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
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