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Leeds, West Yorkshire

2011 Half Year 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. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 a total of 2,141 companies were formed in Leeds. This figure is 14.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Leeds occurred in 2006 when a total of 3,285 were formed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeedsUK
    20112,141228,735
    20101,872203,749
    % change14.4%12.3%
    Record Year2006 (3,285)2007 (279,097)
    New Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    A total of 1,108 companies were registered in Leeds during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 20.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)LeedsUK
    20111,108112,344
    201091998,612
    % change20.6%13.9%
    Record Year 2006 (1,727) 2011 (112,344)
    New Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    New companies in 2011322413373
    New companies in 2010330272317
    % change-2.4%51.8%17.7%
    Record Year2005 (599)2006 (702)2006 (525)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 a total of 1,633 companies were dissolved in Leeds. This figure is 8.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.

    The highest total for a first half year in Leeds occurred in 2009 when a total of 5,572 were closed.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeedsUK
    20111,633162,310
    20101,793177,631
    % change-8.9%-8.6%
    Record Year2009 (5,572)2009 (289,236)
    Dissolved Companies by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    A total of 744 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 19.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)LeedsUK
    201174471,324
    201092194,954
    % change-19.2%-24.9%
    Record Year 2009 (1,660) 2009 (181,176)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Closed companies in 2011209296239
    Closed companies in 2010215348358
    % change-2.8%-14.9%-33%
    Record Year2009 (416)2009 (830)2009 (414)

Net Company Growth

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 the company register for Leeds increased by 508 companies.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)LeedsUK
    201150866,425
    20107926,118
    Record Year2006 (2,507)2007 (171,296)
    Net Growth by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    Net company growth for Leeds during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 364 companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)LeedsUK
    201136441,020
    2010-23,658
    Record Year 2006 (1,323) 2003 (69,274)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    AprilMayJune
    Net growth in 2011113117134
    Net growth in 2010115-76-41
    Record Year2005 (477)2006 (584)2006 (376)

UK Company Share

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    In the first half of 2011 Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.9%.

    Half Year (Jan-Jun)Leeds
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    20071.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    In the second quarter of 2011, Leeds formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011)Leeds
    20111.0%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    20071.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (2.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  3. Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    AprilMayJune
    UK formation share in 20110.9%1.1%0.9%
    UK formation share in 20101.0%0.9%0.9%
    % change-5.6%19.6%4.3%
    Record Year1975 (2.9%)1971 (3.2%)1969 (3.6%)

Director Age

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 43.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)

    The record first half year for female directors in Leeds was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    23.8% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Half Year
  2. Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)

    The record second quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.

    23.2% of all director appointments in Leeds in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.10%CONSULTING5.09%
    LEEDS1.83%MANAGEMENT4.86%
    CONSULTING1.50%CONSULTANCY3.17%
    (LEEDS)1.35%PROPERTY2.43%
    CONSULTANCY1.27%TRADING2.05%
    PROPERTY1.16%DESIGN1.94%
    PROPERTIES0.73%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    MEDIA0.69%BUSINESS1.87%
    YORKSHIRE0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.77%
    BUSINESS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%MEDIA1.73%
    CARE0.67%ENGINEERING1.67%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.62%LONDON1.60%
    MEDICAL0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    ENERGY0.60%J1.44%
    ELECTRICAL0.60%CARE1.44%
    J0.60%INVESTMENTS1.42%
    INVESTMENTS0.58%IT1.39%
    CONSTRUCTION0.58%BUILDING1.32%
    DESIGN0.56%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CLEANING0.52%M1.27%
    D0.50%S1.23%
    BUILDING0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    PARK0.46%SYSTEMS1.20%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,846202,072
    7487 - Other business activities37260,758
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified16330,647
    9999 - Dormant Company14820,111
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13216,419
    99999 - Dormant Company12918,918
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities10310,545
    7414 - Business & management consultancy10113,053
    74990 - Non-trading company848,481
    7499 - Non-trading company8310,955
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply787,143
    7260 - Other computer related activities787,849
    9305 - Other service activities669,063
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified607,835
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5710,322
    86900 - Other human health activities574,154
    5530 - Restaurants535,086
    62090 - Other information technology service activities527,095
    7450 - Labour recruitment472,304
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering465,928

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07618105 PEEL'S DELI ONLINE LIMITED 28 Apr 2011
    07613996 COTTON COMFORT LTD 26 Apr 2011
    07612959 STRANG INVESTMENTS (2007) LIMITED 21 Apr 2011
    07609604 EXPRESSO INVESTMENTS LIMITED 19 Apr 2011
    07609508 IMCO (82011) LIMITED 19 Apr 2011
    07602060 PKUKLINK LTD 12 Apr 2011
    07594953 TILLEY TAYLER LIMITED 07 Apr 2011
    07590272 INDEXNAME LIMITED 04 Apr 2011
    07589513 FITAKITCHEN LIMITED 04 Apr 2011
    07594167 THE ORIGINAL SWEET SHOP (NOTTINGHAM) LTD 06 Apr 2011
    07611947 HORAN & HALL LTD 21 Apr 2011
    07610973 PR FAST BUILDERS LTD 20 Apr 2011
    07612563 PAUL V. CASTLE GROUP LIMITED 21 Apr 2011
    07598627 TANDOORI EXPRESS (YORKSHIRE) LTD 11 Apr 2011
    07594152 SUGARHOUSE (LEEDS) LIMITED 06 Apr 2011
    07589683 ULTIMATE SKIN LTD 04 Apr 2011
    07611778 YOUTH FORWARD DEVELOPMENT ARTS PROJECT LIMITED 21 Apr 2011
    07609881 HOME4SOLAR LIMITED 19 Apr 2011
    07609764 BRANDS EXPOSED LTD 19 Apr 2011
    07606642 MJB CONSULTANTS LIMITED 18 Apr 2011
    07594791 ATTICUS SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Apr 2011
    07590603 CAPECLARKE LIMITED 04 Apr 2011
    07590465 ORAL HYGIENE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Apr 2011
    07617794 DIRECT FOOD SUPPLIES NORTHERN LTD 28 Apr 2011
    07616942 ICANDY DESSERTS LIMITED 28 Apr 2011