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
    08130560 CHRYSALIS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08131799 TIMECONSTRUCT LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08136400 BONAFIDE GUESTS ONLY LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137414 VAPORISER SALES AND SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137432 JIM ROBINSON CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08139385 C4X DRUG DISCOVERY LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140969 H & F (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08143500 SATISFACTION LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144905 DAWN NEWCOMBE HOSPITALITY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08145218 HORAN UTILITIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08150118 HARRISON BISHOP IB LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08154172 OUT OF YORKSHIRE LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154472 CORPORATE UTILITIES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08156405 AIRE ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 25 Jul 2012
    08156825 LGR CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08136873 PREMIER PROPERTIES LEEDS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08154827 MAKA-MED LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08157551 &CO CULTURAL MARKETING COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 26 Jul 2012
    08163325 OXEHEALTH LIMITED 31 Jul 2012
    08129428 3M HOSPITALITY LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08146024 RAINBOW FINANCE LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08153319 SANCTUARY FINANCE (LONDON) LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08138302 CUT ABOVE GENTS HAIRSTYLIST LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08147944 A L TRADING (UK) LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08125690 CHARLIE'S FISH BAR (YORKSHIRE) LTD 02 Jul 2012