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.

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 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)LeedsUK
    20131,324132,684
    20121,221118,868
    % change8.4%11.6%
    Record Year 2006 (1,774) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013425419480
    New companies in 2012418423380
    % change1.7%-0.9%26.3%
    Record Year2004 (587)2006 (596)2006 (630)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)LeedsUK
    201399286,170
    201273875,908
    % change34.4%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013259235498
    Closed companies in 2012244289205
    % change6.1%-18.7%143%
    Record Year2009 (5,157)2009 (4,219)2009 (1,143)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)LeedsUK
    201333246,514
    201248342,960
    Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013166184-18
    Net growth in 2012174134175
    Record Year2004 (489)2006 (458)2004 (528)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20131.0%
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    20090.8%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.9%1.0%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%1.0%
    % change-9.0%-9.1%10.8%
    Record Year1941 (3.4%)2004 (2.0%)1974 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.80%CONSULTING5.27%
    LEEDS1.73%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    (LEEDS)1.40%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY1.18%TRADING2.08%
    PROPERTY1.02%ENGINEERING1.83%
    YORKSHIRE0.97%LONDON1.79%
    PROPERTIES0.87%DESIGN1.78%
    BUSINESS0.81%BUSINESS1.74%
    INVESTMENTS0.71%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.69%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    CARE0.69%CARE1.64%
    IP0.64%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    IT0.61%GLOBAL1.59%
    FINANCIAL0.59%J1.54%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%MEDIA1.54%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    MARKETING0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%IT1.39%
    M0.48%M1.25%
    MEDIA0.48%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENERGY0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    TRADING0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    S0.43%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    J0.43%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,425260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company64346,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified31654,854
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30434,970
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities26426,675
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified15325,547
    74990 - Non-trading company14114,228
    86900 - Other human health activities1149,203
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1088,312
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1079,104
    62090 - Other information technology service activities10412,516
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified10017,715
    41100 - Development of building projects909,271
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet888,475
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified867,590
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands866,651
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate795,430
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies783,601
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis675,249
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities666,979

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635454 NJ MILLER LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08636196 PAY FRIDAY LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08636865 DARKSIDE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08638696 53DEGREES NORTH (PROJECTS) LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08640413 RAWLINGS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED 06 Aug 2013
    08649264 HAPPY HOUR PROMOTIONS LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08652493 NOTION STORE LIMITED 15 Aug 2013
    08656133 HEDGEHOG (1) LIMITED 19 Aug 2013
    08659660 SQUIRREL8 21 Aug 2013
    08659721 REES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    OC387431 NUMBER 34 PARK CROSS STREET LLP 22 Aug 2013
    08665056 CARDEW HALL FARMING COMPANY 27 Aug 2013
    08666770 AVENTUS PRINCIPLE CAPITAL LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08647668 VW COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 13 Aug 2013
    08669530 LITTLE TIPPLES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08670275 SOUND VENUES LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08659524 F.W. FINANCIAL . LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08662930 PROHUB LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08641819 ZARAS GRILL LTD 07 Aug 2013
    08643970 INTERACTIVE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 08 Aug 2013
    08647209 COMMS2BIZZ LTD 12 Aug 2013
    08656870 CREDIT HIRE ASSIST LTD 20 Aug 2013
    08664681 MADE IT FAMOUS LTD 27 Aug 2013
    08668699 ZS FITNESS LTD 29 Aug 2013
    08638055 TAMULYTES LIMITED 05 Aug 2013