Leeds, West Yorkshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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) Leeds UK 2011 2,141 228,735 2010 1,872 203,749 % change 14.4% 12.3% Record Year 2006 (3,285) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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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) Leeds UK 2011 1,108 112,344 2010 919 98,612 % change 20.6% 13.9% Record Year 2006 (1,727) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 322 413 373 New companies in 2010 330 272 317 % change -2.4% 51.8% 17.7% Record Year 2005 (599) 2006 (702) 2006 (525)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leeds UK 2011 1,633 162,310 2010 1,793 177,631 % change -8.9% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (5,572) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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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) Leeds UK 2011 744 71,324 2010 921 94,954 % change -19.2% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (1,660) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 209 296 239 Closed companies in 2010 215 348 358 % change -2.8% -14.9% -33% Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (830) 2009 (414)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leeds UK 2011 508 66,425 2010 79 26,118 Record Year 2006 (2,507) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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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) Leeds UK 2011 364 41,020 2010 -2 3,658 Record Year 2006 (1,323) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 113 117 134 Net growth in 2010 115 -76 -41 Record Year 2005 (477) 2006 (584) 2006 (376)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (2.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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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 2011 1.0% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% 2007 1.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% UK formation share in 2010 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% % change -5.6% 19.6% 4.3% Record Year 1975 (2.9%) 1971 (3.2%) 1969 (3.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.10% CONSULTING 5.09% LEEDS 1.83% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CONSULTING 1.50% CONSULTANCY 3.17% (LEEDS) 1.35% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTANCY 1.27% TRADING 2.05% PROPERTY 1.16% DESIGN 1.94% PROPERTIES 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.92% MEDIA 0.69% BUSINESS 1.87% YORKSHIRE 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% BUSINESS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.67% MEDIA 1.73% CARE 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.67% (YORKSHIRE) 0.62% LONDON 1.60% MEDICAL 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% ENERGY 0.60% J 1.44% ELECTRICAL 0.60% CARE 1.44% J 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.42% INVESTMENTS 0.58% IT 1.39% CONSTRUCTION 0.58% BUILDING 1.32% DESIGN 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.54% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CLEANING 0.52% M 1.27% D 0.50% S 1.23% BUILDING 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% PARK 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 1,846 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 372 60,758 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 163 30,647 9999 - Dormant Company 148 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 132 16,419 99999 - Dormant Company 129 18,918 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 103 10,545 7414 - Business & management consultancy 101 13,053 74990 - Non-trading company 84 8,481 7499 - Non-trading company 83 10,955 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 78 7,143 7260 - Other computer related activities 78 7,849 9305 - Other service activities 66 9,063 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 60 7,835 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 57 10,322 86900 - Other human health activities 57 4,154 5530 - Restaurants 53 5,086 62090 - Other information technology service activities 52 7,095 7450 - Labour recruitment 47 2,304 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 46 5,928
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07662265 THIRDCO LIMITED 08 Jun 2011 07666997 BRAZILIAN BODY SHAPE LIMITED 13 Jun 2011 07672053 WIRO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 16 Jun 2011 07679741 AIRE MANAGEMENT LS19 LTD 23 Jun 2011 07679775 E2A LANGUAGE CENTRES LTD 23 Jun 2011 07684096 LGR MANAGEMENT LIMITED 27 Jun 2011 07687049 ZE-GEN (WILTON) LIMITED 29 Jun 2011 07687866 BROCKADALE LIMITED 29 Jun 2011 07688700 RENAISSANCE HAIR & BEAUTY LIMITED 30 Jun 2011 07689100 FINEST SOLICITORS LIMITED 30 Jun 2011 07657917 TRACK YOUR VISITOR LTD 03 Jun 2011 07680679 CENTURY HOUSE LIMITED 23 Jun 2011 07680881 30.11 CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 23 Jun 2011 OC365938 ABRIS CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LLP 27 Jun 2011 OC365797 BHG CONSULTANTS LLP 22 Jun 2011 07663794 BLUELINE PRIVATE HIRE LTD 09 Jun 2011 07687201 SAURYA LTD 29 Jun 2011 07665334 INNOVATE CONTRACT FURNITURE LIMITED 10 Jun 2011 07680515 VETPOINT LTD 23 Jun 2011 07655837 VIEWFIRST MARKETING LIMITED 02 Jun 2011 07671844 THE CLAIMS BUREAU (UK) LTD 16 Jun 2011 07674057 ADV COSMETICS LIMITED 20 Jun 2011 07679480 SAPNA GADARIA COUNSELLING SERVICES LTD 22 Jun 2011 07681489 UNISORTED LIMITED 24 Jun 2011 07681750 TANGO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 24 Jun 2011
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