Wakefield, West Yorkshire
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 443 companies were formed in Wakefield. This figure is 6.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wakefield occurred in 2007 when a total of 909 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2010 443 203,749 2009 476 182,021 % change -6.9% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (909) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 196 companies were registered in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 15.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 196 98,612 2009 233 90,987 % change -15.9% 8.4% Record Year 2006 (433) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 55 48 93 New companies in 2009 69 74 90 % change -20.3% -35.1% 3.3% Record Year 2006 (156) 2006 (142) 2005 (137)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 733 companies were dissolved in Wakefield. This figure is 32.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wakefield occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,083 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2010 733 177,631 2009 1,083 289,236 % change -32.3% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (1,083) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 412 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 38.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 412 94,954 2009 668 181,176 % change -38.3% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (668) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 91 178 143 Closed companies in 2009 222 279 167 % change -59.0% -36.2% -14% Record Year 2009 (222) 2009 (279) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Wakefield decreased by 290 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2010 -290 26,118 2009 -607 -107,215 Record Year 2006 (679) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -216 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 -216 3,658 2009 -435 -90,189 Record Year 2006 (312) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 -36 -130 -50 Net growth in 2009 -153 -205 -77 Record Year 2007 (120) 2006 (118) 2005 (117)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2009 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Wakefield 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% % change -26.7% -38.2% -7.1% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1975 (0.4%) 1969 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 45.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Wakefield was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.0% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.60% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.33% CONSULTING 4.79% DESIGN 0.93% CONSULTANCY 3.02% CONSULTANCY 0.80% PROPERTY 2.40% (WAKEFIELD) 0.73% ASSOCIATES 2.02% SERVICE 0.73% TRADING 2.01% - 0.67% DESIGN 1.91% S 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% INVEST 0.60% MEDIA 1.80% PROPERTY 0.60% BUSINESS 1.75% MARKETING 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.71% WAKEFIELD 0.53% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% (YORKSHIRE) 0.53% ENGINEERING 1.56% D 0.53% LONDON 1.52% ENGINEERING 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TRADING 0.53% J 1.46% SYSTEMS 0.53% CARE 1.41% J 0.47% GLOBAL 1.39% GLOBAL 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% MEDIA 0.47% BUILDING 1.33% TRANSPORT 0.47% M 1.29% BUSINESS 0.47% IT 1.28% YORKSHIRE 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% FINANCE 0.40% GROUP 1.25% CENTRE 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 945 207,125 7499 - Non-trading company 129 13,997 7487 - Other business activities 114 68,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 68 14,598 74990 - Non-trading company 59 7,893 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 41 13,490 7260 - Other computer related activities 40 9,122 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 31 8,285 99999 - Dormant Company 28 14,342 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 25,942 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 25 8,262 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 8,590 9999 - Dormant Company 24 19,842 5190 - Other wholesale 24 1,474 7440 - Advertising 19 1,886 9305 - Other service activities 18 8,822 6024 - Freight transport by road 17 2,960 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 15 2,198 4545 - Other building completion 14 3,057 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,922
Recent Companies
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