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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

  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 (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)LeedsUK
    20111,033116,391
    2010953105,137
    % change8.4%10.7%
    Record Year 2004 (1,680) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011277369387
    New companies in 2010248312393
    % change11.7%18.3%-1.5%
    Record Year2007 (495)2004 (639)2006 (626)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeedsUK
    201188990,986
    201087282,677
    % change1.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011351272266
    Closed companies in 2010244268360
    % change43.9%1.5%-26%
    Record Year2011 (351)2011 (272)2009 (3,558)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeedsUK
    201114425,405
    20108122,460
    Record Year 2004 (1,292) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-7497121
    Net growth in 201044433
    Record Year2004 (336)2004 (537)2006 (532)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    20070.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (2.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.8%1.0%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20100.9%0.9%0.9%
    % change-3.6%4.0%-6.1%
    Record Year1968 (3.1%)1969 (2.3%)1968 (2.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.59%CONSULTING5.04%
    LEEDS1.82%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    PROPERTY1.39%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    (LEEDS)1.26%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%TRADING2.10%
    CONSULTING1.22%DESIGN1.93%
    PROPERTIES0.81%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUSINESS0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    CARE0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    MEDIA0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    YORKSHIRE0.71%MEDIA1.69%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%ENGINEERING1.61%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.69%LONDON1.60%
    DESIGN0.62%CARE1.45%
    INVESTMENTS0.60%J1.45%
    MARKETING0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    MEDICAL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    J0.56%IT1.41%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%PROPERTIES1.36%
    S0.54%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%M1.30%
    HOLDINGS0.51%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%S1.24%
    ENERGY0.51%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    GROUP0.51%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,865202,798
    7487 - Other business activities37560,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15930,253
    9999 - Dormant Company14319,765
    99999 - Dormant Company13618,336
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13016,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy9912,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9510,246
    7499 - Non-trading company8611,316
    74990 - Non-trading company818,695
    7260 - Other computer related activities787,789
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply747,000
    9305 - Other service activities638,740
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified627,788
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5910,085
    62090 - Other information technology service activities596,996
    86900 - Other human health activities514,092
    7011 - Development & sell real estate482,654
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering476,183
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis463,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07500458 MIO MODO LTD 20 Jan 2011
    07497713 EXECREG LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07492834 BEECHTREE DEVELOPMENTS AND CONSULTANCY LTD. 14 Jan 2011
    07491287 KAM PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011
    07490566 HARLEQUIN TAVISTOCK LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07490415 DK SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07481603 ABLE FUNDING LIMITED 04 Jan 2011
    OC361175 SHOP 52 PROMOTIONS LLP 26 Jan 2011
    07509864 SEASON TICKET FINANCE LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07496694 DORMCO(1) LIMITED 18 Jan 2011
    07484002 DOCTORS & ACUPUNCTURE LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07482494 SOONNIGHT MEDIA LIMITED 05 Jan 2011
    OC361326 COPERNICUS ADRIATIC LLP 28 Jan 2011
    07489385 SPI MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07500098 10 THE RISE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jan 2011
    07507470 WEB2WORKS(UK) LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07503675 SHIRE SKIPS LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07503341 ALLROUNDER CRICKET LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07497633 MAGIC CONSULTANTS LTD 19 Jan 2011
    07484949 KDS LEEDS LTD 06 Jan 2011
    07483605 CHILLINGTON DRUMS LIMITED 06 Jan 2011
    07487982 REVIVE IT RECYCLING LIMITED 11 Jan 2011
    07507600 LEEDS HACKNEY TAXIS LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07502259 FACE COUTURE LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07490260 SLIPSTREAM BIKES LTD 12 Jan 2011