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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08021449 SARL NTP EUROPE LTD 05 Apr 2012 08022066 MARMOR-LAND LTD 05 Apr 2012 08022575 TOP SERVICECO LIMITED 05 Apr 2012 08025041 GEMINI FISHERIES LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08025163 JAP TUNINGPARTS EU DIV. CO LTD 11 Apr 2012 08030590 BOROVCAK LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08030678 SOLLO - BAU LTD. 14 Apr 2012 08036756 BODYMASTERMIND LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08041335 3D PRINT&DESIGN LTD. 23 Apr 2012 08041962 KARL-PETER BENDER LTD. 23 Apr 2012 08042295 INCREDIBLE EDIBLE WAKEFIELD LIMITED 23 Apr 2012 08046582 VAE VICTIS LTD. 26 Apr 2012 08049792 G ROCHE LIMITED 30 Apr 2012 08022986 VILLAGER SOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08031975 MTT ENERGY LIMITED 16 Apr 2012 08047541 ANNA CRECRAFT INTERIORS LTD. 26 Apr 2012 08031426 LOCAL MARKETING YORKSHIRE LIMITED 16 Apr 2012 08050223 GARAGE BIKES LIMITED 30 Apr 2012 08015613 PERFECT POINTING LTD 02 Apr 2012 08019684 RAWDEN 1762 LTD 04 Apr 2012 08022882 ADD NETWORKS LIMITED 10 Apr 2012 08027418 COLLECT MY PARCEL . COM LIMITED 12 Apr 2012 08039557 COEUR DE XOCOLAT LIMITED 20 Apr 2012 08043710 CROSS COUNTRY (UK) LIMITED 24 Apr 2012 08051531 AGH INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Apr 2012
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