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
    07331617 IHO FIX (UK) LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07328946 OPTIMA HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07325874 SELLING SOURCE UK LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325146 EVOLUTION HEALTH TRAINING LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07323278 TAYLOR FROZEN FOOD PLC 22 Jul 2010
    07317403 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 2010 LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07316783 PROVECA LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315520 FROSTEND PLC 15 Jul 2010
    OC356428 FARFIELD GROVE LLP 14 Jul 2010
    07329052 LANG CONTRACTING PVT LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07328588 THE DONKEY SANCTUARY TRUSTEE LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07324346 LIFE CONNECTIONS 23 Jul 2010
    07318686 C-MODUS UK LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07309444 N.GIFFORD CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07304436 TOWER EUROPE SPORT LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07312313 CLICK APPEAL LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07326570 FIRDOS HR LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07322783 GULLIVERS (NORTHERN QUARTER) LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07322861 G S SUPPORT LTD. 22 Jul 2010
    07310913 UNITED DESIGN & DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07307151 PROMANTES LTD 07 Jul 2010
    07304594 MANTRA (HULL) LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07301116 ZILVA CLEANING AND BUILDING LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07316084 ZOKA MILAN LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07316055 YFM PRIVATE FINANCE LIMITED 15 Jul 2010