Leeds, West Yorkshire

Q3 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 (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)LeedsUK
    20121,221118,868
    20111,045114,512
    % change16.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012418423380
    New companies in 2011332336377
    % change25.9%25.9%0.8%
    Record Year2004 (587)2006 (596)2006 (630)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeedsUK
    201270474,772
    201172772,230
    % change-3.2%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012244288172
    Closed companies in 2011226271230
    % change8.0%6.3%-25%
    Record Year2009 (5,157)2009 (4,219)2009 (1,143)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeedsUK
    201251744,096
    201131842,282
    Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012174135208
    Net growth in 201110665147
    Record Year2004 (489)2006 (458)2004 (528)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    20080.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (2.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20110.9%0.9%1.0%
    % change13.0%26.9%-0.3%
    Record Year1964 (2.9%)1977 (2.4%)1963 (2.6%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.81%CONSULTING5.05%
    LEEDS1.67%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.46%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.41%PROPERTY2.35%
    (LEEDS)1.28%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.17%DESIGN1.87%
    TRADING0.92%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    YORKSHIRE0.90%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.82%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTIES0.79%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.71%MEDIA1.67%
    BUSINESS0.70%LONDON1.67%
    J0.68%J1.55%
    DESIGN0.62%GLOBAL1.53%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.59%IT1.43%
    IT0.57%PROPERTIES1.34%
    CARE0.55%CARE1.32%
    RECRUITMENT0.55%M1.27%
    ASSOCIATES0.55%BUILDING1.22%
    MEDIA0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    MEDICAL0.49%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    GLOBAL0.49%S1.17%
    HOUSE0.48%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied3,070331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company22925,035
    7487 - Other business activities22335,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified17033,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management16419,425
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities15714,774
    9999 - Dormant Company10812,598
    74990 - Non-trading company919,203
    7414 - Business & management consultancy828,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified7213,716
    86900 - Other human health activities644,998
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified639,891
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply594,997
    7499 - Non-trading company576,164
    62090 - Other information technology service activities517,869
    7260 - Other computer related activities494,979
    9305 - Other service activities476,142
    62012 - Business and domestic software development464,584
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies461,954
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities444,119

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08201415 WOODTHORPE LEISURE PARK LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08201472 BARNCLIFFE DAY NURSERY LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08201652 COLBARAN LIMITED 04 Sep 2012
    08202271 SOLACE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08210527 HEMELITE LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210565 COACH TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210572 AMOUNTSECURED LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210585 OLD CORNWALL LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08210717 NIGHTLIFE 24/7 LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08230068 REBROSE LEISURE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230128 REBROSE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230155 BRIGGATE DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231760 BRIT'S CLAIMS COMPANY LAW LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08199458 TOTALNET LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08208473 BRIGHT ENERGY CONSULTANTS LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08227114 SUITE CENTRE LEEDS LTD 25 Sep 2012
    08230159 BEAN CONTRACTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231766 BRADFORD ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08219819 FIRST SOURCE DIRECT LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08226475 CAR AUDIO POINT LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08211178 FEELING CREATIVE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08220780 WAFFLE WORKS LTD 19 Sep 2012
    08198997 ORION CATERING LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08205642 HDC MEDIA LTD. 07 Sep 2012
    08212097 INFINITUS TRADE LIMITED 12 Sep 2012