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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
    07698326 HAMMAC LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07698590 34 SHAWS ALLEY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07702408 TROPO RENEWABLES LIMITED 12 Jul 2011
    07713505 ANDREW FROSDICK LIMITED 21 Jul 2011
    07717391 HILTON FRASER LIMITED 25 Jul 2011
    07720032 TRAVELLERS COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 27 Jul 2011
    07721986 TENANT LIST LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    07702631 HANSAS COOKERY SCHOOL LTD 12 Jul 2011
    07705280 MYCSP TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED 14 Jul 2011
    07712764 TCS (ROCHDALE JV) LIMITED 20 Jul 2011
    07712997 METROPOLIS EVENTS LTD. 21 Jul 2011
    07715403 AGRISOLAR LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07721096 ZENERGY PV LIMITED 28 Jul 2011
    OC366786 ROCHDALE CO-OWNERSHIP LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 26 Jul 2011
    07698584 P M HOPKINS LIMITED 08 Jul 2011
    07709686 ANG YORK LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07715317 FLASHPAN LIMITED 22 Jul 2011
    07719525 C3 2011 LTD 27 Jul 2011
    07700557 LUONG & SON LIMITED 11 Jul 2011
    07694124 MAGIC WOK LTD 05 Jul 2011
    07706189 BONVIVEUR LTD 15 Jul 2011
    07709610 CLOTH SURGEON LIMITED 19 Jul 2011
    07722619 HASSANJ LTD 29 Jul 2011
    07710409 CHEAPFLOORING4U LTD 19 Jul 2011
    07711559 NASHA SHISHA LOUNGE LTD 20 Jul 2011