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 07691527 DAN MCBRIDE CONSULTING LTD 04 Jul 2011 07693721 ACCOM EUROPE LIMITED 05 Jul 2011 07693722 DEALJAGD LTD. 05 Jul 2011 07694623 EXXACT SERVICE LTD. 05 Jul 2011 07701387 MINERVA (EUROPE) LTD. 12 Jul 2011 07702339 AUDITOR CONSULTING LTD. 12 Jul 2011 07707986 ANDREW COOPER & CO ORGAN BUILDERS LTD 18 Jul 2011 07709934 LOGICAL LOGISTICS LTD 19 Jul 2011 07714800 IAA BAU LTD. 22 Jul 2011 07721706 IMPRESS CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Jul 2011 07696586 THE ORACLE'S TOOLBOX LTD 07 Jul 2011 07705198 NINETY NINE CATERING LTD 14 Jul 2011 07707879 NURTURED LIFE LIMITED 18 Jul 2011 07718498 GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 26 Jul 2011 07721397 BIG SPONSORSHIP LIMITED 28 Jul 2011 07707304 MICHAEL A NEWTON LIMITED 15 Jul 2011 07707749 SRKM LTD 18 Jul 2011 07713119 TWEET2EAT LIMITED 21 Jul 2011 07720181 WOODKIRK ACADEMY TRUST 27 Jul 2011 07697233 BURHANI LOCUM SERVICES LIMITED 07 Jul 2011 07703516 ANNUITY ALES LIMITED 13 Jul 2011 07708178 MOMENTUM BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2011 07710740 PORTFOLIO STUDIOS LTD 19 Jul 2011 07714277 LED4LIGHT LTD 21 Jul 2011 07722530 CONVERTING NATION LIMITED 29 Jul 2011
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