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
    07360288 ALTERNATIVE EDGE LIMITED 31 Aug 2010
    07354531 KOMAIN LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07353403 AIRE MANAGEMENT LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07351118 YC4C LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07350725 HARMONY CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07349750 DURABUILD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 18 Aug 2010
    07347100 THE CRUCIATE CORPORATION LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07345651 ABDUL HAQ LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07344262 L&P 239 LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343409 GLOBAL SEED CAPITAL LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342009 CAMPBELL WILSON CATERING LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07338741 JRG CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337412 BUILDING INTERIORS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07335804 HR-ING.COM LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07334145 TOLMED LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    OC356975 WELCOME SKATE LLP 06 Aug 2010
    07356556 CRAWSHAW PARTNERSHIP TRUST 25 Aug 2010
    07347861 LEARN HOW TO BE A DJ LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07342773 COMPLETE CLEANING SOLUTIONS (1989) LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07350515 CODING FUTURES LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07345671 BOND STREET REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS 13 Aug 2010
    07345376 BOND STREET REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07334352 THE WELL (LEEDS) LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07359411 A GOALS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07357556 GO GO REAL ESTATE LTD 26 Aug 2010