Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 228 companies were registered in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 6.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wakefield UK 2011 228 114,512 2010 243 101,492 % change -6.2% 12.8% Record Year 2005 (388) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 87 68 73 New companies in 2010 79 85 79 % change 10.1% -20.0% -7.6% Record Year 2007 (126) 2005 (163) 2005 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 229 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wakefield UK 2011 229 72,230 2010 268 87,705 % change -14.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 78 75 76 Closed companies in 2010 94 95 79 % change -17.0% -21.1% -4% Record Year 2009 (105) 2008 (156) 2009 (267)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was -1 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Wakefield UK 2011 -1 42,282 2010 -25 13,787 Record Year 2005 (332) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 9 -7 -3 Net growth in 2010 -15 -10 0 Record Year 2008 (104) 2005 (142) 2005 (112)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% % change 0.8% -32.7% -16.5% Record Year 2006 (0.4%) 1961 (0.6%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
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 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.61% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTING 1.48% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTANCY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.19% GLOBAL 0.81% PROPERTY 2.41% YORKSHIRE 0.74% TRADING 2.06% ELECTRICAL 0.67% DESIGN 1.94% TRAINING 0.67% ASSOCIATES 1.85% SERVICE 0.67% BUSINESS 1.82% - 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.76% S 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.74% BUSINESS 0.60% MEDIA 1.72% MEDIA 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.54% LONDON 1.63% CARE 0.54% J 1.47% ACCOUNTING 0.54% GLOBAL 1.46% WAKEFIELD 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SALES 0.54% CARE 1.42% BUILDING 0.47% IT 1.38% ACADEMY 0.47% BUILDING 1.30% TRADING 0.47% PROPERTIES 1.28% LOGISTICS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.27% (WAKEFIELD) 0.40% M 1.25% ASSOCIATES 0.40% ENERGY 1.22% PROPERTY 0.40% TRAINING 1.21% (YORKSHIRE) 0.40% S 1.21%
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 676 204,493 7499 - Non-trading company 123 11,543 7487 - Other business activities 76 65,177 74990 - Non-trading company 68 8,064 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 29,245 99999 - Dormant Company 34 18,281 7414 - Business & management consultancy 34 14,755 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 15,760 9999 - Dormant Company 25 22,587 7260 - Other computer related activities 23 8,686 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 20 10,137 9305 - Other service activities 18 10,525 7440 - Advertising 18 2,016 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 10,018 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 6,321 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 13 2,234 5190 - Other wholesale 13 1,522 6024 - Freight transport by road 13 2,601 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,798 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 12 8,345
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07759871 DER MOEBELHUND LTD 02 Sep 2011 07762294 ROSALIE RYRIE FOUNDATION LTD 05 Sep 2011 07762515 XERCISE4LESS (LEEDS) LTD 05 Sep 2011 07769472 LEIGHTEC MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL LTD 12 Sep 2011 07769508 R & E ARNETT LTD 12 Sep 2011 07768425 ABC CARS (WFLD) LTD 09 Sep 2011 07771450 NO 12 COFFEE LTD 13 Sep 2011 07771789 SURVEYS4 LTD 13 Sep 2011 07778122 EXCEL HOUSING LIMITED 19 Sep 2011 07779598 VERLAG FUER ONLINE MEDIEN LTD. 20 Sep 2011 07783287 SPECIAL EDITIONS SHOW SERVICE LTD. 22 Sep 2011 07791146 MEGA DRINK LTD. 29 Sep 2011 07791874 DKJ JOINERS LTD 29 Sep 2011 07776194 THE NEW WHEEL WRENTHORPE LIMITED 16 Sep 2011 07783280 TOTAL RECEIVABLES MANAGEMENT LIMITED 22 Sep 2011 OC367793 BDS LABORATORY LLP 06 Sep 2011 07770708 POWAGLIDE LIMITED 12 Sep 2011 07777828 BITS WEB SERVICES LTD 19 Sep 2011 07758352 SOUTH AMERICAN NATURAL STONE LIMITED 01 Sep 2011 07764276 A1A LTD 06 Sep 2011 07764378 SMILES MEDTEC CONSULTING LTD 06 Sep 2011 07768805 TEENBIZ 09 Sep 2011 07760625 SMK ARCHITECTURE LTD 02 Sep 2011 07763008 CLUBHOUSE CROFTON LIMITED 05 Sep 2011 07781767 SHARLSTON LOCAL KP LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
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