Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wakefield when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 247 companies were registered in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 1.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 247 105,137 2009 243 91,034 % change 1.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 67 76 104 New companies in 2009 74 81 88 % change -9.5% -6.2% 18.2% Record Year 2006 (168) 2007 (167) 2007 (194)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 321 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 22.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 321 82,677 2009 415 108,060 % change -22.7% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (415) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Wakefield when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 73 123 125 Closed companies in 2009 36 51 328 % change 102.8% 141.2% -62% Record Year 2008 (84) 2010 (123) 2009 (328)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -74 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 -74 22,460 2009 -172 -17,026 Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -6 -47 -21 Net growth in 2009 38 30 -240 Record Year 2006 (138) 2005 (109) 2008 (143)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Wakefield 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -16.0% -19.7% -1.8% Record Year 2006 (0.5%) 1965 (0.7%) 2008 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.9% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.42% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.36% CONSULTING 4.60% DESIGN 0.84% CONSULTANCY 2.87% SERVICE 0.78% PROPERTY 2.50% CONSULTANCY 0.78% ASSOCIATES 2.04% (WAKEFIELD) 0.71% TRADING 1.93% - 0.71% DESIGN 1.91% MARKETING 0.71% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% (YORKSHIRE) 0.71% MEDIA 1.84% IT 0.58% BUSINESS 1.74% SYSTEMS 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% R 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.63% MEDIA 0.52% ENGINEERING 1.54% UND 0.52% J 1.48% WAKEFIELD 0.45% LONDON 1.45% TRAINING 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.45% PROPERTY 0.45% GROUP 1.37% TRADING 0.45% GLOBAL 1.35% INVEST 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.35% ELECTRICAL 0.39% BUILDING 1.34% ENGINEERING 0.39% CARE 1.33% CONSTRUCTION 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.30% D 0.39% M 1.28% YORKSHIRE 0.39% SYSTEMS 1.25% K 0.39% S 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 1,021 228,645 7499 - Non-trading company 140 15,398 7487 - Other business activities 127 74,904 7414 - Business & management consultancy 74 17,003 74990 - Non-trading company 63 8,149 7260 - Other computer related activities 45 10,331 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 14,007 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 35 9,659 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 34 9,325 99999 - Dormant Company 29 13,808 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 9,943 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 26,974 5190 - Other wholesale 26 1,489 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,948 9305 - Other service activities 23 9,038 6024 - Freight transport by road 20 3,665 7440 - Advertising 19 1,918 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 17 2,286 7011 - Development & sell real estate 16 5,300 4545 - Other building completion 15 3,346
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07209289 MEDIEN X LTD. 31 Mar 2010 07208721 EAGLE CAR CENTRE LIMITED 30 Mar 2010 07207605 SEDNA SOFTWARE LTD 30 Mar 2010 07204389 SPORTWIN 05 LTD 26 Mar 2010 07203463 M&M AUSTRIA TRADING LTD 25 Mar 2010 07203294 LORIS CONSULT LTD. 25 Mar 2010 07203287 LORIS FINANCE LTD. 25 Mar 2010 07203118 JH-BAUELEMENTE LTD 25 Mar 2010 07196613 WM CAPITAL & INVEST LIMITED 19 Mar 2010 07195813 DR. MAYER UND KOLLEGEN MVZ LTD. 19 Mar 2010 07187702 EURO WORLD TRADE LTD 12 Mar 2010 07184644 OPTI-MAL BAU LTD 10 Mar 2010 07184445 AUTOTECH REPAIR CENTRE LTD 10 Mar 2010 07183132 NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07182645 D & C WISE LIMITED 09 Mar 2010 07181863 ZA-SOLAR LTD. 09 Mar 2010 07178081 KEETANDA FOOD SUPPLIES LTD. 04 Mar 2010 07176457 XCELL JOY LIMITED 03 Mar 2010 OC353118 ANDREW WRIGHT & CO LLP 11 Mar 2010 07198529 CARGO TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 22 Mar 2010 07188198 EVENTSERV UK LIMITED 12 Mar 2010 07186461 S A TOWNEND STORES LTD 11 Mar 2010 07184865 BULL FASHIONS LTD 10 Mar 2010 07205726 HARRISON BLAKELEY ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 29 Mar 2010 07194066 DG INTELLECTUAL LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
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