Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous February.
- January 2011 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 2011)
A total of 1,033 companies were registered in Leeds during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leeds UK 2011 1,033 116,391 2010 953 105,137 % change 8.4% 10.7% Record Year 2004 (1,680) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 277 369 387 New companies in 2010 248 312 393 % change 11.7% 18.3% -1.5% Record Year 2007 (495) 2004 (639) 2006 (626)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
A total of 889 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leeds UK 2011 889 90,986 2010 872 82,677 % change 1.9% 10.0% Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
February 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous February.
January 2011 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 2011 351 272 266 Closed companies in 2010 244 268 360 % change 43.9% 1.5% -26% Record Year 2011 (351) 2011 (272) 2009 (3,558)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Net company growth for Leeds during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 144 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leeds UK 2011 144 25,405 2010 81 22,460 Record Year 2004 (1,292) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -74 97 121 Net growth in 2010 4 44 33 Record Year 2004 (336) 2004 (537) 2006 (532)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Leeds 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% UK formation share in 2010 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% % change -3.6% 4.0% -6.1% Record Year 1968 (3.1%) 1969 (2.3%) 1968 (2.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.5% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.59% CONSULTING 5.04% LEEDS 1.82% MANAGEMENT 4.97% PROPERTY 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.16% (LEEDS) 1.26% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.22% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTING 1.22% DESIGN 1.93% PROPERTIES 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUSINESS 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% CARE 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% MEDIA 0.71% CONSULTANTS 1.76% YORKSHIRE 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.61% (YORKSHIRE) 0.69% LONDON 1.60% DESIGN 0.62% CARE 1.45% INVESTMENTS 0.60% J 1.45% MARKETING 0.58% GLOBAL 1.44% MEDICAL 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.43% J 0.56% IT 1.41% CONSULTANTS 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.36% S 0.54% BUILDING 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% M 1.30% HOLDINGS 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.28% ELECTRICAL 0.51% S 1.24% ENERGY 0.51% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% GROUP 0.51% SYSTEMS 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 1,865 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 375 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 159 30,253 9999 - Dormant Company 143 19,765 99999 - Dormant Company 136 18,336 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 130 16,150 7414 - Business & management consultancy 99 12,916 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 95 10,246 7499 - Non-trading company 86 11,316 74990 - Non-trading company 81 8,695 7260 - Other computer related activities 78 7,789 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 74 7,000 9305 - Other service activities 63 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 62 7,788 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 59 10,085 62090 - Other information technology service activities 59 6,996 86900 - Other human health activities 51 4,092 7011 - Development & sell real estate 48 2,654 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 47 6,183 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 46 3,220
Recent Companies
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