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Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Q1 2012 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 220 companies were registered in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 1.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WakefieldUK
    2012220131,491
    2011216116,391
    % change1.9%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012786973
    New companies in 2011686385
    % change14.7%9.5%-14.1%
    Record Year2006 (168)2007 (167)2007 (194)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 34.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WakefieldUK
    201216967,576
    201125790,987
    % change-34.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (415) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012576844
    Closed companies in 2011947093
    % change-39.4%-2.9%-53%
    Record Year2011 (94)2010 (123)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for Wakefield during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 51 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)WakefieldUK
    20125163,915
    2011-4125,404
    Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201221129
    Net growth in 2011-26-7-8
    Record Year2006 (138)2005 (109)2008 (143)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)Wakefield
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-1.6%-6.3%-19.6%
    Record Year2006 (0.5%)1965 (0.7%)2008 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 10.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    22.7% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.87%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.80%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    WAKEFIELD0.87%PROPERTY2.37%
    DESIGN0.80%TRADING2.07%
    YORKSHIRE0.80%DESIGN1.93%
    ACADEMY0.67%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.60%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.60%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    SERVICE0.60%BUSINESS1.73%
    GLOBAL0.53%MEDIA1.72%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%LONDON1.66%
    TRAINING0.53%J1.54%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    CONSTRUCTION0.53%GLOBAL1.50%
    UND0.47%IT1.40%
    B0.47%CARE1.34%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.47%PROPERTIES1.31%
    LOGISTICS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.47%M1.27%
    ELECTRICAL0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    INVESTMENTS0.40%ENERGY1.20%
    TRADING0.40%S1.20%
    CENTRE0.40%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied630216,665
    7499 - Non-trading company919,102
    74990 - Non-trading company699,729
    7487 - Other business activities5452,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4835,233
    99999 - Dormant Company3625,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2612,113
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2619,704
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2314,303
    7260 - Other computer related activities207,154
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1913,637
    7440 - Advertising151,628
    9305 - Other service activities158,818
    62090 - Other information technology service activities148,145
    9999 - Dormant Company1418,617
    86900 - Other human health activities145,066
    41100 - Development of building projects134,984
    6024 - Freight transport by road122,121
    73110 - Advertising agencies112,000
    33200 - Installation of industrial machinery and equipment10415

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07895771 LINGUALAB SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Jan 2012
    07899821 IMPACT NATIONWIDE SECURITY SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2012
    07902652 OZ ALATURKA LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07914545 EST SERVICE LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07917813 ABRUFSERVICE LTD. 20 Jan 2012
    07918575 THE AFRICAN LEGACY FOUNDATION 20 Jan 2012
    07919257 VARSO LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07919455 JP FURNITURE LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07920644 BINNED LIMITED 23 Jan 2012
    07922673 PREUSS MECHANIK LTD. 25 Jan 2012
    07927516 QUELLTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 27 Jan 2012
    07928234 GREN-TEC LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07928967 G B STOREFITTERS LIMITED 30 Jan 2012
    07930206 WISNER TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07910022 TRAINING-WORX LIMITED 16 Jan 2012
    07914419 MAIDMENT 2012 LTD 18 Jan 2012
    07919065 SCHOOL SPEAKERS ENTERPRISE LTD 23 Jan 2012
    07924178 NOBLE WASTE TREATMENT LTD 25 Jan 2012
    07925917 LOCAL POWER LIMITED 26 Jan 2012
    07916863 WE ARE FILM LTD 19 Jan 2012
    07920961 SWS JOINERY LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07921567 J JAGGER DRYLINING SYSTEMS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012
    07930639 SHEILA NCUBE PCHC LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
    07902689 WMC ASSOCIATES LTD 09 Jan 2012
    07927599 TAYMOR CSS LTD 30 Jan 2012