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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Wakefield UK 2013 275 134,802 2012 220 131,491 % change 25.0% 2.5% Record Year 2007 (514) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 73 80 122 New companies in 2012 78 69 73 % change -6.4% 15.9% 67.1% Record Year 2006 (168) 2007 (167) 2007 (194)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Wakefield UK 2013 171 77,914 2012 169 67,576 % change 1.2% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (416) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 76 45 50 Closed companies in 2012 57 68 44 % change 33.3% -33.8% 14% Record Year 2011 (94) 2010 (123) 2009 (328)
Net Company Growth
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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) Wakefield UK 2013 104 56,888 2012 51 63,915 Record Year 2006 (367) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 -3 35 72 Net growth in 2012 21 1 29 Record Year 2006 (138) 2005 (109) 2008 (143)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -16.1% 15.1% 72.8% Record Year 2006 (0.5%) 2008 (0.4%) 2008 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage KOMPLEMENTAER 3.74% CONSULTING 5.18% KOMMANDIT 3.61% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.23% CONSULTANCY 3.30% WAKEFIELD 0.95% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTING 0.95% TRADING 2.06% (WAKEFIELD) 0.88% DESIGN 1.79% LOGICOR 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.78% MEDIA 0.68% BUSINESS 1.77% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.68% LONDON 1.72% BUSINESS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.54% MEDIA 1.63% YORKSHIRE 0.54% GLOBAL 1.57% SYSTEMS 0.54% J 1.56% ASSOCIATES 0.54% CARE 1.46% BAR 0.48% IT 1.43% PROPERTIES 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.41% DESIGN 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.36% TRAINING 0.48% M 1.25% H 0.41% BUILDING 1.21% SERVICE 0.41% ENTERPRISES 1.19% TECHNOLOGY 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.18% IT 0.41% TRAINING 1.17% ELECTRICAL 0.41% SECURITY 1.15%
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 560 249,183 74990 - Non-trading company 107 14,129 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 80 54,531 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 48 43,384 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 34 23,532 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 32 24,894 62090 - Other information technology service activities 23 12,664 41100 - Development of building projects 21 8,637 7499 - Non-trading company 18 1,582 43210 - Electrical installation 17 5,625 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 7,507 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 8,099 86900 - Other human health activities 16 8,465 41201 - Construction of commercial buildings 15 2,156 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 15 6,954 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 15 6,591 73110 - Advertising agencies 13 3,408 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,186 70100 - Activities of head offices 13 3,950
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08344234 ASSET MEDIA LTD. 02 Jan 2013 08350352 GREENWORKER LTD. 07 Jan 2013 08360023 RAJPOOT RESTAURANT (UK) LTD 14 Jan 2013 08364172 MEDIA & EVENT CONCEPTE LTD. 17 Jan 2013 08367089 WAKEFIELD MANAGEMENT & LETTINGS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08367418 INDIGO SILVER LIMITED 21 Jan 2013 08372587 ATAIR & CIE. LIMITED 24 Jan 2013 08374721 H & A VEHICLE SOLUTIONS LTD 24 Jan 2013 08381908 SPEEDY TRANSPORTE LTD. 30 Jan 2013 08349533 GAPARO LIMITED 07 Jan 2013 08351395 HOWARD MILL FREEHOLD LIMITED 08 Jan 2013 08353893 UTN TRAINING LIMITED 09 Jan 2013 08354425 AFTERSHOCK PROMOTIONS LTD. 10 Jan 2013 08374032 DIZZY LEMON LTD 24 Jan 2013 08375169 HORSFIELD CLIFFE LTD 25 Jan 2013 08347600 PAW SPA LIMITED 04 Jan 2013 08348225 GRAVITA CREATIVE LTD 07 Jan 2013 08348427 BLUEBELL RETAIL LTD 07 Jan 2013 08352862 CHOPPING BOARD MEDIA LTD 09 Jan 2013 08368458 Q&T STEELS LTD 21 Jan 2013 08355128 LANE DESIGN LIMITED 10 Jan 2013 08366967 ANCAT STRUCTURES LTD. 21 Jan 2013 08370875 TROPHY PET FOODS (WAKEFIELD) LIMITED 22 Jan 2013 08372410 GILFORE LIMITED 23 Jan 2013 08379457 TIPTOPBIKE LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
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