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Leeds, West Yorkshire

Q3 2011 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. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 1,045 companies were registered in Leeds during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 8.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeedsUK
    20111,045114,512
    2010962101,492
    % change8.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011332336377
    New companies in 2010322315325
    % change3.1%6.7%16.0%
    Record Year2004 (587)2006 (596)2006 (630)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 727 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeedsUK
    201172772,230
    201092187,705
    % change-21.1%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011226271230
    Closed companies in 2010291298332
    % change-22.3%-9.1%-31%
    Record Year2009 (5,157)2009 (4,219)2009 (1,143)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Leeds during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 318 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)LeedsUK
    201131842,282
    20104113,787
    Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201110665147
    Net growth in 20103117-7
    Record Year2004 (489)2006 (458)2004 (528)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Leeds
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    20070.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (2.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.9%0.9%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20100.9%1.0%0.9%
    % change-5.7%-10.2%4.8%
    Record Year1964 (2.9%)1977 (2.4%)1963 (2.6%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    24.1% of all director appointments in Leeds in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.02%CONSULTING5.11%
    LEEDS1.96%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.41%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    (LEEDS)1.31%PROPERTY2.41%
    PROPERTY1.25%TRADING2.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.19%DESIGN1.94%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    CARE0.74%BUSINESS1.82%
    YORKSHIRE0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.67%ENGINEERING1.74%
    J0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTIES0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    MEDICAL0.63%LONDON1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%J1.47%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    MEDIA0.59%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ENERGY0.59%CARE1.42%
    DESIGN0.57%IT1.38%
    TRADING0.55%BUILDING1.30%
    CONSULTANTS0.55%PROPERTIES1.28%
    M0.55%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CLEANING0.53%M1.25%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%ENERGY1.22%
    D0.51%TRAINING1.21%
    ELECTRICAL0.49%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,880204,493
    7487 - Other business activities40665,177
    9999 - Dormant Company17822,587
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15829,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13315,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy13014,755
    99999 - Dormant Company12218,281
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities9810,137
    7499 - Non-trading company9811,543
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply918,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities918,686
    74990 - Non-trading company838,064
    9305 - Other service activities7710,525
    5530 - Restaurants615,640
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified607,551
    86900 - Other human health activities574,019
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified5610,018
    7450 - Labour recruitment522,129
    62090 - Other information technology service activities486,798
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering456,321

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07691229 CARREAD 200 LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07691313 THE WEB DESIGN ACADEMY LIMITED 04 Jul 2011
    07694500 LENICA BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07697071 M B CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07698418 PRETZEL LOGIC UK LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07698459 SRC CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07704945 STOCK CLEARANCE LEEDS LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07720032 TRAVELLERS COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07721133 HILTON STANBURY LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07721381 DRAW NINE LTD 28 Jul 2011
    07723272 ECLEXIS ASSOCIATES LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
    OC366787 WOODS WHUR LLP 26 Jul 2011
    07692846 SMOOTHIEMANIA (LEEDS) LIMITED 05 Jul 2011
    07705280 MYCSP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07707982 REFLEX ARC LTD 18 Jul 2011
    07712123 TCS (ROCHDALE MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    OC366507 CAMPUS FUTURES 2015 LLP 14 Jul 2011
    07696988 BALMORAL GENERAL SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jul 2011
    07716492 ONE NUTRITION LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07719525 C3 2011 LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07703378 EDINC LIMITED 13 Jul 2011
    07704904 CLOSE ARCHITECTURE LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07715882 D&H HOUSE LTD 25 Jul 2011
    07718570 D M EVENTS LTD 26 Jul 2011
    07722619 HASSANJ LTD 29 Jul 2011