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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leeds UK 2013 1,147 134,802 2012 1,252 131,491 % change -8.4% 2.5% Record Year 2004 (1,680) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 401 355 391 New companies in 2012 363 404 485 % change 10.5% -12.1% -19.4% Record Year 2007 (495) 2004 (639) 2006 (626)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leeds UK 2013 643 77,914 2012 709 67,576 % change -9.3% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 271 196 176 Closed companies in 2012 218 246 245 % change 24.3% -20.3% -28% Record Year 2011 (351) 2011 (272) 2009 (3,558)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leeds UK 2013 504 56,888 2012 543 63,915 Record Year 2004 (1,292) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 130 159 215 Net growth in 2012 145 158 240 Record Year 2004 (336) 2004 (537) 2006 (532)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.9% 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (1.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% UK formation share in 2012 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% % change -1.0% -12.8% -16.7% Record Year 1971 (1.8%) 2004 (2.2%) 1913 (5.1%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.76% CONSULTING 5.18% LEEDS 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.78% (LEEDS) 1.57% CONSULTANCY 3.30% MANAGEMENT 1.51% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANCY 1.37% TRADING 2.06% PROPERTY 1.04% DESIGN 1.79% YORKSHIRE 0.95% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.85% BUSINESS 1.77% PROPERTIES 0.74% ASSOCIATES 1.75% BUSINESS 0.72% LONDON 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% (YORKSHIRE) 0.59% MEDIA 1.63% J 0.58% GLOBAL 1.57% DEVELOPMENTS 0.56% J 1.56% INVESTMENTS 0.56% CARE 1.46% FINANCIAL 0.54% IT 1.43% IT 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.41% CARE 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.36% ASSOCIATES 0.50% M 1.25% MEDIA 0.50% BUILDING 1.21% M 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ENERGY 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.18% SECURITY 0.45% TRAINING 1.17% S 0.41% SECURITY 1.15%
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 2,302 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 437 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 310 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 274 32,624 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 244 24,894 74990 - Non-trading company 144 14,129 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 135 23,532 86900 - Other human health activities 119 8,465 62090 - Other information technology service activities 105 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 95 16,448 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 94 7,507 62012 - Business and domestic software development 83 8,099 41100 - Development of building projects 79 8,637 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 78 7,199 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 75 6,954 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 72 5,059 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 69 5,104 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 67 5,629 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 67 6,591 86210 - General medical practice activities 63 4,062
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08426657 DUTCH BOY LTD 01 Mar 2013 08430383 SUFFOLK PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08430458 WESCOE (UK) LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08430632 SEARCHAGAIN LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08434439 RHEDYN LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08434897 LUPFAW 366 LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08439188 LEVI AND CO LTD 11 Mar 2013 08439522 TALKINGLENS LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08441051 A WELCOME SKATE LIMITED 12 Mar 2013 08451993 PD&MS HOLDINGS LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08455129 BELGRAVE INDUSTRIES LTD 21 Mar 2013 08459034 VIETBRIT CONSULTING LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08462635 BEWE BRADFORD LIMITED 26 Mar 2013 08427905 VIBRANT EDUCATION LIMITED 04 Mar 2013 08428382 GW MIS-SOLD PENSIONS LTD 04 Mar 2013 08435522 PINBELLCOM GROUP LIMITED 07 Mar 2013 08445254 BERNIE & THE BEANPOLE LTD 14 Mar 2013 08450345 RTD LEGAL LIMITED 19 Mar 2013 08460029 CORPORATION PUBLISHING LIMITED 25 Mar 2013 08460031 CO2SENSE DEVELOPMENTS CIC 25 Mar 2013 08425340 BAIRD ACADEMY LIMITED 01 Mar 2013 08432620 ENTERTAINMENT ALLIANCE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 06 Mar 2013 08434759 MODE-L TESTING SOLUTIONS LTD 07 Mar 2013 08426458 HEADINGLEY HEALTHCARE AND HYPNOSIS LTD 01 Mar 2013 08428686 LDA LAW DIRECT LTD 04 Mar 2013
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