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Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Q3 2011 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 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)WakefieldUK
    2011228114,512
    2010243101,492
    % change-6.2%12.8%
    Record Year 2005 (388) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011876873
    New companies in 2010798579
    % change10.1%-20.0%-7.6%
    Record Year2007 (126)2005 (163)2005 (127)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    201122972,230
    201026887,705
    % change-14.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011787576
    Closed companies in 2010949579
    % change-17.0%-21.1%-4%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (156)2009 (267)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WakefieldUK
    2011-142,282
    2010-2513,787
    Record Year 2005 (332) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20119-7-3
    Net growth in 2010-15-100
    Record Year2008 (104)2005 (142)2005 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    20070.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.3%0.2%
    % change0.8%-32.7%-16.5%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.61%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.48%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    GLOBAL0.81%PROPERTY2.41%
    YORKSHIRE0.74%TRADING2.06%
    ELECTRICAL0.67%DESIGN1.94%
    TRAINING0.67%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SERVICE0.67%BUSINESS1.82%
    -0.67%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    S0.60%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUSINESS0.60%MEDIA1.72%
    MEDIA0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.54%LONDON1.63%
    CARE0.54%J1.47%
    ACCOUNTING0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    WAKEFIELD0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SALES0.54%CARE1.42%
    BUILDING0.47%IT1.38%
    ACADEMY0.47%BUILDING1.30%
    TRADING0.47%PROPERTIES1.28%
    LOGISTICS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.40%M1.25%
    ASSOCIATES0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    PROPERTY0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied676204,493
    7499 - Non-trading company12311,543
    7487 - Other business activities7665,177
    74990 - Non-trading company688,064
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3629,245
    99999 - Dormant Company3418,281
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3414,755
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2615,760
    9999 - Dormant Company2522,587
    7260 - Other computer related activities238,686
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2010,137
    9305 - Other service activities1810,525
    7440 - Advertising182,016
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1610,018
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,321
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.132,234
    5190 - Other wholesale131,522
    6024 - Freight transport by road132,601
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply128,345

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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