Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leeds when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leeds when compared to any month in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Leeds when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Leeds when compared to any month in history.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Leeds when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 2,964 companies were registered in Leeds during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 158.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Leeds UK 2014 2,964 150,722 2013 1,147 134,802 % change 158.4% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (2,964) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Leeds when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 449 481 2,034 New companies in 2013 401 355 391 % change 12.0% 35.5% 420.2% Record Year 2007 (495) 2004 (639) 2014 (2,034)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 807 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 25.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Leeds UK 2014 807 82,370 2013 643 77,914 % change 25.5% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 272 249 286 Closed companies in 2013 271 196 176 % change 0.4% 27.0% 63% Record Year 2011 (351) 2011 (272) 2009 (3,558)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Leeds during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 2,157 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Leeds UK 2014 2,157 68,352 2013 504 56,888 Record Year 2014 (2,157) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Leeds when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for net growth in Leeds when compared to any month in history.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 177 232 1,748 Net growth in 2013 130 159 215 Record Year 2004 (336) 2004 (537) 2014 (1,748)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Leeds formed 2.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Leeds 2014 2.0% 2013 0.9% 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 1.0% 1.0% 3.7% UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% % change 4.8% 25.1% 334.1% Record Year 1971 (1.8%) 2004 (2.2%) 1913 (5.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 17.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 2005 when 28.1% of all directors were female.
18.6% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage LOGISTICS 6.38% CONSULTING 5.22% TRANSPORT 6.34% MANAGEMENT 4.67% HAULAGE 6.20% CONSULTANCY 3.49% LEEDS 1.54% PROPERTY 2.64% MANAGEMENT 1.24% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 1.11% LONDON 1.88% (LEEDS) 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% CONSULTANCY 0.82% CARE 1.79% PROPERTY 0.80% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% YORKSHIRE 0.79% DESIGN 1.75% INVESTMENTS 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTIES 0.72% BUSINESS 1.71% BUSINESS 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.60% CARE 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.60% MARKETING 0.52% GLOBAL 1.58% GLOBAL 0.48% J 1.48% CONSULTANTS 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MEDICAL 0.47% MEDIA 1.48% FINANCIAL 0.47% IT 1.33% IP 0.47% TRANSPORT 1.30% IT 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% TRADING 0.43% BUILDING 1.24% MEDIA 0.41% M 1.21% CO 0.41% CAPITAL 1.20% DEVELOPMENTS 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 2,523 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 748 47,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 343 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 319 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 263 27,750 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 160 26,700 86900 - Other human health activities 133 10,273 74990 - Non-trading company 127 14,135 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 120 9,284 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 119 18,491 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 106 7,300 62012 - Business and domestic software development 104 9,509 62090 - Other information technology service activities 103 12,813 41100 - Development of building projects 98 9,855 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 90 9,358 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 90 8,155 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 80 5,920 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 70 7,313 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 69 3,840 56101 - Licensed restaurants 65 7,965
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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