Wakefield, West Yorkshire
2010 Annual Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 912 companies were formed in Wakefield in 2010. This total is 5.9% lower than in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.
Year Wakefield UK 2010 912 400,358 2009 969 362,675 2008 1,374 349,203 2007 1,589 457,649 2006 1,570 405,440 Record Year 2007 (1,589) 2007 (457,649) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 469 companies were formed in Wakefield. This figure is 4.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.
The highest total for a second half year in Wakefield occurred in 2005 when a total of 709 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Wakefield UK 2010 469 196,609 2009 493 180,654 % change -4.9% 8.8% Record Year 2005 (709) 2003 (201,446) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 226 companies were registered in Wakefield during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 226 95,117 2009 238 85,983 % change -5.0% 10.6% Record Year 2006 (340) 2010 (95,117) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2010 74 88 64 New companies in 2009 94 57 87 % change -21.3% 54.4% -26.4% Record Year 2007 (137) 2006 (124) 2005 (124)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of 1,268 companies were dissolved in Wakefield in 2010. This total is 34.6% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.
Year Wakefield UK 2010 1,268 342,232 2009 1,940 533,773 2008 639 237,901 2007 811 220,295 2006 480 200,166 Record Year 2009 (1,940) 2009 (533,773) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 a total of 535 companies were dissolved in Wakefield. This figure is 37.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -32.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Wakefield occurred in 2009 when a total of 857 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Wakefield UK 2010 535 164,601 2009 857 244,537 % change -37.6% -32.7% Record Year 2009 (857) 2009 (244,537) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
A total of 267 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 267 76,896 2009 353 85,136 % change -24.4% -9.7% Record Year 2009 (353) 2009 (85,136) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2010 102 114 51 Closed companies in 2009 127 114 112 % change -19.7% 0.0% -54% Record Year 2009 (127) 2009 (114) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2010)
A total of -356 companies were removed to the company register for Wakefield in 2010. This number represents decline of 36.7% in the total number of active companies, which compares unfavourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.
This number is 615 companies higher than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2005 when the Wakefield company register grew by 1,180 companies.
Year Wakefield UK 2010 -356 58,126 2009 -971 -171,098 2008 735 111,302 2007 778 237,354 2006 1,090 205,274 Record Year 2005 (1,180) 2003 (242,543) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 the company register for Wakefield decreased by 66 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Wakefield UK 2010 -66 32,008 2009 -364 -63,883 Record Year 2005 (598) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was -41 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Wakefield UK 2010 -41 18,221 2009 -115 847 Record Year 2005 (266) 2003 (57,175) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2010 -28 -26 13 Net growth in 2009 -33 -57 -25 Record Year 2008 (90) 2006 (76) 2005 (103)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2010)
In 2010 Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is a decline on 2009 when Wakefield was responsible for 0.3% of all UK companies.
Year 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 Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
In the second half of 2010 Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2009 figure of 0.3%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
In the fourth quarter of 2010, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) Wakefield 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% 2006 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change -31.1% 38.0% -30.0% Record Year 1968 (0.4%) 1964 (0.6%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2010)
The average age of a director in 2010 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2010)
The record year for female directors in Wakefield was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Wakefield in 2010 was 29.1%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)
The record second half year for female directors in Wakefield was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.
26.3% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the fourth 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 (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.63% CONSULTING 5.06% CONSULTING 1.29% MANAGEMENT 5.01% - 0.81% CONSULTANCY 3.14% SERVICE 0.75% PROPERTY 2.36% (WAKEFIELD) 0.68% TRADING 2.11% S 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.95% DESIGN 0.68% DESIGN 1.92% MARKETING 0.61% BUSINESS 1.82% (YORKSHIRE) 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.82% GLOBAL 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.76% TRAINING 0.54% MEDIA 1.71% R 0.54% ENGINEERING 1.62% TRADE 0.54% LONDON 1.60% BUSINESS 0.54% CARE 1.45% CONSULTANCY 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.44% WAKEFIELD 0.54% GLOBAL 1.43% ENGINEERING 0.47% J 1.42% HIRE 0.47% IT 1.41% D 0.41% PROPERTIES 1.34% INVEST 0.41% INTERNATIONAL 1.34% CARE 0.41% BUILDING 1.34% UND 0.41% M 1.30% MEDIA 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.25% GREEN 0.41% SYSTEMS 1.24% TRANSPORT 0.41% 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 856 199,572 7499 - Non-trading company 109 12,000 7487 - Other business activities 95 63,348 74990 - Non-trading company 74 8,243 7414 - Business & management consultancy 50 13,474 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 38 14,505 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 32 27,550 7260 - Other computer related activities 31 8,089 99999 - Dormant Company 29 16,285 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 26 9,177 9999 - Dormant Company 25 20,144 9305 - Other service activities 21 8,858 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 20 6,598 7440 - Advertising 18 1,860 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 18 7,298 5190 - Other wholesale 17 1,447 6024 - Freight transport by road 16 2,401 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 15 8,799 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,330 5540 - Bars 12 2,093
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07455782 PICCALILLI KNARESBOROUGH LTD 30 Nov 2010 07451752 ECOMM GLOBAL TRADE LTD. 25 Nov 2010 07451661 THEISSEN LIMITED 25 Nov 2010 07445158 TARGET GLOBAL EXPORTS LIMITED 19 Nov 2010 07442568 YUMMY YUMMY (YORK) LTD 17 Nov 2010 07436999 WAKEFIELD CHUNKY CHICKEN LTD 11 Nov 2010 07436788 EUROPA LOTTO LTD. 11 Nov 2010 07436151 SOCIAL ELEPHANT LTD. 11 Nov 2010 07433316 WEBTRACK24 LTD 09 Nov 2010 07432777 WHITE ROSE RECYCLING LTD 08 Nov 2010 07431176 KICK ASS SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Nov 2010 07427434 VELDENEVENT LTD. 02 Nov 2010 OC359130 PARIS ROCKS LLP 01 Nov 2010 07447866 MHS HEALTH CARE LTD 23 Nov 2010 07443162 JRCL LIMITED 17 Nov 2010 07442238 TILES DIRECT (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED 17 Nov 2010 07435567 GMG CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 10 Nov 2010 07431351 GALEKEM SOLUTIONS LTD 05 Nov 2010 07428260 MILLER METERS LIMITED 03 Nov 2010 07447164 AR WISHBONE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Nov 2010 07443351 CS&T DESIGN LTD 18 Nov 2010 07440013 FISHER KING PUBLISHING LIMITED 15 Nov 2010 07437885 BODY BALLISTICS LTD 12 Nov 2010 07434553 BROADLANDS FARM LIMITED 09 Nov 2010 07431382 F1 SOLUTIONS CMC LTD 05 Nov 2010
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