Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wakefield UK 2012 234 118,868 2011 228 114,512 % change 2.6% 3.8% Record Year 2005 (388) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 82 74 78 New companies in 2011 87 68 73 % change -5.7% 8.8% 6.8% Record Year 2007 (126) 2005 (163) 2007 (127)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wakefield UK 2012 172 74,772 2011 229 72,230 % change -24.9% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (504) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 64 68 40 Closed companies in 2011 78 75 76 % change -17.9% -9.3% -47% Record Year 2009 (105) 2008 (156) 2009 (267)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wakefield UK 2012 62 44,096 2011 -1 42,282 Record Year 2005 (332) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 18 6 38 Net growth in 2011 9 -7 -3 Record Year 2008 (104) 2005 (142) 2005 (112)
UK Company Share
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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 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 (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -15.4% 9.7% 5.7% Record Year 2006 (0.4%) 1961 (0.6%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.46% CONSULTING 5.05% KOMPLEMENTAER 1.39% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CONSULTING 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.28% KOMMANDIT 1.11% PROPERTY 2.35% WAKEFIELD 1.04% TRADING 2.08% CONSTRUCTION 0.83% DESIGN 1.87% YORKSHIRE 0.76% ASSOCIATES 1.84% DESIGN 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.83% ENGINEERING 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.76% (WAKEFIELD) 0.69% BUSINESS 1.72% LOGICOR 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.62% MEDIA 1.67% CONSULTANCY 0.62% LONDON 1.67% SERVICE 0.55% J 1.55% BUSINESS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.53% UND 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% ACADEMY 0.49% IT 1.43% TRADING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.34% MEDIA 0.49% CARE 1.32% SYSTEMS 0.49% M 1.27% (YORKSHIRE) 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% MARKETING 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.20% ENERGY 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CENTRE 0.42% S 1.17% BUILDING 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 800 331,455 7499 - Non-trading company 69 6,164 74990 - Non-trading company 66 9,203 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 37 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 30 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 14,774 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,425 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 17 13,716 7260 - Other computer related activities 16 4,979 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 8,437 41100 - Development of building projects 14 4,965 86900 - Other human health activities 13 4,998 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,869 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 4,584 9305 - Other service activities 11 6,142 6024 - Freight transport by road 10 1,523 33200 - Installation of industrial machinery and equipment 10 441 7440 - Advertising 10 1,110 86220 - Specialists medical practice activities 9 1,955
Recent Companies
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