Leeds, West Yorkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 2,400 companies were formed in Leeds. This figure is 12.1% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leeds occurred in 2006 when a total of 3,285 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds UK 2012 2,400 253,150 2011 2,141 228,735 % change 12.1% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (3,285) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,148 companies were registered in Leeds during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leeds UK 2012 1,148 121,659 2011 1,108 112,344 % change 3.6% 8.3% Record Year 2006 (1,727) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 364 412 372 New companies in 2011 322 413 373 % change 13.0% -0.2% -0.3% Record Year 2005 (599) 2006 (702) 2006 (525)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,455 companies were dissolved in Leeds. This figure is 10.9% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Leeds occurred in 2009 when a total of 5,572 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds UK 2012 1,455 147,793 2011 1,633 162,310 % change -10.9% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (5,572) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 746 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 0.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leeds UK 2012 746 80,218 2011 744 71,324 % change 0.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (1,660) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 241 265 240 Closed companies in 2011 209 296 239 % change 15.3% -10.5% 0% Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (830) 2009 (414)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Leeds increased by 945 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds UK 2012 945 105,357 2011 508 66,425 Record Year 2006 (2,507) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Leeds during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 402 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leeds UK 2012 402 41,441 2011 364 41,020 Record Year 2006 (1,323) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 123 147 132 Net growth in 2011 113 117 134 Record Year 2005 (477) 2006 (584) 2006 (376)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.9%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Leeds 2012 0.9% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (2.0%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Leeds 2012 0.9% 2011 1.0% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1966 (2.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 1.1% 0.9% % change -4.8% -12.6% 6.5% Record Year 1975 (2.9%) 1971 (3.2%) 1969 (3.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Leeds was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.1% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
22.5% of all director appointments in Leeds in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.07% CONSULTING 5.07% LEEDS 1.63% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTING 1.44% CONSULTANCY 3.28% PROPERTY 1.27% PROPERTY 2.35% (LEEDS) 1.27% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 1.12% DESIGN 1.89% TRADING 1.04% ENGINEERING 1.87% YORKSHIRE 0.89% ASSOCIATES 1.82% (YORKSHIRE) 0.85% CONSULTANTS 1.78% J 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CONSTRUCTION 0.74% BUSINESS 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.74% MEDIA 1.69% CARE 0.66% LONDON 1.68% PROPERTIES 0.66% J 1.57% ASSOCIATES 0.64% GLOBAL 1.51% BUSINESS 0.64% INVESTMENTS 1.48% DESIGN 0.61% IT 1.42% MEDICAL 0.59% CARE 1.31% HOUSE 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.57% M 1.26% IT 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.23% MEDIA 0.53% BUILDING 1.23% GLOBAL 0.51% SECURITY 1.19% M 0.51% S 1.18% HOLDINGS 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 2,235 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 292 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 238 26,088 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 184 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 171 20,390 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 160 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 140 16,469 7414 - Business & management consultancy 107 10,978 74990 - Non-trading company 98 9,706 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 80 14,220 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 70 6,356 7499 - Non-trading company 69 8,023 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 68 10,271 86900 - Other human health activities 65 5,222 7260 - Other computer related activities 64 6,456 9305 - Other service activities 64 7,926 62090 - Other information technology service activities 53 8,258 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 50 2,039 62012 - Business and domestic software development 48 4,742 41100 - Development of building projects 46 5,149
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