Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Contents
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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