Leeds, West Yorkshire

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Leeds when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 1,953 companies were registered in Leeds during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 47.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeedsUK
    20141,953143,414
    20131,324132,684
    % change47.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (1,953) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014919470564
    New companies in 2013425419480
    % change116.2%12.2%17.5%
    Record Year2014 (919)2006 (596)2006 (630)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 1,068 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 7.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeedsUK
    20141,068101,670
    201399286,170
    % change7.7%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014382322364
    Closed companies in 2013259235498
    % change47.5%37.0%-27%
    Record Year2009 (5,157)2009 (4,219)2009 (1,143)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Leeds during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 885 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)LeedsUK
    201488541,744
    201333246,514
    Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Leeds when compared to any previous July.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014537148200
    Net growth in 2013166184-18
    Record Year2014 (537)2006 (458)2004 (528)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Leeds formed 1.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Leeds
    20141.4%
    20131.0%
    20121.0%
    20110.9%
    20100.9%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (2.0%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20141.8%1.1%1.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.9%1.0%1.1%
    % change96.5%6.9%7.8%
    Record Year1941 (3.4%)2004 (2.0%)1974 (2.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 2010 when 30.6% of all directors were female.

    19.0% of all director appointments in Leeds in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    TRANSPORT10.16%CONSULTING5.17%
    LOGISTICS10.00%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    HAULAGE9.68%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    LEEDS1.42%PROPERTY2.62%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%ENGINEERING2.07%
    CONSULTING1.22%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.81%TRADING2.00%
    (LEEDS)0.73%LONDON1.95%
    PROPERTY0.69%CARE1.94%
    CARE0.59%TRANSPORT1.76%
    YORKSHIRE0.58%DESIGN1.70%
    BUSINESS0.57%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    PROPERTIES0.52%PROPERTIES1.63%
    GLOBAL0.50%BUSINESS1.62%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%J1.53%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    TRADING0.45%GLOBAL1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    MEDIA0.40%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    J0.39%MEDIA1.38%
    FINANCIAL0.37%CO.,1.36%
    CO0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    EUROPE0.35%BUILDING1.30%
    IT0.34%IT1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.33%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,592278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company68848,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management35340,717
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified34657,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities28529,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified19418,890
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified18328,224
    86900 - Other human health activities15511,807
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate13810,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities11912,795
    74990 - Non-trading company11814,006
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands1117,917
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1099,914
    41100 - Development of building projects9510,604
    62012 - Business and domestic software development949,675
    56101 - Licensed restaurants838,546
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified808,501
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate806,595
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities707,401
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis695,749

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09110772 TMVH LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111094 VULCAN HOLDCO LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111284 CORNERSTONE DIRECT LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09113915 GT BIOLOGICS LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09119277 N & F RENEWABLES LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09123481 ROUNDABOUT ADVERTISING LIMITED 09 Jul 2014
    09127541 CH PROPERTY TRUSTEE SAFTRONICS LTD 11 Jul 2014
    09127882 TRANSIT TRANSPLANTS LIMITED 14 Jul 2014
    09134041 C4X DISCOVERY HOLDINGS PLC 16 Jul 2014
    09134885 BUTTS COURT LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09137895 ABSTRACT (ABERDEEN 5) LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09137897 ABSTRACT (ABERDEEN 6) LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09138539 ABERDEEN RESIDUAL LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09140802 WILLOWS TOPCO LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09148185 KITE PHARMA UK, LIMITED 25 Jul 2014
    09153897 NEURADEL LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09154896 LATERTHOUGHT LIMITED 31 Jul 2014
    09122273 OBM BUFFET LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09147249 REAL INDUSTRIES LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09149605 CRB FILMS LTD. 28 Jul 2014
    09150911 RIPTRON LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09153426 BRAND ACTION (UK) LIMITED 30 Jul 2014
    09145427 MATTRECYCLE LTD 24 Jul 2014
    09116216 MEENA'S SCHOOL OF MOTORING LTD 04 Jul 2014
    09122399 L R HUNT INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 09 Jul 2014