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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Leeds UK 2014 1,953 143,414 2013 1,324 132,684 % change 47.5% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (1,953) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 919 470 564 New companies in 2013 425 419 480 % change 116.2% 12.2% 17.5% Record Year 2014 (919) 2006 (596) 2006 (630)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Leeds UK 2014 1,068 101,670 2013 992 86,170 % change 7.7% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (10,519) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2014 382 322 364 Closed companies in 2013 259 235 498 % change 47.5% 37.0% -27% Record Year 2009 (5,157) 2009 (4,219) 2009 (1,143)
Net Company Growth
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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) Leeds UK 2014 885 41,744 2013 332 46,514 Record Year 2006 (1,414) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
July August September Net growth in 2014 537 148 200 Net growth in 2013 166 184 -18 Record Year 2014 (537) 2006 (458) 2004 (528)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 1.4% 2013 1.0% 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% 2010 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2004 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 1.8% 1.1% 1.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% % change 96.5% 6.9% 7.8% Record Year 1941 (3.4%) 2004 (2.0%) 1974 (2.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 10.16% CONSULTING 5.17% LOGISTICS 10.00% MANAGEMENT 4.63% HAULAGE 9.68% CONSULTANCY 3.55% LEEDS 1.42% PROPERTY 2.62% MANAGEMENT 1.25% ENGINEERING 2.07% CONSULTING 1.22% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTANCY 0.81% TRADING 2.00% (LEEDS) 0.73% LONDON 1.95% PROPERTY 0.69% CARE 1.94% CARE 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.76% YORKSHIRE 0.58% DESIGN 1.70% BUSINESS 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.70% PROPERTIES 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.63% GLOBAL 0.50% BUSINESS 1.62% INVESTMENTS 0.49% J 1.53% CONSULTANTS 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.53% TRADING 0.45% GLOBAL 1.51% CONSTRUCTION 0.41% INVESTMENTS 1.50% MEDIA 0.40% ASSOCIATES 1.48% J 0.39% MEDIA 1.38% FINANCIAL 0.37% CO., 1.36% CO 0.37% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% EUROPE 0.35% BUILDING 1.30% IT 0.34% IT 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.33% M 1.23%
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 2,592 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 688 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 353 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 346 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 285 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 194 18,890 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 183 28,224 86900 - Other human health activities 155 11,807 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 138 10,361 62090 - Other information technology service activities 119 12,795 74990 - Non-trading company 118 14,006 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 111 7,917 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 109 9,914 41100 - Development of building projects 95 10,604 62012 - Business and domestic software development 94 9,675 56101 - Licensed restaurants 83 8,546 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 80 8,501 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 80 6,595 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 70 7,401 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 69 5,749
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09166675 6HP LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09168258 MOSAIC STUDIO MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT LTD 08 Aug 2014 09186483 ELLIS GEOSCIENCE LTD 22 Aug 2014 09190401 BARRS & CO LTD 28 Aug 2014 09195693 LUPFAW 399 LIMITED 30 Aug 2014 09174548 NEWCREST COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE LIMITED 13 Aug 2014 09174711 NEWCREST MEDICAL LIMITED 13 Aug 2014 09179555 AKOLO LTD 18 Aug 2014 09180584 COVESTRA EMPLOYMENT LTD 18 Aug 2014 09182461 FREE RUNNING BUILDINGS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014 09189170 AA MOVEMENTS LTD 28 Aug 2014 09166311 MOTORITE AUTOCENTRES LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09180766 ARTUR BERBECKI LTD 19 Aug 2014 09162266 CHINA TOWN (88) LTD 05 Aug 2014 09163887 PROECOTRADE LTD 06 Aug 2014 09164170 GLOBAL RESOURCES (GB) LIMITED 06 Aug 2014 09166866 WHITES DELI LTD 07 Aug 2014 09173935 SMART INSTALLATION SOLUTIONS UK LTD 13 Aug 2014 09182748 COFFEE MANIA (LEEDS) LTD 20 Aug 2014 09185865 BLITZ CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Aug 2014 09196642 SEAN FLEMING LIMITED 30 Aug 2014 09159539 STONEACRE MORTGAGES LIMITED 04 Aug 2014 09166428 MADDISON LEE ENERGY LIMITED 07 Aug 2014 09168588 EDGEWISE MARKETING LIMITED 11 Aug 2014 OC394890 DEVELOP SERVICE LLP 20 Aug 2014
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