Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 1,221 companies were registered in Leeds during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 16.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Leeds UK 2012 1,221 118,868 2011 1,045 114,512 % change 16.8% 3.8% Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 418 423 380 New companies in 2011 332 336 377 % change 25.9% 25.9% 0.8% Record Year 2004 (587) 2006 (596) 2006 (630)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 704 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Leeds UK 2012 704 74,772 2011 727 72,230 % change -3.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 244 288 172 Closed companies in 2011 226 271 230 % change 8.0% 6.3% -25% Record Year 2009 (5,157) 2009 (4,219) 2009 (1,143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Leeds during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 517 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Leeds UK 2012 517 44,096 2011 318 42,282 Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 174 135 208 Net growth in 2011 106 65 147 Record Year 2004 (489) 2006 (458) 2004 (528)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Leeds formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Leeds 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% 2008 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (2.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% % change 13.0% 26.9% -0.3% Record Year 1964 (2.9%) 1977 (2.4%) 1963 (2.6%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 40.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
24.0% of all director appointments in Leeds in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.81% CONSULTING 5.05% LEEDS 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.46% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CONSULTANCY 1.41% PROPERTY 2.35% (LEEDS) 1.28% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.17% DESIGN 1.87% TRADING 0.92% ASSOCIATES 1.84% YORKSHIRE 0.90% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTIES 0.79% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% (YORKSHIRE) 0.71% MEDIA 1.67% BUSINESS 0.70% LONDON 1.67% J 0.68% J 1.55% DESIGN 0.62% GLOBAL 1.53% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.59% IT 1.43% IT 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.34% CARE 0.55% CARE 1.32% RECRUITMENT 0.55% M 1.27% ASSOCIATES 0.55% BUILDING 1.22% MEDIA 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% MEDICAL 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.20% GLOBAL 0.49% S 1.17% HOUSE 0.48% SECURITY 1.16%
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 3,070 331,455 99999 - Dormant Company 229 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 223 35,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 170 33,677 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 164 19,425 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 157 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 108 12,598 74990 - Non-trading company 91 9,203 7414 - Business & management consultancy 82 8,437 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 72 13,716 86900 - Other human health activities 64 4,998 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 63 9,891 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 59 4,997 7499 - Non-trading company 57 6,164 62090 - Other information technology service activities 51 7,869 7260 - Other computer related activities 49 4,979 9305 - Other service activities 47 6,142 62012 - Business and domestic software development 46 4,584 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 46 1,954 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 44 4,119
Recent Companies
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