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
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