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
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