Leeds, West Yorkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 1,147 companies were registered in Leeds during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LeedsUK
    20131,147134,802
    20121,252131,491
    % change-8.4%2.5%
    Record Year 2004 (1,680) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013401355391
    New companies in 2012363404485
    % change10.5%-12.1%-19.4%
    Record Year2007 (495)2004 (639)2006 (626)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 643 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LeedsUK
    201364377,914
    201270967,576
    % change-9.3%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013271196176
    Closed companies in 2012218246245
    % change24.3%-20.3%-28%
    Record Year2011 (351)2011 (272)2009 (3,558)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Leeds during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 504 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)LeedsUK
    201350456,888
    201254363,915
    Record Year 2004 (1,292) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013130159215
    Net growth in 2012145158240
    Record Year2004 (336)2004 (537)2006 (532)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Leeds formed 0.9% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Leeds
    20130.9%
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.9%0.8%0.8%
    UK formation share in 20120.9%0.9%1.0%
    % change-1.0%-12.8%-16.7%
    Record Year1971 (1.8%)2004 (2.2%)1913 (5.1%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 2005 when 28.1% of all directors were female.

    26.4% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.76%CONSULTING5.18%
    LEEDS1.67%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    (LEEDS)1.57%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    MANAGEMENT1.51%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANCY1.37%TRADING2.06%
    PROPERTY1.04%DESIGN1.79%
    YORKSHIRE0.95%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSULTANTS0.85%BUSINESS1.77%
    PROPERTIES0.74%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    BUSINESS0.72%LONDON1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.59%MEDIA1.63%
    J0.58%GLOBAL1.57%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.56%J1.56%
    INVESTMENTS0.56%CARE1.46%
    FINANCIAL0.54%IT1.43%
    IT0.52%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    CARE0.50%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%M1.25%
    MEDIA0.50%BUILDING1.21%
    M0.49%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENERGY0.47%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    SECURITY0.45%TRAINING1.17%
    S0.41%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,302249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company43743,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified31054,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management27432,624
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities24424,894
    74990 - Non-trading company14414,129
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified13523,532
    86900 - Other human health activities1198,465
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10512,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified9516,448
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate947,507
    62012 - Business and domestic software development838,099
    41100 - Development of building projects798,637
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet787,199
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified756,954
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate725,059
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis695,104
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands675,629
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities676,591
    86210 - General medical practice activities634,062

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08428437 ENVICON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08428438 BARNEY THE DOG LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08430371 PROPOSEDSCHEME LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08430383 SUFFOLK PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 05 Mar 2013
    08432516 CRAGGS CLEANERS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432642 YORKSHIRE MESMAC TRADING LTD 06 Mar 2013
    08439522 TALKINGLENS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013
    08440922 NJA LAW 12 Mar 2013
    08441051 A WELCOME SKATE LIMITED 12 Mar 2013
    08441179 AES LAW 12 Mar 2013
    08449644 CALVERT RECRUITMENT LIMITED 18 Mar 2013
    OC383529 AFB70 LLP 20 Mar 2013
    08453897 SUPERPOWERCORP LIMITED 20 Mar 2013
    08427905 VIBRANT EDUCATION LIMITED 04 Mar 2013
    08435522 PINBELLCOM GROUP LIMITED 07 Mar 2013
    08445254 BERNIE & THE BEANPOLE LTD 14 Mar 2013
    08445281 THE MORLEY COBBLER LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08450345 RTD LEGAL LIMITED 19 Mar 2013
    08462660 ERIMAN LIMITED 26 Mar 2013
    OC382981 ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTS DIRECT LLP 01 Mar 2013
    08444428 CIS MADE EASY LIMITED 14 Mar 2013
    08426458 HEADINGLEY HEALTHCARE AND HYPNOSIS LTD 01 Mar 2013
    08427636 ZEPPO CREATIVE LTD 04 Mar 2013
    08431725 AMAN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 06 Mar 2013
    08432821 COPIA CONSULTING LTD 06 Mar 2013