Wakefield, West Yorkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 435 companies were formed in Wakefield. This figure is 4.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wakefield occurred in 2007 when a total of 909 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2012 435 253,150 2011 456 228,735 % change -4.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (909) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 215 companies were registered in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 10.4% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wakefield UK 2012 215 121,659 2011 240 112,344 % change -10.4% 8.3% Record Year 2006 (433) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 59 95 61 New companies in 2011 68 91 81 % change -13.2% 4.4% -24.7% Record Year 2006 (156) 2006 (142) 2005 (137)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 376 companies were dissolved in Wakefield. This figure is 27.6% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Wakefield occurred in 2009 when a total of 1,083 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2012 376 147,793 2011 519 162,310 % change -27.6% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (1,083) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 207 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 21.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wakefield UK 2012 207 80,218 2011 262 71,324 % change -21.0% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (668) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 84 65 58 Closed companies in 2011 71 98 93 % change 18.3% -33.7% -38% Record Year 2009 (222) 2009 (279) 2009 (167)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Wakefield increased by 59 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield UK 2012 59 105,357 2011 -63 66,425 Record Year 2006 (679) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Wakefield during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 8 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wakefield UK 2012 8 41,441 2011 -22 41,020 Record Year 2006 (312) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 -25 30 3 Net growth in 2011 -3 -7 -12 Record Year 2007 (120) 2006 (118) 2005 (117)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.2%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Wakefield 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2006 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Wakefield 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -26.9% -8.5% -19.6% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1975 (0.4%) 1969 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 8.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Wakefield was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.0% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
26.2% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.73% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 1.52% MANAGEMENT 4.74% KOMPLEMENTAER 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.28% YORKSHIRE 0.90% PROPERTY 2.35% WAKEFIELD 0.90% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTANCY 0.83% DESIGN 1.89% DESIGN 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.87% KOMMANDIT 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.82% SERVICE 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% BUSINESS 0.69% BUSINESS 1.70% ENGINEERING 0.62% MEDIA 1.69% MEDIA 0.62% LONDON 1.68% ACADEMY 0.62% J 1.57% ASSOCIATES 0.49% GLOBAL 1.51% TRADING 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.48% CENTRE 0.49% IT 1.42% (YORKSHIRE) 0.49% CARE 1.31% CO 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.31% UND 0.42% M 1.26% B 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.23% (WAKEFIELD) 0.42% BUILDING 1.23% ELECTRICAL 0.42% SECURITY 1.19% SOLAR 0.42% S 1.18% PROPERTY 0.35% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 673 244,457 7499 - Non-trading company 83 8,023 74990 - Non-trading company 71 9,706 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 50 35,447 7487 - Other business activities 48 47,029 99999 - Dormant Company 30 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 15,280 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 26 20,390 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 10,978 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 6,456 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 14,220 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 8,258 41100 - Development of building projects 15 5,149 86900 - Other human health activities 14 5,222 9305 - Other service activities 13 7,926 6024 - Freight transport by road 12 1,933 7440 - Advertising 12 1,464 9999 - Dormant Company 12 16,469 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,742 56302 - Public houses and bars 10 2,913
Recent Companies
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