Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    2010243101,492
    200925594,671
    % change-4.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2005 (388) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010798579
    New companies in 2009809481
    % change-1.3%-9.6%-2.5%
    Record Year2007 (126)2005 (163)2005 (127)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    201026887,705
    2009504159,401
    % change-46.8%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010949579
    Closed companies in 2009105132267
    % change-10.5%-28.0%-70%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (156)2009 (267)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    2010-2513,787
    2009-249-64,730
    Record Year 2005 (332) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-15-100
    Net growth in 2009-25-38-186
    Record Year2008 (104)2005 (142)2005 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    20060.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.3%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.3%0.3%0.2%
    % change-8.2%-17.9%-6.5%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.62%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.48%CONSULTING4.99%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.88%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    DESIGN0.74%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY0.74%TRADING2.04%
    SERVICE0.67%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    INVEST0.61%DESIGN1.93%
    TRAINING0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    S0.61%BUSINESS1.80%
    TRADING0.54%MEDIA1.75%
    MARKETING0.54%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.54%LONDON1.59%
    R0.54%ENGINEERING1.59%
    -0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.47%CARE1.44%
    GLOBAL0.47%J1.44%
    YORKSHIRE0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    UND0.47%GLOBAL1.42%
    BUSINESS0.47%IT1.35%
    D0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    PROPERTIES0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    SPORTWIN0.40%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ENGINEERING0.40%M1.28%
    WAKEFIELD0.40%SYSTEMS1.26%
    FINANCE0.40%S1.24%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied906202,902
    7499 - Non-trading company12613,408
    7487 - Other business activities10869,802
    74990 - Non-trading company607,649
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6014,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4013,161
    7260 - Other computer related activities338,967
    9999 - Dormant Company2821,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2725,053
    99999 - Dormant Company2614,072
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply248,183
    9305 - Other service activities229,454
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities228,292
    5190 - Other wholesale221,554
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering207,634
    7440 - Advertising171,997
    6024 - Freight transport by road172,771
    7415 - Holding companies including head offices152,146
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified137,767
    5530 - Restaurants135,181

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07329218 EBVL LTD. 28 Jul 2010
    07326453 SUPERIOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07319175 MAXFLEX LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07314176 DISCOUNT VACATION LTD. 14 Jul 2010
    07312703 IMPROVE BATHROOMS & KITCHENS LTD 13 Jul 2010
    07312106 LUCKY`S FIRST LTD. 13 Jul 2010
    07311093 IMMORTALIS LTD 12 Jul 2010
    07309583 M & R MANAGEMENT LTD. 09 Jul 2010
    07309473 SERINESS LTD. 09 Jul 2010
    07309414 WEIFANG LAI LTD. 09 Jul 2010
    07309402 FRUEHSTUECKSBOTE LTD. 09 Jul 2010
    07309377 HALLO MAINTAL MANAGEMENT LTD. 09 Jul 2010
    07309373 EGE VERWALTUNGS LTD. 09 Jul 2010
    07309362 NEA161 MANAGEMENT LTD. 09 Jul 2010
    07305884 XERCISE4LESS (WAKEFIELD) LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07305137 BUY CONCRETE TODAY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07302997 PROJECTMILE INC LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07301004 EK GEBAEUDEREINIGUNG LTD 01 Jul 2010
    07300777 ELLIOT ASSETS LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07328964 PENNINE HORSEBOXES LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07327574 HB PARTNERSHIP LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325700 BOCAS (ON LINE) LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07308279 SOUNDS INCORPORATED LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07317761 JEZ MORRIS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07325699 PETRIC CONTRACTS LIMITED 26 Jul 2010