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Leeds, West Yorkshire

Q1 2012 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 1,252 companies were registered in Leeds during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 21.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LeedsUK
    20121,252131,491
    20111,033116,391
    % change21.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2004 (1,680) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012363404485
    New companies in 2011277369387
    % change31.0%9.5%25.3%
    Record Year2007 (495)2004 (639)2006 (626)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 709 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LeedsUK
    201270967,576
    201188990,987
    % change-20.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012218246245
    Closed companies in 2011351272266
    % change-37.9%-9.6%-8%
    Record Year2011 (351)2011 (272)2009 (3,558)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Leeds during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 543 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)LeedsUK
    201254363,915
    201114425,404
    Record Year 2004 (1,292) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012145158240
    Net growth in 2011-7497121
    Record Year2004 (336)2004 (537)2006 (532)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Leeds formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Leeds
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (2.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.9%0.9%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20110.8%1.0%0.9%
    % change12.4%-6.4%17.2%
    Record Year1968 (3.1%)1969 (2.3%)1968 (2.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 42.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.93%CONSULTING5.07%
    LEEDS1.87%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTING1.58%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    (LEEDS)1.33%PROPERTY2.37%
    PROPERTY1.32%TRADING2.07%
    CONSULTANCY1.16%DESIGN1.93%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.93%ENGINEERING1.86%
    TRADING0.86%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    YORKSHIRE0.78%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    J0.74%BUSINESS1.73%
    CARE0.74%MEDIA1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.72%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%LONDON1.66%
    DESIGN0.67%J1.54%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    MEDICAL0.67%GLOBAL1.50%
    PROPERTIES0.65%IT1.40%
    ENERGY0.63%CARE1.34%
    M0.61%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    BUSINESS0.59%M1.27%
    MEDIA0.59%BUILDING1.24%
    HOUSE0.55%ENERGY1.20%
    RECRUITMENT0.53%S1.20%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,997216,665
    7487 - Other business activities32052,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19235,233
    99999 - Dormant Company16925,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management15619,704
    9999 - Dormant Company15218,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities14414,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy11512,113
    74990 - Non-trading company1089,729
    7499 - Non-trading company789,102
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply766,934
    7260 - Other computer related activities747,154
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7113,637
    86900 - Other human health activities705,066
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified699,892
    9305 - Other service activities698,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities598,145
    5530 - Restaurants494,633
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis483,448
    41100 - Development of building projects454,984

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07900442 GLOBAL SENSE BUILDING EFFICIENCY LIMITED 06 Jan 2012
    07904096 WAKEFIELD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST 10 Jan 2012
    07908046 N J HEARD ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2012
    07908212 DALLOL ENERGY LIMITED 12 Jan 2012
    07911024 KJPJR LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07913065 THREELEVELS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913123 NORTH AND SOUTH RECRUITMENT LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913131 LOWRIVER LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913134 GRAYPEN GROUP LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913144 PROJECT WINTER LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07913454 NEW WAVE ATM INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 17 Jan 2012
    07921983 DRIVING RESOURCES LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07923413 BUCKNEY LIMITED 25 Jan 2012
    07930243 J40 WHOLESALE CARPETS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07930541 LAWYERS 4 DENTISTS LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    OC371449 EAST SITE LLP 16 Jan 2012
    07917509 SYNERGEM RECRUITMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2012
    07917699 INDIACOCO LTD 20 Jan 2012
    07926038 CAPITAL HOSPITALITY (UK) LTD 27 Jan 2012
    07920867 SANCTUARY FINANCE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07927407 FASHIONOKO LIMITED 27 Jan 2012
    07913460 CJA ARCHITECTURE LTD 17 Jan 2012
    07930632 ALBERT DANNY LTD 31 Jan 2012
    07904007 ESTATE AGENTS ONLINE LTD 10 Jan 2012
    07897185 YORKSHIRE JETS LTD 04 Jan 2012