Wakefield, West Yorkshire
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 456 companies were formed in Wakefield. This figure is 2.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
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 2011 456 228,735 2010 443 203,749 % change 2.9% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (909) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 240 companies were registered in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Wakefield UK 2011 240 112,344 2010 196 98,612 % change 22.4% 13.9% Record Year 2006 (433) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 68 91 81 New companies in 2010 55 48 93 % change 23.6% 89.6% -12.9% Record Year 2006 (156) 2006 (142) 2005 (137)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 519 companies were dissolved in Wakefield. This figure is 29.2% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
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 2011 519 162,310 2010 733 177,631 % change -29.2% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (1,083) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 262 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 36.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Wakefield UK 2011 262 71,324 2010 412 94,954 % change -36.4% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (668) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 71 98 93 Closed companies in 2010 91 178 143 % change -22.0% -44.9% -35% Record Year 2009 (222) 2009 (279) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Wakefield decreased by 63 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2011 -63 66,425 2010 -290 26,118 Record Year 2006 (679) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was -22 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Wakefield UK 2011 -22 41,020 2010 -216 3,658 Record Year 2006 (312) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 -3 -7 -12 Net growth in 2010 -36 -130 -50 Record Year 2007 (120) 2006 (118) 2005 (117)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Wakefield 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% 2007 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% % change 19.7% 49.4% -22.8% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1975 (0.4%) 1969 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 44.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Wakefield was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.7% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
31.0% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.72% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTING 1.19% MANAGEMENT 4.86% TRAINING 0.92% CONSULTANCY 3.17% GLOBAL 0.79% PROPERTY 2.43% CONSULTANCY 0.73% TRADING 2.05% SERVICE 0.66% DESIGN 1.94% - 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.92% (WAKEFIELD) 0.59% BUSINESS 1.87% BUSINESS 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% MARKETING 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.53% MEDIA 1.73% TRADE 0.53% ENGINEERING 1.67% ACCOUNTING 0.46% LONDON 1.60% G 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% ELECTRICAL 0.46% J 1.44% WAKEFIELD 0.46% CARE 1.44% R 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.42% YORKSHIRE 0.46% IT 1.39% H 0.40% BUILDING 1.32% CONSULTANTS 0.40% PROPERTIES 1.31% INVESTMENTS 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.30% UND 0.40% M 1.27% SALES 0.40% S 1.23% TRADING 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 728 202,072 7499 - Non-trading company 107 10,955 7487 - Other business activities 82 60,758 74990 - Non-trading company 70 8,481 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 13,053 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 30,647 99999 - Dormant Company 36 18,918 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 29 16,419 9999 - Dormant Company 23 20,111 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 7,849 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 10,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,322 7440 - Advertising 16 1,864 6024 - Freight transport by road 15 2,316 5190 - Other wholesale 13 1,404 9305 - Other service activities 13 9,063 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 5,928 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 13 7,143 7032 - Manage real estate, fee or contract 11 2,208 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 7,095
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07617966 WESTBANK (PROPERTY) LIMITED 28 Apr 2011 07613250 MODO GERMANY LTD. 21 Apr 2011 07609950 SPORTS-CORE LTD 19 Apr 2011 07604397 IQ TEST CONSULTANTS LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07602856 ANOLI ESOR LTD. 13 Apr 2011 07602847 DH MACHINERY LIMITED 13 Apr 2011 07600159 ACOLADE LTD. 11 Apr 2011 07598198 REVOLUTION CONSTRUCTION LTD 11 Apr 2011 07597036 PREMIER CLASS EDUCATION LTD 08 Apr 2011 07594602 PROAVTIV NETWORK LIMITED 06 Apr 2011 07593625 A&D ICT LIMITED 06 Apr 2011 07590258 COLBECKS STORES LIMITED 04 Apr 2011 07608362 MAJESTIC DECOR (WAKEFIELD) LTD 19 Apr 2011 07606063 LIVING IN AND OUT LIMITED 15 Apr 2011 07604558 PARTY LEGENDS LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07602114 FOCAL CARE LTD 12 Apr 2011 07597501 LACTIC LIMITED 08 Apr 2011 07595112 TRIBEX EUROPE LIMITED 07 Apr 2011 07592007 SPRINGDAY LIMITED 05 Apr 2011 07616074 JO ROBINSON SERVICES LTD 27 Apr 2011 07615424 AHH ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD 27 Apr 2011 07596439 I WANT A DRINK.CO.UK LTD 07 Apr 2011 07592359 DAVID MEPHAM BUSINESS ADVISORY SERVICES LTD 05 Apr 2011 07604310 JORDAN WEST CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 14 Apr 2011 07603838 JORDAN DEVLOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Apr 2011
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