Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leeds UK 2011 1,045 114,512 2010 962 101,492 % change 8.6% 12.8% Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 332 336 377 New companies in 2010 322 315 325 % change 3.1% 6.7% 16.0% Record Year 2004 (587) 2006 (596) 2006 (630)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leeds UK 2011 727 72,230 2010 921 87,705 % change -21.1% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 226 271 230 Closed companies in 2010 291 298 332 % change -22.3% -9.1% -31% Record Year 2009 (5,157) 2009 (4,219) 2009 (1,143)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leeds UK 2011 318 42,282 2010 41 13,787 Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 106 65 147 Net growth in 2010 31 17 -7 Record Year 2004 (489) 2006 (458) 2004 (528)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.9% 2007 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (2.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% UK formation share in 2010 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% % change -5.7% -10.2% 4.8% Record Year 1964 (2.9%) 1977 (2.4%) 1963 (2.6%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.02% CONSULTING 5.11% LEEDS 1.96% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.41% CONSULTANCY 3.19% (LEEDS) 1.31% PROPERTY 2.41% PROPERTY 1.25% TRADING 2.06% CONSULTANCY 1.19% DESIGN 1.94% (YORKSHIRE) 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.85% CARE 0.74% BUSINESS 1.82% YORKSHIRE 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.67% ENGINEERING 1.74% J 0.63% MEDIA 1.72% PROPERTIES 0.63% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% MEDICAL 0.63% LONDON 1.63% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% J 1.47% ASSOCIATES 0.59% GLOBAL 1.46% MEDIA 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.43% ENERGY 0.59% CARE 1.42% DESIGN 0.57% IT 1.38% TRADING 0.55% BUILDING 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.28% M 0.55% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CLEANING 0.53% M 1.25% INVESTMENTS 0.51% ENERGY 1.22% D 0.51% TRAINING 1.21% ELECTRICAL 0.49% S 1.21%
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 1,880 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 406 65,177 9999 - Dormant Company 178 22,587 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 158 29,245 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 133 15,760 7414 - Business & management consultancy 130 14,755 99999 - Dormant Company 122 18,281 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 98 10,137 7499 - Non-trading company 98 11,543 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 91 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 91 8,686 74990 - Non-trading company 83 8,064 9305 - Other service activities 77 10,525 5530 - Restaurants 61 5,640 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 60 7,551 86900 - Other human health activities 57 4,019 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 56 10,018 7450 - Labour recruitment 52 2,129 62090 - Other information technology service activities 48 6,798 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 45 6,321
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07761378 FUNFLIP LIMITED 05 Sep 2011 07761559 HAIRY LEMON PROMOTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2011 07765559 PIMCO 2909 LIMITED 07 Sep 2011 07768859 PIMCO 2908 LIMITED 09 Sep 2011 07762383 SOCKBRIDGE HALL FARMING COMPANY 05 Sep 2011 07770665 WIKOFF COLOUR (UK) LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07780402 ST GEORGE'S CRYPT 20 Sep 2011 07780441 MYDY TRADING LIMITED 20 Sep 2011 07782045 STEVE OLIVER SERVICES NOTTINGHAM LIMITED 21 Sep 2011 07786955 YORK MAILING GROUP LIMITED 26 Sep 2011 OC368118 REWARD CAPITAL FINANCE LLP 16 Sep 2011 07790426 BPC CONSOLIDATED LIMITED 28 Sep 2011 07791931 ARENA PARKING LEEDS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011 07792081 TDM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 29 Sep 2011 07776643 BIG PROMISE LTD 16 Sep 2011 07779304 DAVINCI DESIGNS LTD 19 Sep 2011 07793029 ZENITH SWEEP LTD 30 Sep 2011 07778257 EDVIS LTD 19 Sep 2011 07790135 A SCAUM CONVERSIONS LIMITED 28 Sep 2011 07791913 PRIVITAS SECURITY LTD 29 Sep 2011 07770971 CABIN LOUNGE LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07782153 INTEGRATED INNOVATIONS LTD 21 Sep 2011 07784613 OPTIVUS LTD 23 Sep 2011 07793110 GARNIER LIMITED 30 Sep 2011 07768080 ODDY & CO LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
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