Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 243 companies were registered in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 243 101,492 2009 255 94,671 % change -4.7% 7.2% Record Year 2005 (388) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 79 85 79 New companies in 2009 80 94 81 % change -1.3% -9.6% -2.5% Record Year 2007 (126) 2005 (163) 2005 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
A total of 268 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 46.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 268 87,705 2009 504 159,401 % change -46.8% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 94 95 79 Closed companies in 2009 105 132 267 % change -10.5% -28.0% -70% Record Year 2009 (105) 2008 (156) 2009 (267)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -25 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 -25 13,787 2009 -249 -64,730 Record Year 2005 (332) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -15 -10 0 Net growth in 2009 -25 -38 -186 Record Year 2008 (104) 2005 (142) 2005 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
In the third quarter of 2010, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% % change -8.2% -17.9% -6.5% Record Year 2006 (0.4%) 1961 (0.6%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)
The record third quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.8% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.62% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTING 1.48% CONSULTING 4.99% (WAKEFIELD) 0.88% CONSULTANCY 3.12% DESIGN 0.74% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 0.74% TRADING 2.04% SERVICE 0.67% ASSOCIATES 2.01% INVEST 0.61% DESIGN 1.93% TRAINING 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% S 0.61% BUSINESS 1.80% TRADING 0.54% MEDIA 1.75% MARKETING 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.54% LONDON 1.59% R 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.59% - 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% CARE 1.44% GLOBAL 0.47% J 1.44% YORKSHIRE 0.47% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% UND 0.47% GLOBAL 1.42% BUSINESS 0.47% IT 1.35% D 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.35% PROPERTIES 0.47% BUILDING 1.32% SPORTWIN 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ENGINEERING 0.40% M 1.28% WAKEFIELD 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.26% FINANCE 0.40% S 1.24%
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 906 202,902 7499 - Non-trading company 126 13,408 7487 - Other business activities 108 69,802 74990 - Non-trading company 60 7,649 7414 - Business & management consultancy 60 14,940 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 40 13,161 7260 - Other computer related activities 33 8,967 9999 - Dormant Company 28 21,484 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 26 14,072 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 24 8,183 9305 - Other service activities 22 9,454 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 8,292 5190 - Other wholesale 22 1,554 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 7,634 7440 - Advertising 17 1,997 6024 - Freight transport by road 17 2,771 7415 - Holding companies including head offices 15 2,146 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,767 5530 - Restaurants 13 5,181
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07359775 METRO HOUSING CONSTRUCTION LTD 27 Aug 2010 07359719 MERKUR & BL LTD. 27 Aug 2010 07355896 0049 LTD. 24 Aug 2010 07355800 2015 LTD. 24 Aug 2010 07355799 AVANCE MANAGEMENT LTD 24 Aug 2010 07355511 ST ANNES CONVENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION DURHAM LIMITED 24 Aug 2010 07353614 HAUS&LICHT LTD 23 Aug 2010 07353020 MANY-TOOLS.COM LTD. 23 Aug 2010 07349769 AKBAR BALTI RESTAURANT (WAKEFIELD) LTD 18 Aug 2010 07345738 UROHEALCARE LTD. 13 Aug 2010 07339398 SUED-VERTRIEB LTD. 09 Aug 2010 07337788 TONERS4LESS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010 07337482 THE PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 05 Aug 2010 07335238 ZERTEC LTD. 04 Aug 2010 07334809 INDAO LTD. 03 Aug 2010 07333421 JUMPDROP LIMITED 03 Aug 2010 07359926 ASTRA ACCESS SAFETY TRAINING (SOUTHERN) LTD 27 Aug 2010 07359773 SYSTEMWORK CS LIMITED 27 Aug 2010 07353562 ABLE 2 BATHE LTD 23 Aug 2010 07353369 DELICIOUSLY NAUGHTY LTD 23 Aug 2010 07346599 ASSURED PLUMBING LTD 16 Aug 2010 07360973 ETS COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 Aug 2010 07348809 ARNOLD5 LTD 18 Aug 2010 07345678 INDIGO AND ROSE HOMEWARE LTD 13 Aug 2010 07334484 BRADLEY DEVELOPMENTS SKIPTON LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
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