Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

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 2013)

    A total of 275 companies were registered in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WakefieldUK
    2013275134,802
    2012220131,491
    % change25.0%2.5%
    Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20137380122
    New companies in 2012786973
    % change-6.4%15.9%67.1%
    Record Year2006 (168)2007 (167)2007 (194)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 171 companies were dissolved in Wakefield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 1.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WakefieldUK
    201317177,914
    201216967,576
    % change1.2%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013764550
    Closed companies in 2012576844
    % change33.3%-33.8%14%
    Record Year2011 (94)2010 (123)2009 (328)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Wakefield during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 104 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)WakefieldUK
    201310456,888
    20125163,915
    Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013-33572
    Net growth in 201221129
    Record Year2006 (138)2005 (109)2008 (143)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Wakefield formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Wakefield
    20130.2%
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-16.1%15.1%72.8%
    Record Year2006 (0.5%)2008 (0.4%)2008 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 48.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Wakefield was in 2004 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    25.8% of all director appointments in Wakefield in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    KOMPLEMENTAER3.74%CONSULTING5.18%
    KOMMANDIT3.61%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.23%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    WAKEFIELD0.95%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTING0.95%TRADING2.06%
    (WAKEFIELD)0.88%DESIGN1.79%
    LOGICOR0.75%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MEDIA0.68%BUSINESS1.77%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.68%LONDON1.72%
    BUSINESS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTY0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.54%MEDIA1.63%
    YORKSHIRE0.54%GLOBAL1.57%
    SYSTEMS0.54%J1.56%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%CARE1.46%
    BAR0.48%IT1.43%
    PROPERTIES0.48%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    DESIGN0.48%PROPERTIES1.36%
    TRAINING0.48%M1.25%
    H0.41%BUILDING1.21%
    SERVICE0.41%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    TECHNOLOGY0.41%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    IT0.41%TRAINING1.17%
    ELECTRICAL0.41%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied560249,183
    74990 - Non-trading company10714,129
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8054,531
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5032,624
    99999 - Dormant Company4843,384
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3423,532
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3224,894
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2312,664
    41100 - Development of building projects218,637
    7499 - Non-trading company181,582
    43210 - Electrical installation175,625
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate177,507
    62012 - Business and domestic software development168,099
    86900 - Other human health activities168,465
    41201 - Construction of commercial buildings152,156
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified156,954
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities156,591
    73110 - Advertising agencies133,408
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets135,186
    70100 - Activities of head offices133,950

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08384746 DER OFENBAUER LTD. 01 Feb 2013
    08391433 ELLIOTT'S INSPIRED AUTOCARE LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08393223 BOOTE & YACHTEN KANTSCHUSTER LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08394082 TRAINING COURSES 4 U LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08396131 PRB FENCING LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08406990 FINDARCADEMACHINES.COM LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08408032 TITELBERATUNG LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08411076 ELITE SPORTS ACADEMY EUROPE LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08411587 YES-GO. LTD 20 Feb 2013
    08412962 APB SERVICE MANAGEMENT LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08413115 INTERSYSTEMS GERMANY LTD. 21 Feb 2013
    08414308 ECO GREEN WORLD LIMITED 21 Feb 2013
    08418778 CCS CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418884 LYLES TRANSPORT LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08421710 MJC DESIGN LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08396015 SHANE TOWNEND LIMITED 08 Feb 2013
    08405569 XPRESS WELDING AND FABRICATION LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08416232 GRAHAM BURTON LIMITED 22 Feb 2013
    08423475 RIBBON OF HEARTS LIMITED 28 Feb 2013
    08408554 JAL ASSOCIATES UK LIMITED 19 Feb 2013
    08388456 HRUNI LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389758 DANLOAN LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08393023 TESTNHIRE LIMITED 07 Feb 2013
    08401680 BRAIN HEALTH LTD 13 Feb 2013
    08412287 JAMTAILS LIMITED 20 Feb 2013