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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08597739 POLLARD OPTICAL LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08599460 RNB PRINT LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08599516 RNB CREATIVE LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08601337 GWECO 578 08 Jul 2013 08601823 WOKSTARFOODS LIMITED 09 Jul 2013 08606324 RTI EXTRUSIONS EUROPE LIMITED 11 Jul 2013 08607757 ALAVIT LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08607872 LEGATUS LAW LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08613474 DOLL HAIR CARE LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08613556 MANOR ART LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08613562 EBAS DIAMOND HOLDINGS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08613882 GLOBAL RISK PARTNERS LIMITED 17 Jul 2013 08621402 OLD UNICORN LTD 23 Jul 2013 08623278 BURISMA FINANCE PLC 24 Jul 2013 OC386497 CROSSLANE PARTNERS LLP 09 Jul 2013 08596541 SINDER & L.R. LIMITED 04 Jul 2013 08599445 MDLS SOLICITORS LIMITED 05 Jul 2013 08624829 HYPE COUTURE LIMITED 25 Jul 2013 08626370 ONYX BUSINESS CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jul 2013 08601120 BUBLING LIMITED 08 Jul 2013 08606847 ADAM ROBINSON IT LIMITED 12 Jul 2013 08615781 LEEDS WOOD RECYCLING 18 Jul 2013 08609767 HMAYBANK FINANCE LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08610533 CARTER ORGANICS LIMITED 15 Jul 2013 08618507 FORLOVE HEALTH LIMITED 22 Jul 2013
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