Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 1,324 companies were registered in Leeds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds UK 2013 1,324 132,684 2012 1,221 118,868 % change 8.4% 11.6% Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 425 419 480 New companies in 2012 418 423 380 % change 1.7% -0.9% 26.3% Record Year 2004 (587) 2006 (596) 2006 (630)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 992 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 34.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds UK 2013 992 86,170 2012 738 75,908 % change 34.4% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 259 235 498 Closed companies in 2012 244 289 205 % change 6.1% -18.7% 143% Record Year 2009 (5,157) 2009 (4,219) 2009 (1,143)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Leeds during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 332 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds UK 2013 332 46,514 2012 483 42,960 Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 166 184 -18 Net growth in 2012 174 134 175 Record Year 2004 (489) 2006 (458) 2004 (528)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Leeds formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Leeds 2013 1.0% 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% 2009 0.8% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% % change -9.0% -9.1% 10.8% Record Year 1941 (3.4%) 2004 (2.0%) 1974 (2.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 2010 when 30.6% of all directors were female.
24.4% of all director appointments in Leeds in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.80% CONSULTING 5.27% LEEDS 1.73% MANAGEMENT 4.75% (LEEDS) 1.40% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.39% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 1.18% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 1.02% ENGINEERING 1.83% YORKSHIRE 0.97% LONDON 1.79% PROPERTIES 0.87% DESIGN 1.78% BUSINESS 0.81% BUSINESS 1.74% INVESTMENTS 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.69% CARE 0.69% CARE 1.64% IP 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.61% IT 0.61% GLOBAL 1.59% FINANCIAL 0.59% J 1.54% DEVELOPMENTS 0.57% MEDIA 1.54% (YORKSHIRE) 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% MARKETING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% ASSOCIATES 0.50% IT 1.39% M 0.48% M 1.25% MEDIA 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENERGY 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% TRADING 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% S 0.43% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% J 0.43% TRAINING 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 2,425 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 643 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 316 54,854 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 304 34,970 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 264 26,675 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 153 25,547 74990 - Non-trading company 141 14,228 86900 - Other human health activities 114 9,203 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 108 8,312 62012 - Business and domestic software development 107 9,104 62090 - Other information technology service activities 104 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 100 17,715 41100 - Development of building projects 90 9,271 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 88 8,475 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 86 7,590 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 86 6,651 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 79 5,430 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 78 3,601 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 67 5,249 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 66 6,979
Recent Companies
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