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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
    07759492 STRATEGIC SITES MIDDLESBROUGH LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07760877 KOHIMA CONSULTANTS LIMITED 02 Sep 2011
    07761280 AUTOMOTIVE INVESTMENTS LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07761378 FUNFLIP LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07768979 PIMCO 2910 LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07770665 WIKOFF COLOUR (UK) LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07777073 KCS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778812 ABSTRACT (CROYDON) LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07781887 NEW EAST LEEDS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07783494 R TIMPERLEY & CO 22 Sep 2011
    07786988 WENSLEY HOUSE FREEHOLD LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07788494 EDDISONS TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 27 Sep 2011
    OC367820 YORKSHIRE SOUND COMPANY LLP 07 Sep 2011
    OC368195 WESTROW TRAINING LLP 20 Sep 2011
    07792186 TDM CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07793714 LEEDS ARENA PARKING LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07772285 JAHBLESSUK LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07764199 UNIFLOORS 2 GO LIMITED 06 Sep 2011
    07778257 EDVIS LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07791913 PRIVITAS SECURITY LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07759800 GOOD FOOT RECORDS LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07772883 ZERTEXX LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07780448 MEDICAL LINES LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07781230 EL SICILIANO & SHAAN LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07783941 NLP CONSTRUCTION LTD 22 Sep 2011