Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 234 companies were registered in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WakefieldUK
    2012234118,868
    2011228114,512
    % change2.6%3.8%
    Record Year 2005 (388) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012827478
    New companies in 2011876873
    % change-5.7%8.8%6.8%
    Record Year2007 (126)2005 (163)2007 (127)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 172 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WakefieldUK
    201217274,772
    201122972,230
    % change-24.9%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012646840
    Closed companies in 2011787576
    % change-17.9%-9.3%-47%
    Record Year2009 (105)2008 (156)2009 (267)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Wakefield during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 62 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WakefieldUK
    20126244,096
    2011-142,282
    Record Year 2005 (332) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201218638
    Net growth in 20119-7-3
    Record Year2008 (104)2005 (142)2005 (112)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Wakefield
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    20080.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2005 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-15.4%9.7%5.7%
    Record Year2006 (0.4%)1961 (0.6%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.9% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.46%CONSULTING5.05%
    KOMPLEMENTAER1.39%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.39%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    KOMMANDIT1.11%PROPERTY2.35%
    WAKEFIELD1.04%TRADING2.08%
    CONSTRUCTION0.83%DESIGN1.87%
    YORKSHIRE0.76%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    DESIGN0.69%ENGINEERING1.83%
    ENGINEERING0.69%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.69%BUSINESS1.72%
    LOGICOR0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.62%MEDIA1.67%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%LONDON1.67%
    SERVICE0.55%J1.55%
    BUSINESS0.55%GLOBAL1.53%
    UND0.49%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    ACADEMY0.49%IT1.43%
    TRADING0.49%PROPERTIES1.34%
    MEDIA0.49%CARE1.32%
    SYSTEMS0.49%M1.27%
    (YORKSHIRE)0.49%BUILDING1.22%
    MARKETING0.42%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    ENERGY0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.42%S1.17%
    BUILDING0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied800331,455
    7499 - Non-trading company696,164
    74990 - Non-trading company669,203
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4933,677
    7487 - Other business activities3735,545
    99999 - Dormant Company3025,035
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2514,774
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1713,716
    7260 - Other computer related activities164,979
    7414 - Business & management consultancy148,437
    41100 - Development of building projects144,965
    86900 - Other human health activities134,998
    62090 - Other information technology service activities137,869
    62012 - Business and domestic software development114,584
    9305 - Other service activities116,142
    6024 - Freight transport by road101,523
    33200 - Installation of industrial machinery and equipment10441
    7440 - Advertising101,110
    86220 - Specialists medical practice activities91,955

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08127331 RAINBOW SPA LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129731 AQUARIUS - ENTERPRISES LTD. 04 Jul 2012
    08130614 THE PACKAGING HUB (UK) LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08131743 YORKSHIRE PAVING SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08143196 APZATLINE LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08144880 ALAMAK LTD. 16 Jul 2012
    08144888 TIME & MONEY CONSULTING LTD. 16 Jul 2012
    08146113 INTERTRADING INVESTMENT LTD. 17 Jul 2012
    08146532 TECTONIC INTERACTIVE LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08148728 GRM GEBAEUDEREINIGUNG MUENCHEN LTD. 19 Jul 2012
    08148941 STUBBS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08149482 BS - HANDEL & MONTAGE LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08149616 PACKAGING-SERVICE LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08151516 BPS CONSEIL LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08162538 SIR-WORKS LTD 31 Jul 2012
    08128658 SURFACE SOLUTIONS YORKSHIRE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08129783 CS DIRECT LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130271 MSO SERVICES (LEEDS) LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08130891 P.U.B. CARETAKERS LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08132495 LOGICOR (SA) LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08140922 JADE GRAPHIC SERVICES LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08142455 FINAL INSTALMENT LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08148552 FTF INC LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08153982 PRIORY PLANT HIRE LIMITED 24 Jul 2012
    08154214 OPENBOX SOLUTIONS LIMITED 24 Jul 2012