDINGS LIMITED 03 Sep 2010
    OC358161 GLENTROOL CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 24 Sep 2010
    07392685 RENOV8 ROOFING SOLUTIONS LTD 30 Sep 2010
    07382408 PAT PLUS LEEDS LTD 21 Sep 2010
    07371235 THE ORIENT FOUNDATION 09 Sep 2010
    07391844 YAVISER LTD 29 Sep 2010
    07372555 GREEN FORCE SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Sep 2010
    07368246 IRAQ'S MISSING PERSONS ORGANISATION 07 Sep 2010
    07382870 CONCIERGE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Sep 2010
    07379333 THORNLEY LS LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07366728 INSTALL PLUS LIMITED 06 Sep 2010
    07392137 WINSOR PROPERTIES LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07385029 SEUKEU LIMITED 23 Sep 2010
    07383668 MARTIAL ARTS SUPPLY (LEEDS) LTD 22 Sep 2010
    07379390 OPTIMBID LIMITED 17 Sep 2010
    07368839 CIU PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE LIMITED 08 Sep 2010
    07365277 NETSARK COMMUNICATIONS LTD 03 Sep 2010
    07362638 URBAN BEAN LTD 01 Sep 2010
    07393586 WEST YORKSHIRE VEHICLES LIMITED 30 Sep 2010
    07385250 PAXETAMOR LIMITED 23 Sep 2010