Leeds, West Yorkshire
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous January.
- February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 1,623 companies were registered in Leeds during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 45.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Leeds UK 2015 1,623 161,156 2014 2,964 150,722 % change -45.2% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (2,964) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Leeds when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 514 502 607 New companies in 2014 449 481 2,034 % change 14.5% 4.4% -70.2% Record Year 2015 (514) 2004 (639) 2014 (2,034)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 845 companies were dissolved in Leeds during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Leeds UK 2015 845 89,523 2014 807 82,370 % change 4.7% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (3,912) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Leeds when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 246 313 286 Closed companies in 2014 272 249 286 % change -9.6% 25.7% 0% Record Year 2011 (351) 2015 (313) 2009 (3,558)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Leeds during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 778 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Leeds UK 2015 778 71,633 2014 2,157 68,352 Record Year 2014 (2,157) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 268 189 321 Net growth in 2014 177 232 1,748 Record Year 2004 (336) 2004 (537) 2014 (1,748)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Leeds formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Leeds 2015 1.0% 2014 2.0% 2013 0.9% 2012 1.0% 2011 0.9% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (2.0%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% UK formation share in 2014 1.0% 1.0% 3.7% % change 12.3% -3.9% -72.8% Record Year 1971 (1.8%) 2004 (2.2%) 1913 (5.1%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Leeds was in 2007 when 27.3% of all directors were female.
20.8% of all director appointments in Leeds in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage TRANSPORT 6.57% CONSULTING 5.23% LOGISTICS 6.45% MANAGEMENT 4.56% HAULAGE 6.18% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTING 1.62% PROPERTY 2.72% LEEDS 1.61% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% MANAGEMENT 1.52% CARE 2.13% CONSULTANCY 1.06% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.94% LONDON 1.91% (LEEDS) 0.93% TRADING 1.88% PROPERTY 0.88% TRANSPORT 1.82% YORKSHIRE 0.74% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.67% DESIGN 1.65% PROPERTIES 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.63% BUSINESS 0.56% CO., 1.58% DEVELOPMENTS 0.54% J 1.55% GLOBAL 0.49% CONSULTANTS 1.54% J 0.48% BUSINESS 1.49% DESIGN 0.47% INVESTMENTS 1.49% HEALTHCARE 0.47% GLOBAL 1.46% CONSTRUCTION 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% TRADING 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% INVESTMENTS 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% IT 0.43% IT 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.40% MEDIA 1.28% M 0.40% M 1.27%
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 2,912 288,953 49410 - Freight transport by road 1,236 12,485 99999 - Dormant Company 695 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 420 58,522 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 388 43,081 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 281 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 221 19,098 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 194 29,218 86900 - Other human health activities 165 13,990 74990 - Non-trading company 163 13,794 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 139 11,600 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 119 10,200 56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 115 8,607 62090 - Other information technology service activities 109 12,862 41100 - Development of building projects 100 11,863 62012 - Business and domestic software development 95 9,651 56101 - Licensed restaurants 90 8,909 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 90 9,080 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 82 7,450 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 81 4,253
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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