Pontefract, West Yorkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 114 companies were formed in Pontefract. This figure is 4.2% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Pontefract occurred in 2007 when a total of 126 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Pontefract UK 2012 114 253,150 2011 119 228,735 % change -4.2% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (126) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 46 companies were registered in Pontefract during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 23.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Pontefract UK 2012 46 121,659 2011 60 112,344 % change -23.3% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (60) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 22 8 16 New companies in 2011 19 17 24 % change 15.8% -52.9% -33.3% Record Year 2006 (24) 2003 (20) 2011 (24)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 68 companies were dissolved in Pontefract. This figure is 4.6% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Pontefract occurred in 2009 when a total of 97 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Pontefract UK 2012 68 147,793 2011 65 162,310 % change 4.6% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (97) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 37 companies were dissolved in Pontefract during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 32.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Pontefract UK 2012 37 80,218 2011 28 71,324 % change 32.1% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (67) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 12 11 14 Closed companies in 2011 6 11 11 % change 100.0% 0.0% 27% Record Year 2009 (18) 2009 (34) 2009 (15)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Pontefract increased by 46 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Pontefract UK 2012 46 105,357 2011 54 66,425 Record Year 2007 (89) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Pontefract during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 9 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Pontefract UK 2012 9 41,441 2011 32 41,020 Record Year 2007 (39) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 10 -3 2 Net growth in 2011 13 6 13 Record Year 2010 (19) 2003 (15) 2003 (15)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Pontefract formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Pontefract 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1975 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Pontefract formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Pontefract 2012 0.0% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% % change -2.5% -58.7% -28.8% Record Year 1962 (0.2%) 1975 (0.3%) 1971 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Pontefract was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
20.6% of all director appointments in Pontefract in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Pontefract was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Pontefract in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage (YORKSHIRE) 1.42% CONSULTING 5.07% ASSOCIATES 1.42% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SECURITY 1.42% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 1.18% PROPERTY 2.35% S 1.18% TRADING 2.10% B 1.18% DESIGN 1.89% CONSTRUCTION 1.18% ENGINEERING 1.87% DESIGN 0.94% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PROPERTY 0.94% CONSULTANTS 1.78% ENGINEERING 0.94% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% CONSULTING 0.94% BUSINESS 1.70% PONTEFRACT 0.94% MEDIA 1.69% HIRE 0.94% LONDON 1.68% ELECTRICAL 0.94% J 1.57% TRANSPORT 0.71% GLOBAL 1.51% PRINT 0.71% INVESTMENTS 1.48% FITNESS 0.71% IT 1.42% J 0.71% CARE 1.31% HOUSE 0.71% PROPERTIES 1.31% M 0.71% M 1.26% CONSULTANCY 0.71% ELECTRICAL 1.23% COMMUNITY 0.71% BUILDING 1.23% PROPERTIES 0.71% SECURITY 1.19% L 0.71% S 1.18% CENTRE 0.47% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 101 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 13 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 13 20,390 7414 - Business & management consultancy 11 10,978 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 4,091 4525 - Other special trades construction 7 1,411 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 6 4,535 62090 - Other information technology service activities 5 8,258 99999 - Dormant Company 5 26,088 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 5 3,818 43210 - Electrical installation 5 3,557 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 4 10,271 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 4 2,880 47640 - Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles 4 588 56302 - Public houses and bars 4 2,913 5540 - Bars 3 1,709 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 3 14,220 7250 - Maintenance office & computing machinery 3 340 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 3 1,631 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 3 3,241
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08053797 GREENALL INSPECTION SERVICES LIMITED 02 May 2012 08058328 SJ MAEER CONTRACTING LIMITED 04 May 2012 08085480 DREAM COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 28 May 2012 08085877 LIMBERT PIPELINES LIMITED 28 May 2012 08062084 FLEXIBLE RESPONSES LTD 09 May 2012 08067643 X9-K9 LIMITED 14 May 2012 08068733 AG MORAN LTD 15 May 2012 08075857 CITRUM LTD 21 May 2012
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