Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leeds UK 2012 1,252 131,491 2011 1,033 116,391 % change 21.2% 13.0% Record Year 2004 (1,680) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 363 404 485 New companies in 2011 277 369 387 % change 31.0% 9.5% 25.3% Record Year 2007 (495) 2004 (639) 2006 (626)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leeds UK 2012 709 67,576 2011 889 90,987 % change -20.2% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 218 246 245 Closed companies in 2011 351 272 266 % change -37.9% -9.6% -8% Record Year 2011 (351) 2011 (272) 2009 (3,558)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leeds UK 2012 543 63,915 2011 144 25,404 Record Year 2004 (1,292) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 145 158 240 Net growth in 2011 -74 97 121 Record Year 2004 (336) 2004 (537) 2006 (532)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% % change 12.4% -6.4% 17.2% Record Year 1968 (3.1%) 1969 (2.3%) 1968 (2.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.93% CONSULTING 5.07% LEEDS 1.87% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.58% CONSULTANCY 3.30% (LEEDS) 1.33% PROPERTY 2.37% PROPERTY 1.32% TRADING 2.07% CONSULTANCY 1.16% DESIGN 1.93% (YORKSHIRE) 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.86% TRADING 0.86% ASSOCIATES 1.84% YORKSHIRE 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.79% J 0.74% BUSINESS 1.73% CARE 0.74% MEDIA 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.72% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% LONDON 1.66% DESIGN 0.67% J 1.54% INVESTMENTS 0.67% INVESTMENTS 1.51% MEDICAL 0.67% GLOBAL 1.50% PROPERTIES 0.65% IT 1.40% ENERGY 0.63% CARE 1.34% M 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.31% CONSULTANTS 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% BUSINESS 0.59% M 1.27% MEDIA 0.59% BUILDING 1.24% HOUSE 0.55% ENERGY 1.20% RECRUITMENT 0.53% S 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 1,997 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 320 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 192 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 169 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 156 19,704 9999 - Dormant Company 152 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 144 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 115 12,113 74990 - Non-trading company 108 9,729 7499 - Non-trading company 78 9,102 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 76 6,934 7260 - Other computer related activities 74 7,154 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 71 13,637 86900 - Other human health activities 70 5,066 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 69 9,892 9305 - Other service activities 69 8,818 62090 - Other information technology service activities 59 8,145 5530 - Restaurants 49 4,633 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 48 3,448 41100 - Development of building projects 45 4,984
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07932232 TOBCAR CONTRACTORS LTD 01 Feb 2012 07932355 MARSHA MANAGEMENT LIMITED 01 Feb 2012 07937980 AKSARUS LIMITED 06 Feb 2012 07940396 PIMLICO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS LIMITED 07 Feb 2012 07942893 3R4ND SHOP LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07943413 OTHER ENTERPRISES LTD 09 Feb 2012 07945800 ORTON GRANGE WIND ENERGY LIMITED 10 Feb 2012 07952743 D & M IRVING FARMING 16 Feb 2012 07956775 BRADFORD EMBER PROPERTY LIMITED 20 Feb 2012 07957267 KERSEWELL PLOTS LTD 21 Feb 2012 07968391 CREATIVE BRAND CONCEPTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012 OC372402 42A PARK PLACE LLP 13 Feb 2012 OC372828 THE LANDLORD PARTNERSHIP LLP 24 Feb 2012 OC372940 BICOM UK LLP 29 Feb 2012 07942919 PHANTOM DESIGN LIMITED 09 Feb 2012 07966138 MEDNET TRADING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012 07969405 OSBALDA LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07969442 BARDEGAR LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 OC371926 PEARCE BOTTOMLEY LLP 01 Feb 2012 07958615 WHITE ROSE ACADEMIES TRUST 21 Feb 2012 07940662 ADVANCE PROMOTIONS AND MEDIA LIMITED 08 Feb 2012 07966905 ANANI&SONS LTD 28 Feb 2012 07969077 DIRECT EXPORT WORLDWIDE LIMITED 29 Feb 2012 07937903 MODERN FOODS (UK) LTD 06 Feb 2012 07949721 CITY PIZZA LTD 14 Feb 2012
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