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
    08345275 BOOMERANGS BAR LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08345461 TEQUILA BAR FRANCHISE LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08348066 PAPA DINO'S (UK) LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08350352 GREENWORKER LTD. 07 Jan 2013
    08350832 DOUBLE CLICK UTILITIES LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08356584 ALPHAPRO SMARTDIAL LTD. 11 Jan 2013
    08359585 KPAG LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08360383 STUDENT PLACEMENT EXECUTIVES INTL LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08365021 BIZZLOC LTD. 17 Jan 2013
    08365027 NEW INDUSTRIES PARTNER LTD. 17 Jan 2013
    08367418 INDIGO SILVER LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08372587 ATAIR & CIE. LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08379893 D.E.R. TRADE CAR SALES LTD 29 Jan 2013
    08383721 THE DESIGNER HAIR COMPANY LTD 31 Jan 2013
    08349542 LLIENO-K LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08361246 PURPLE LAB LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08374943 ABPM RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 25 Jan 2013
    08381832 WALK BY FAITH HAIR & BEAUTY LTD 30 Jan 2013
    08345980 JJB ORTHOTICS LTD 03 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
    08365197 CLEAN INITIATIVE CIC 17 Jan 2013
    08372410 GILFORE LIMITED 23 Jan 2013